[ad_1] Naomi Osaka is playing solid tennis at the 2024 Italian Open in Rome, winning two matches so far, and her inspiration to try and do well on clay came from watching Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz. Osaka hadn’t played much clay tennis before this year, but the Japanese player admitted earlier this year that…
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday May 5, 2024 How did Iga Swiatek weather the challenges of an in-form Aryna Sabalenka and beat back the pressure facing three championship points on her way to a dramatic 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(7) triumph at Madrid? By getting loose and taking a page from the King of…
[ad_1] Collin Morikawa has followed the lead of fellow TaylorMade athlete Rory McIlroy in adding a prototype iron to his bag. The club is not currently marketed for sale by TaylorMade, but McIlroy suggested that they look and feel like a replacement for TaylorMade’s P7MC irons. Morikawa has found good touch despite his recent trialling…
[ad_1] 1 The international break means no matchdays for Manchester United after that thrilling 4-3 victory over Liverpool. However, English football fans had a marquee fixture to look forward to on the weekend as England hosted Brazil at Wembley. Kobbie Mainoo made his much-awaited debut in a game where Endrick scored to ensure Brazil left…
[ad_1] 25 Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says Bruno Fernandes’ body language is an “absolute strength”. He takes his Manchester United side on the short trip across town to Manchester City tomorrow knowing that he needs to somehow get something out of the game if he is to stand any realistic chance of qualifying…
[ad_1] The creation a decade ago of the Latin America Amateur Championship by the Masters, the R&A and the USGA was as inspired as it was audacious. Inspired for the ways it built off the early success of the Asia-Pacific Amateur, which the folks from Augusta and St. Andrews had helped establish in 2009. That…
[ad_1] Naomi Osaka returns to tennis in about a month, and former WTA player Pam Shriver wants her to take some cues from the likes of Serena Williams. Using Serena Williams as a role model is nothing new for Osaka, who grew up idolizing the legendary player. She’s not the only one, as Williams was…
