Novak Djokovic was asked to provide a knee update after his most recent win at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, and he was honest about it. While the Serbian’s play at this year’s Wimbledon has been really competitive, most of the storylines revolved around his knee. Nobody really doubted that he’d make the second week, but…
By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Saturday, July 13, 2024Photo credit: Rob Newell/CameraSport Wimbledon—Grass-court tennis was once a sink hole for Jasmine Paolini. The charismatic Italian turned Wimbledon’s lawn into a passion platform. More: Alcaraz Advances to Second Wimbledon Final Barbora Krejcikova ended Paolini’s inspired Wimbledon run with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 triumph in today’s Wimbledon…
4 Manchester United’s Facundo Pellistri had a quiet night but Uruguay squeezed past South American giants Brazil on penalties last night to set up yet another mouth-watering tie versus Colombia for a place in the final. The Uruguayans have a rich history in the competition and continued adding to it with an impressive victory where…
(Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) The standoff between Brandon Aiyuk and the San Francisco 49ers continues, and perhaps there is no end in sight right now. The talented wide receiver recently met with the team in person, and afterward, there was some optimism that perhaps an agreement could be reached relatively soon. Mike Garofolo…
By June of 2013, Baltimore’s beat writers had established their favorite in-season stat to track: Manny Machado’s rapidly rising doubles count. Machado was in the midst of his first full season in the majors and on pace to make a run for the single-season doubles record. He finished the season with 51 (a several-way tie…
Carlos Alcaraz achieved an amazing feat by booking the 2024 Roland Garros final, and he reacted to it after the match. Alcaraz won his first Grand Slam trophy at the US Open two years ago. He was just a teenager but had already proved himself to be an amazing player by doing that. He became…
In the wake of a commanding Game 1 victory, Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum reflected on the team’s journey to the NBA Finals, expressing a sense of disbelief at the momentous occasion. Tatum, who delivered a stellar performance with 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists, shared his sentiments about returning to the Finals after a…
By virtue of reaching the third round of the 2024 Miami Open, Naomi Osaka is set to occupy her highest ranking since resuming her career following a maternity break. Osaka scored her second Top 20 win of the season on Saturday, beating 15th seed Elina Svitolina 6-2, 7-6 in an hour and 31 minutes. Osaka…
Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka highlighted Alperen Sengun’s promising trajectory, emphasizing the young center’s room for development. Udoka acknowledges Sengun’s impressive performance this season but believes the Turkish talent has yet to reach his full potential. “He’s not even close to reaching his ceiling and he still has a ways to go, but he’s…
Carlos Alcaraz is ‘happy’ after his quarter-final exit from the 2024 Australian Open as he wants to focus on the bigger picture of having a good event as opposed to failing short of expectations. Perspective is everything in life, and depending on how you look at things, the same thing can look very different. Two…
