The seeded players have entered the fold at the 2024 BNP Paribas Open, and Carlos Alcaraz got his title defence underway with a 5-7 6-0 6-1 win over Matteo Arnaldi. Joint tournament favourite in the betting, Jannik Sinner also delivered a bagel en route to his 6-3 6-0 win over Thanasi Kokkinakis. There were also…
Frances Tiafoe is not playing very good tennis right now, and more concerningly, he seems to be not enjoying his time while on the court. Tiafoe’s bubbly personality is what made him such a great watch on the tennis court. He was always up for a good rally, always up for some showmanship, and trending…
Friday’s Quarterfinal Action Starts at 11:30 a.m. at Barnes Tennis CenterBy Richard Osborn SAN DIEGO – (February 29, 2024) – The wins keep piling up for Emma Navarro. With a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 dispatch of Katerina Siniakova on Thursday at Barnes Tennis Center, the American notched her 14th win of the year —…
Heat’s Thomas Bryant and Pelicans’ Jose Alvarado were suspended three games each for leaving the bench area and fighting during an on-court altercation. Jimmy Butler and Naji Marshall face one-game suspensions for instigating the incident. Heat’s Nikola Jovic also receives a one-game suspension for entering the altercation from the bench area. The altercation began when…
West Ham just never learn do they. The East Londoners seem to always take one step back after making two forward, and that way of working is likely to see the collapse of an important internal relationship which could have a marked effect on the club in the immediate future. With such a loyal fan…
Miami Heat forward Haywood Highsmith was involved in a car accident after the team’s win over the Magic, leaving a man critically injured. Highsmith reportedly hit a man assisting another driver, resulting in a partial leg amputation for the victim. Highsmith himself emerged unharmed from the crash. Following the incident, the Heat decided to sideline…
Emma Raducanu is a hard worker, and she believes that hard work will translate into good on-court results on her comeback. Nothing in life comes easy, and any kind of achievement generally requires a lot of work. Sure, some individuals are more talented in specific areas, making it a bit easier, but generally, mere mortals…
Three days from now, the USMNT will be in action, facing Slovenia in a friendly in San Antonio. A week ago, we published a poll to get readers’ picks for the starting lineup. After receiving 298 responses, let’s look at the results! As a reminder, here’s the full roster for January camp. Cade Cowell has…
The round of 128 at the 2024 Australian Open is complete, with the bottom half of the draw the last to play their matches across the three-day opening round. Like day two, it was another successful day for most of the seeded players, with Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune, Sascha Zverev, Casper Ruud, Grigor Dimitrov, Tommy…
Qualifying for the Australian Open finally got off the mark on Tuesday after a full day of rain on Monday prevented any matches being played, and there were mixed results for British women players. Coming from United Cup and having to reset… it was definitely a bit of a mental battle. I’m super happy with…
