Cameron Norrie showed his experience and finesse to dispatch Brazilian sensation Joao Fonseca in the second round in Madrid, in two easy sets, 6-1, 6-4. His mission this season has been to bounce back from a lacklustre 2023 but he’s had a relatively slow start, with only the third-round win over Casper at the Australian ... More
Barcelona had the chance to throw a spanner in the works as far as this season’s La Liga title race is concerned when they suited up to face league leaders Real Madrid at the Bernabeu last weekend. They lost 3-2 to Bellingham injury-time winner, for the second El Classico in a row, a result that ... More
The Lakers were left licking their wounds after they let a chance to steal game 2 in Denver, throwing away a massive 20-point 2nd half advantage and losing to a game-winning buzzer-beater from Denver superstar guard Jamal Murray. After dropping game one in an almost similar fashion, LA were determined to get the job done ... More
A late fightback from AC Milan earned them a point at Sassuolo in a pulsating 3-3 draw last time out and kept their unbeaten streak alive as they extended it to eight games. That said, the Rossoneri are still miles behind their crosstown rivals and runaway league leaders Inter Milan who also drew away at ... More
Cagliari will look to continue their strong finish to this season’s campaign when they host Turin giants Juventus in their Unipol Domus arena this Friday. The Sardinians held runaway league leaders Inter Milan to a 2-2 draw at the San Siro last weekend which did no major damage to Inter as they remain 14 points ... More
The jostling for the final playoff places in the West takes centre stage this week with the two playoff semifinals followed by the finals later in the week. The pick of the games is certainly the 9 vs 10 matchup pitting Kings and Warriors. It’s Deja Vu all over again for these Pacific Division rivals ... More
Chelsea have blown hot and cold this season and this explains why they find themselves in the middle of the park as we get to the business end of the season. They followed up a terrific 4-3 win over Manchester United with an inexplicable collapse at the end to share the spoils in a 2-2 ... More
Casper Ruud has made a remarkable comeback to start 2024 after a rather lacklustre 2023. He has faced criticism over his lack of success at the highest levels despite ranking as high as 2nd on the ATP tour in recent years. He did answer the bell against Djokovic in the semifinals with a masterful display ... More
Real Betis will be looking to get back to winning ways when they welcome relegation candidates Celta Vigo to the Estadio Benito Villamarín (Sevilla) this Friday. The Verdiblancos lost 3-2 to a dramatic injury-time winner from Girona’s Christhian Stuani at Estadio Municipal de Montilivi – their fourth straight La Liga loss that has seen their hope ... More
Novak Djokovic looked sharp in his opening match of this tournament as he made light work of Roman Safiullin, racing to a convincing 6-1, 6-2 victory as he sent a statement of his focus level. Typically he takes a bit of time to transition from hard surface to clay but there is no doubt he ... More