Australian Alexei Popyrin has struggled to start this season and has played just a handful of matches. This Monte Carlo Masters is just his fifth tournament since the start of the year as he tries to ramp up his fitness levels and boost his rankings. He comes in as the 46th seed and struggled in ... More
Udinese are not sitting pretty. They are 14th on the log but just 4 points separate them and 19th-placed Sassuolo as we get to this final stretch of the season. They actually faced off with Sassuolo in their last outing where Florian Thauvin’s goal helped come back from a goal down to earn a share ... More
CAF defending Champions Al Ahly SC travelled to Dar es Salaam on 29th March to face Tanzanian giants, Simba SC in the first leg of the Quarter-Finals and the North Africans picked up a hard-fought 1-0 win thanks to an early Ahmed Kouka goal for the Egyptian giants. They did well to absorb the resultant ... More
After a rather lacklustre showing this season, Villarreal have seemingly turned a corner with a strong finish to the season. A 1-0 victory over Valencia was their fourth straight La Liga win to maintain their unbeaten status at home across all competitions in 2024 Atletico Madrid are on a slippery slope on the domestic front. ... More
Bristol City continue languishing in mid-table and there is no sign of any life in them following their latest loss to West Brom at the Hawthorns last time out, which was their fifth loss in their last 6 league matches. Carlos Corberán’s charges are still safe from the drop zone for now but they cannot ... More
European Champions Italy will be looking to get back in shape as they prepare to defend their title in the summer with a series of friendlies. This one against Ecuador will be a real test for them as the South Americans are playing very well at the moment and will certainly be a hard nut ... More
Atletico Madrid pulled off an impressive comeback in their midweek Champions League last-16 ties against Italian side Inter Milan to book a place in Friday’s quarterfinal draw. Diego Simeone’s side came into the tie down 1-0 from the first leg and they looked dead and buried when Inter took the lead in this 2nd leg. ... More
A thrilling 3-3 draw away at Monchengladbach in the Rhine Derby did little to allay fears of relegation for FC Koln who remained 16th on the log just two points clear of 17th-placed Mainz and 7 points away from safety. Die Geißböcke (The Billy Goats) have found the going tough in recent weeks, failing to ... More
Czech outfit Sparta Prague will be relishing the opportunity to go lock horns with European giants Liverpool in the first leg of their Europa League round of 16 matchup. A top-of-the-table clash at the weekend between them and 2nd-placed Slavia Prague ended goalless and pretty much maintained the status quo on the domestic front where ... More
Nottingham’s return to the Premier League has been a mixed bag. After flirting with mid-table earlier in the season, they seem to be sliding back to the bottom following a drop in form in recent weeks that has seen them picking up just one win in their last 6 league games. Their bad run permeated ... More