A spirited fight by the Cleveland Cavaliers saw them beat the Boston Celtics 118-94 in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference playoffs semi-finals. The series is now tied at 1-1 as we move to Cleveland for Game 3. The Boston Celtics had been favorites to win game 2 and the series as a whole, but ... More
An emphatic 3-1 win over relegated Sheffield United lifted Nottingham Forest out of the relegation zone and gave them hope that they could still remain in the top flight despite all the challenges they have faced this season. More inspiring is that they were away from home and had to fight from a goal down ... More
Sixth-seed Stafanos Tsitsipas takes on unseeded Jan-Lennard Struff in the second round of the Italian Open 2024 with the Greek keen to avoid an early exit as happened recently at the Madrid Open. Tsitsipas already won on clay at the Monte Carlo Masters and also reached the final in Barcelona earlier this year. His Madrid ... More
European competitions are in the semi-final stage, with the 2nd leg matches to be played this week. The 1st leg matches proved to be quite exciting, and we expect that this round will also be enjoyable. We take matches from the UEFA Champions League (UCL) and Europa Conference League (ECL) to create our acca. Acca ... More
Top-seed Oklahoma City Thunder got off to a good start in their Western Conference playoffs semi-final against the Dallas Mavericks with an emphatic 117-95 victory in game 1 at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. The star of the night was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who returned 29 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists for OKC. For ... More
Fresh from being crowned new La Liga champions for this ending season, Real Madrid turn to the UEFA Champions League in a bid for more silverware. A 2-2 draw away to Bayern Munich in the 1st leg of their semi-final was not a bad result at all, and Los Blancos can now finish the job ... More
This is just the second meeting between these two players who are both over 30 years of age. The first time they met was in Dubai Open back in February, 2020 and Evans won that encounter 2-1 (3-6, 6-4, 7-5). This second meeting comes at a time when both players are not at their best ... More
The winners of the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 are already known, but there is still a lot to play for for the rest of the teams, including European qualification and surviving relegation. This means that there are still many exciting matches to look forward to in both leagues. We sample a few for our acca. ... More
The tennis world could not have asked for a better final at the WTA Madrid Open 2024 as World number 1 Iga Swiatek takes on number 2 Aryna Sabalenka. This is a repeat of last year’s Madrid Open final, which Sabalenka won 2-0 and no doubt Swiatek would love to have some revenge this time ... More
3rd placed Stuttgart have already been confirmed as qualified for the Champions League next season. Nevertheless, failure to win in their last 2 games (drawn 1, lost 1) means they are at risk of losing their 3rd position to RB Leipzig who are just 2 points behind. Stuttgart have the potential to finish even 2nd ... More