Former Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza says she will take an extended break from tennis until the summer. The Spanish former world number one has only played four times this year, not appearing at all since January. The 29-year-old, who has dropped to 132nd in the world, said she will miss the clay and grass-court seasons. […]
LeBron James scored 37 points – including the game-winning basket – to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 135-133 overtime victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night. Anthony Davis tallied 21 points and 14 rebounds for the Lakers. Austin Reaves added 28 points. Five players scored in double figures to help Los Angeles […]
The WTA Tour has announced a strategic partnership with CVC Capital Partners which will see the private equity firm invest $150 million (£125m) into women’s tennis In return, CVC will take a 20% stake in a newly created company with the working title of WTC Ventures. The WTA will retain full regulatory and sporting responsibility. […]
Chelsea sealed their spot in the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-0 second-leg victory over Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night. Raheem Sterling opened the scoring at Stamford Bridge in the first half and Kai Havertz netted from the penalty spot after a VAR check to turn the tie on its head – but only after […]
On Sunday, Anthony Davis scored 39 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 113-105 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Stephen Curry’s highly-anticipated return to the lineup. This game generated the NBA’s largest non-Christmas regular season audience in four year, with the broadcast averaging 3,950,000 viewers and peaking at 5,411,00 viewers from […]
Wu Yibing became the first Chinese man to win an ATP Tour title with victory over John Isner at the Dallas Open. The 23-year-old, ranked 97th in the world, won 6-7(4-7) 7-6(7-3) 7-6(14-12) in just under three hours. He saved four match points against American former world number eight Isner. Wu is set to rise […]
Kylian Mbappe has returned to training ahead of schedule before Paris St-Germain’s Champions League last-16 first-leg tie with Bayern Munich. The France forward was expected to be out for three weeks after suffering a thigh injury earlier this month. Mbappe trained on the eve of Tuesday’s heavyweight contest, a repeat of the 220 final, which […]
Now that the NBA trade deadline has passed and most of the bought-out players have signed, which team is the favourite to hoist the Larry O’Brien trophy in June? Oddsmakers still have the Boston Celtics (7/2) as the favourites after the dust has settled. A successful $100 bet on Boston would return $350 in profit. […]
The Greek is 5-0 against the Russian, and he hasn’t dropped a set to him on outdoor hard courts. The American faces a nine-time champion Down Under. Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Karen Khachanov Sometimes a head-to-head record won’t tell you much about an upcoming match; other times it seems to virtually guarantee a certain result. The […]
Real Madrid beat city rivals Atletico Madrid after extra time to advance to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. Atletico took the lead with Alvaro Morata scoring from close range following Nahuel Molina’s low cross. Real were 11 minutes from going out but equalized when Rodrygo beat three players and scored a wonderful goal. […]
