Great Britain is one win away from the ATP Cup semi-finals. Dan Evans produced some of his best tennis to beat Alex de Minaur. His level tie with hosts Australia. Evans sealed a thrilling winning with score 7-6 (7-4) 4-6 7-6 (7-2). This game played 3 hours 24 minutes which is the longest match of […]
Maria Sharapova says the women’s Brisbane International feels like a “second-hand” event. Because the men’s ATP Cup has taken over centre court. The WTA event is taking place at the Queensland Tennis Centre. It’s the same venue as the Brisbane round-robin stage of the inaugural men’s team event. “There’s a lot of girls that are […]
MANCHESTER (REUTERS) – Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba posted a series of bizarre videos on social media. After undergoing ankle surgery on Tuesday (Jan 7) before confirming the procedure had successful. Apparently still feeling the effects of the anesthetic, he posted videos on Instagram saying he was unsure he was “high or sober”. Then, he blessed to […]
New York Knicks (10-26) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (29-7) Tuesday, January 7 at 10:30 PM ET (NBA TV), STAPLES Center Free NBA Pick: Under 219.5 (-110) at Bovada We took another one for the team with last Sunday’s NBA picks. Paul George looked like he might sit out for the Los Angeles Clippers with the New York […]
Swedish football superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic said he is searching for the final adrenaline after being as an AC Milan player. The 38-year-old striker said he wanted to return the former glory for the Italian club. Its last league title was in 2011 with Ibrahimovic. “I didn’t come here to be a Rossoneri mascot,” he stressed […]
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – Montrezl Harrell scored 34 points, and Paul George had 32, allowing the Los Angeles Clippers to earn a 135-132 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Sunday (Jan 5). Lou Williams, who connected on six of 10 three-pointers, also scored 32 points and recorded nine assists for the Clippers. It […]
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas was clinical as he picked up his first win of the season at the ATP Cup in Brisbane on Sunday against German Alexander Zverev, who was almost reduced to tears due to problems over his serve. Nick Kyrgios’ late withdrawal due to a back problem did not stop Australia […]
BRISBANE (AP/AFP/REUTERS) – Ash Barty was flying home across Australia following the Fed Cup final when she saw the early signs of devastation from the wildfires that are still raging in large parts of the vast island continent. So the problem has not just dawned on her, the highest-profile tennis star in Australia, as it […]
LIVERPOOL (REUTERS) – A stunning strike from 18-year-old Curtis Jones gave a youthful Liverpool a 1-0 win over Everton in their FA Cup, third-round tie at Anfield on Sunday (Jan 5). Tottenham Hotspur needed a Lucas Moura equalizer to avoid an FA Cup third-round defeat at second-tier Middlesbrough. As Jose Mourinho’s stuttering side emerged with […]
BARCELONA • Wu Lei’s late equalizer against Barcelona heralds “a new chapter” in Chinese football, the country’s media declared yesterday, as the forward’s heroics went viral. The Chinese international came off the bench. Then his goal two minutes from time salvaged a 2-2 home draw for Espanyol, La Liga’s bottom side. Barcelona looked to be […]
