Billed from the draw as a can’t-miss Round 1 matchup, Coco Gauff vs. Sofia Kenin at Wimbledon did not disappoint. Th e Americans, who previously split two-head-to-head matchups, went the distance in just over two hours. In the end, Kenim eliminated the seventh-seeded Gauff in a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 stunner and will face Chinea’s Xinyu […]
Mason Mount has confirmed he has left Chelsea ahead of his £60m move to Manchester United. In a message on his Instagram account, Mount, 24, explained his decision to leave the Blues, where he had been in the club’s academy from the age of six. “Hi Chelsea fans,” he said. “Given the speculation over the […]
Domantas Sabonis won’t beleaving the Sacramento Kings anytime soon. The All-NBA center has agreed to a four-year contract extension that will keep him in Sacramento though the 2027-28 campaign, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Ssabonis and the Kings “agreed to a massive contract renegotiation and extension for a total of $217 million over five seasons […]
History was made at Roland Garros on SUnday as Novak Djokovic won a record 23rd Grand Slam title, the most of any man who has ever played the sport. Djokovic, 36, began nervously trailing 3-0 and 4-2 in the first set, with the weight of the occasion seemingly heavy on his shoulders, his feet unusually […]
CHELSEA have received a boost in their double bid to sign a new keeper and resolve their standoff with unsettled striker Romelu Lukaku. The Blues are eyeing Inter keeper Andre Onana and are now ready to make their move following the Italians’ Champions League defeat against Manchester City on Saturday night. Inter have already found […]
The Toronto Raptors are in the process of finalizing a contract with Memphis assistant Darko Rajakovic to become the team’s next coach, a person with knowledge of the matter said Saturday. The team and Rajakovic entered into an agreement in principle for him to become the franchise’s 10th head coach on Saturday , according to […]
Much like this compatriot Vinicius Jr, the Brazilian forward has taken time to mature in Madrid, but is now a key player under Carlo Ancelotti. When Real Madrid snagged a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on April 18, the big guns didn’t score. Vinicius Jr squandered […]
MELBOURNE, Australia – Veteran Brooklyn Nets point guard Patty Mills and rising Oklahoma City star Josh Giddey are among the 10 NBA players selected in Australia’s extended squad of 18 to prepare for the basketball World Cup. Mills’ teammate Ben Simmons is still recovering from injury and wasn’t picked for the squad’s upcoming training camp, […]
Lionel Messi stepped out of Diego Maradona’s shadowby leading Argentina to World Cup victory last year and a statue of the diminutive forward will stand alongside those of his predecessor and Brazil great Pelé at the South American federation’s museum. Messi, holding a replica of the World Cup trophy, stood beside the life-size statue at […]
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. […]
