Yoshihito Nishioka appeared to be in excruciating pain as he collapsed to the ground during his first-round clash against Miomir Kecmanovic at the 2024 US Open. The Japanese was eventually forced to retire from what had been a thrilling contest. Nishioka and Kecmanovic locked horns in a closely contested battle in the first round of…
Day 1 of the US Open 2024 began with much fanfare on Monday, August 26. Defending champions in singles Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff won their opening-round duels without breaking a sweat. The former beat Radu Albot 6-2, 6-2, 6-4, while the latter defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-2, 6-0. Zheng Qinwen rallied from a set down…
Coco Gauff is flexing her flag-bearer credentials from the 2024 Paris Olympics in her title defense at the US Open. She recently advanced to the second round of the women’s singles event. Gauff defeated France’s Varvara Gracheva 6-2, 6-0 on Monday, August 26, saving eight break points and converting five. She also hit 10 aces…
Ben Shelton opened up about people’s love for compatriot Coco Gauff. According to Shelton, one of the reasons for Gauff being admired by many is her athletic abilities, which, in Shelton’s eyes, resemble those of a male player. Shelton is making his third US Open main draw appearance this year, and he started his campaign…
Chelsea are reportedly ready to welcome banished star Trevoh Chalobah back into the fold if Axel Disasi ends up leaving for Premier League rivals Newcastle United this summer, according to a report from The Athletic. With just a few days left before the summer transfer window shuts in the Premier League and across most European…
Chelsea registered their first win of the Enzo Maresca era in style, beating Wolves 6-2 at the Molineux Stadium. Noni Madueke scored a hat-trick to help the club bounce back from their opening weekend defeat at home to Manchester City. Nicolas Jackson gave Chelsea the lead in the second minute before Matheus Cunha leveled the…
Barcelona travel to the Estadio de Vallecas on Tuesday, August 27, to face Rayo Vallecano in their third La Liga fixture of the season. Hansi Flick’s team come into the game in superb form, having won the first two games of the new term. Meanwhile, the Catalans are interested in a Bundesliga defender. Elsewhere, the…
Manchester United have reportedly agreed to a €60 million transfer fee for the services of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) midfielder Manuel Ugarte. This is according to journalist Duncan Castles, who provided an update on the situation via his X account (formerly Twitter). The Uruguay international has been linked with the Red Devils for some time now…
Manchester United’s wantaway winger Jadon Sancho has reportedly been put on the transfer market by the club. The English winger has been the subject of transfer speculation all summer and is expected to leave the Red Devils by the close of the window. Sancho returned to the 20-time English champions after spending the second half…
Liverpool are the only club in the Premier League who are yet to make a new signing this transfer window. The Reds were linked to Martin Zubimendi earlier in the window but the Spain international was reluctant to leave his boyhood club Real Sociedad. However, according to transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano, the Reds are currently…
