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Turin, Italy – Jannik Sinner capped a perfect run through the group stage at the ATP Finals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Daniil Medvedev on Thursday that eliminated his Russian rival. World No. 1 Sinner had already qualified for the semifinals thanks to Alex De Minaur winning the opening set in his defeat against Taylor Fritz earlier in the day. He only needed a set to ensure top spot in the Ilie Nastase Group and deny Medvedev a place in the last four of the season-ending event in Turin. The Italian did not disappoint his passionate home supporters and…
The big story this week has undoubtedly centred around David Coote. On Monday afternoon a video emerged on social media of the Premier League referee appearing to make derogatory comments about Liverpool and their former manager Jurgen Klopp. A further video has since emerged that appears to show Coote snorting a white powder, which was said to have been shot during Euro 2024 where he was officiating. The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) immediately suspended Coote pending a full investigation when the first video was posted and says it is also taking the white powder video “very seriously.” UEFA…
Liverpool head into the international break five points clear at the top of the Premier League and also sitting in pole position in the Champions League group stage. It could hardly have gone better for Arne Slot. But what has made the new Liverpool head coach’s record-breaking start to life in the Anfield hotseat – Slot has won 15 of his 17 games in charge across all competitions – all the more impressive is the fact that he has been without a number of players through injury. Much has been made of the absences title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal…
The controversy surrounding the leaked David Coote video has opened up the conversation around referees’ allegiances for a lot of football fans. Coote finds himself suspended pending an investigation by the PGMOL after a video appeared online allegedly showing him making foul-mouthed remarks about Liverpool and former manager Jurgen Klopp. Not only that, but he could face a charge from the FA after the governing body opened up its own investigation. It doesn’t come at a great time for PGMOL chief Howard Webb, who has come under a lot of scrutiny since taking on the role. He kept things under…
Football is a sport riddled with myths, and among the many false truisms is the fixture list. After all, isn’t it just ultimately a case of each team having to play every other opponent both home and away during the course of the campaign? But, as in so many other aspects of life, timing is often everything. And the order in which those games are scheduled can make a huge difference in terms of forming perceptions and gaining – or, indeed, losing – momentum. That can be seen from the opening few months of the season for Arne Slot as…
Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended after a video allegedly showing him making derogatory comments about Liverpool and the club’s former manager Jurgen Klopp was circulated on social media. Refereeing body PGMOL says the suspension comes into force with immediate effect and is pending a full investigation. The video, widely shared on social media, has not been verified by the BBC. It is unclear when it was filmed or its authenticity. A source told the BBC that PGMOL’s inquiry is treating the video as genuine. Coote, 42, refereed Liverpool’s 2-0 win against Aston Villa on Saturday. He is…
The first of the double-digit weeks of this NFL season has officially come and gone and what a week of action it was. Status quo was maintained with teams like the Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets in negative ways, but the positive side of the spectrum was up to par as well with the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions maintaining their respective leads. A whole heck of a lot happened in between though, and that is the part of the sandwich that we, Michael Peterson and RJ Ochoa, specialize in. Welcome to The Skinny Post, where we may…
The Houston Texans are certainly one of the most intruiging teams in the NFL. They’ve got a great young quarterback in C.J. Stroud, who led the team to the playoffs as a rookie last year. The team currently hoists a 6-4 record and is fresh off a brutal loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football. The Texans turned Jared Goff over five times, coming away with a franchise record of interceptions in a game. They also held a 23-7 lead at halftime over the top team in the NFC. Still, they were shut out in the second half…
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s offense hit a new low Sunday night when the Texans lost to the Detroit Lions despite intercepting Jared Goff a franchise-record five times. The Texans led by 16 at halftime but gave up 19 unanswered points in the second half to allow the Lions to escape with a 26-23 win. C.J. Stroud was intercepted on two of Houston’s first three possessions of the second half, and the Texans punted on three straight drives after the second pick. They still had a chance to take the lead late, but Ka’imi Fairbairn’s 58-yard field goal attempt sailed wide…
HOUSTON – Nico Collins represents the prototype of an NFL wide receiver. Tall and fast at 6-foot-4, 222 pounds with 4.4 speed in the 40-yard dash, Collins provides a game-changing element to the Texans’ offense. Before he pulled his hamstring against the Buffalo Bills on a touchdown catch five weeks ago, Collins was the NFL receiving yardage leader. After was activated from designated for return from injured reserve and, ultimately, held out of a game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday night in a judgment call despite being healthy enough to play and having passed a regiment of hamstring tests…