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World No 3 Carlos Alcaraz hopes to be fit for must-win clash against Andrey Rublev (from 1pm GMT) Two-time former season-ending champion Alexander Zverev takes on Casper Ruud (not before 7.30pm) Alcaraz’s participation in Turin has been cast into doubt after he pulled out of practice with illness. His coach Juan Carlos Ferrero told Spanish media the 21-year-old cut short his session after just five minutes as a chest complaint was making breathing difficult. But suggesting Alcaraz would nonetheless he ready to play despite not feeling completely fit, Ferrera was quoted as saying by Reuters: “As soon as he moves…
World No 1 Jannik Sinner made it two wins in a row at the ATP Finals with a 6-4 6-4 success against Taylor Fritz in a rematch of the US Open final. Fritz put the world No 1 through his paces in the early stages of a fabulous contest at the Inalpi Arena in Turin. The 23-year-old, however, raised his game when required to register a big win to improve to 23-1 in his last five tournaments. Fritz went toe-to-toe with Sinner throughout a contest ultimately decided by slender margins with one break of serve in each set. Sinner made…
It’s been a challenging period for Federico Chiesa since he transferred to Liverpool, with the $16m (£12m/€15m) man from Juventus managing only one start and a couple of brief appearances off the bench. However, there’s optimism in the air as boss Arne Slot hinted prior to the Reds cruising past Aston Villa 2-0 at home that the Italian ace is expected to be back around the international break. While Chiesa grapples with his fitness issues, he finds himself omitted from Italy’s squad for their Nations League fixtures against Belgium and France. This move stands in stark contrast to his integral…
Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended from duty by the PGMOL with immediate effect, pending an investigation into a video on social media which appears to show him making offensive remarks about Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp. The 42-year-old refereed the Reds’ last match, a 2-0 win over Aston Villa at Anfield. It was a game filled with refereeing controversy. He waved play on after Mohamed Salah was brought down when clean through on the Villa goal. There was also a penalty claim for the visitors which former Liverpool striker Michael Owen believed should have been given. Left-back Andy…
Liverpool’s on-loan midfielder Luca Stephenson said he still hopes to live up to the billing as the next Jordan Henderson after scoring again for Dundee United. Stephenson joined Liverpool from Sunderland as a 15-year-old in 2018, with the youngster following the same career path as Reds great Jordan Henderson, who swapped the Stadium of Light for Anfield in 2011 and went on to skipper Liverpool during the club’s most successful period in decades. Stephenson is yet to make a senior appearance for Liverpool, but has graduated to senior football over the last 18 months, spending last season on loan at…
The start of an international break usually signals the beginning of a quiet news period in club football. But the emergence of the already infamous video of David Coote appearing to call Liverpool “—-” and describe Jurgen Klopp as a “German —-” ensured that wouldn’t be the case on Monday. The authenticity of the video is yet to be verified, but Coote was quickly suspended by the PGMOL pending a full investigation and has reportedly admitted that the footage is genuine. It is unclear what punishment will be dished out to Coote, but one thing that is certain is that…
With a 23-7 lead at halftime, the Houston Texans were in great position to upset the 7-1 Detroit Lions on Sunday night. Houston then went scoreless in the second half, losing 26-23 on a last-second field goal despite forcing a franchise record five interceptions. The second half offense for Houston is a problem. Of the Texans’ 10 games this season, eight have been decided by one score or less. In those eight games, Houston averages 16 points and 203 yards in the first half. Those numbers drop to 6 points and 136 yards in the second half. Over the whole…
The Houston Texans broke a franchise record by intercepting five of the Detroit Lions’ passes Sunday night. Since 2000, quarterbacks were 2-31 in games when they threw at least five interceptions. That improves to 3-31 after Jared Goff led Detroit to a 26-23 comeback win. Matt Ryan threw five interceptions in 2012 when the Atlanta Falcons beat the Arizona Cardinals 23-19. Tony Romo also led the Dallas Cowboys to a 25-24 win over the Buffalo Bills in a 2007 game where he threw five interceptions. In the Super Bowl era (since 1966), there have been 155 instances when a quarterback…
After its 41-28 win over the New England Patriots, the Houston Texans were 5-1 the league’s best red zone offense. A month later and the Texans’ are 6-4 as their touchdown production in the red area has tanked from 75% to 55.8%, the 14th-best rate in the NFL. “That’s been our problem all year. We’ve got to score points in the red zone,” Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil said after Sunday’s game, via KPRC2′s Aaron Wilson. “We can’t settle for field goals in the red zone. We’ve got to score points.” Tunsil is partially right. It’s a problem, but the…
HOUSTON – At his locker late Sunday night, Laremy Tunsil reflected on what just unfolded and acknowledged the difficult truth about the Texans’ latest setback: a defeat at the hands of the Detroit Lions. A commanding lead evaporated in the second half largely because the offense was completely ineffective during a 26-23 loss as a 23-7 halftime lead was squandered and the Texans managed to fall short despite the defense intercepting Lions quarterback Jared Goff five times as Detroit scored 19 unanswered points in the second half. “The frustration is high because we should have won that football game,” said…