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The Houston Texans entered 2024 with a potential juggernaut offense given last year’s success and the offseason influx of talent. C.J. Stroud and Co. are struggling to be even a league average offense in recent weeks. Houston settled for a late field goal in a 24-22 Week 7 loss at the Green Bay Packers, then survived a 23-20 Week 8 win over the Indianapolis Colts. The Texans’ attack then slumped for much of the 21-13 Week 9 loss at the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football. The last contest was the most concerning. Stroud was pressured on 47.8 percent…
Serbian media are already sure that Novak Djokovic will return to play directly in 2025, regardless of the possible qualification – by the skin of his teeth – for the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, despite the absence of trophies obtained throughout the season, sweetened by a Slam final at Wimbledon and the gold medal at Paris 2024, even if this last result does not count for the world ranking. But there were many doubts about the Serbian champion’s actual participation in the year-end Masters tournament. The 37-year-old has repeatedly declared that the ATP Finals is not his main goal…
There is no doubt that Jannik Sinner was the best player in the world this year, having kept up an impressive pace throughout 2024 without being distracted by problems off the tennis court. Despite the doping case that hit him and the long process he had to face in recent months, the Italian ace has never lowered his level and reached at least the quarterfinals in all tournaments he played. The 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria has acquired in advance the mathematical certainty of closing the season at the top of the ATP ranking and was able to face with greater…
Jannik Sinner continues to reign on top of the world rankings while Paris Masters champion Alexander Zverev climbs one spot to No 2 in the updated rankings issues by the ATP Tour on Monday. Sinner, who pulled out of the Paris Masters due to illness, begins his 22nd week as the world No 1. The Italian has a lead of more than 3,600 points over Zverev, who moves up one spot to equal his career-best ranking of No 2. Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, winner of two of the four Grand Slams in 2024, drops one spot to No 3 after his…
Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold has expressed his appreciation for manager Arne Slot’s strict coaching style, indicating it has helped him improve his game. Despite earlier controversies, including being substituted during a match against Brentford, Alexander-Arnold feels supported by Slot and values their strong relationship. He highlighted how Slot’s training focuses on detailed strategies and positional play, helping players understand where to move to receive the ball effectively. Alexander-Arnold praised the intensity of the training sessions, which emphasize precise ball handling and exploiting opponents’ weaknesses. With Liverpool currently at the top of the Premier League, Alexander-Arnold’s insights suggest that the team…
Pep Guardiola has said he thinks it will take a lower points tally to win the Premier League title this season following a weekend in which Manchester City and Arsenal both suffered defeats. At least 89 points has been needed to finish first in the last three years, and 90+ in six of the last eight campaigns. But it might be difficult in such a fixture-laden season for those sorts of tallies to be matched again. Meanwhile, pre-season title favourites City and Arsenal have struggled in recent weeks. The champions are far off their best at present and fell to…
Gary Neville has backed Arsenal to win the Premier League since the start of the season but his reasoning is now being tested after the Gunners’ run of form. Arsenal have dropped points in recent weeks and they lost once again this weekend at Newcastle to compound their poor run. Mikel Arteta knows his side can ill-afford to drop more points and they even got a bit lucky this weekend, as Bournemouth beat Manchester City to ensure the gap from fourth to top remains just seven points. Still, Arsenal find themselves playing catch up and with Liverpool looking good at…
Things couldn’t be going much better for Arne Slot at Liverpool, although there is one area of his side that has provided a slight worry this season. You certainly can’t find many faults with the Reds at the moment. Sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League, in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup and well-placed to advance to the knockout stages of the Champions League – it’s certainly been a dream start to the new era at Anfield. Andy Robertson though is one of the few players who won’t be all that pleased at the moment. It’s been…
Liverpool has kicked off this season under the guidance of head coach Arne Slot in a manner that can only be described as stunning, sending shockwaves through the Premier League. As the season began, few gave the Reds much hope for title glory, expecting a tough transitional phase following the Jurgen Klopp era, and this scepticism seemed confirmed by a quiet window marked by only one major arrival: Federico Chiesa from Juventus. Sky Sports pundit and former Manchester United defender Gary Neville was clear in his judgement on ‘Monday Night Football’ back in August, saying: “My view would be the…
The Reds moved back to the top of the Premier League on Saturday as they made the most of the slip-ups from their biggest rivals. They came back from 1-0 down to beat Brighton 2-1 thanks to goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah, while Manchester City and Arsenal both fell to defeats at Bournemouth and Newcastle respectively. The result gave Liverpool their 13th win in 15 games in all competitions under Arne Slot, marking what has been a brilliant start under the Dutchman. More importantly though, it saw them reclaim top spot, where they now sit two points ahead…