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The clock read 35 minutes before Carlos Alcaraz hit his first winner of the night. He needed 55 minutes more to get the break that would open his account for the evening. The Spaniard bowed out of the US Open in the second round at the hands of Botic van de Zandschulp after two hours and 19 minutes during Thursday’s late session inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. Throughout the match, the No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings frequently pointed to his head, gesturing to his team that this essential part of his game was not running altogether smoothly. And that…
World number one Jannik Sinner produced some of his best tennis of the US Open so far to beat Tommy Paul and set up a tantalising quarter-final against Daniil Medvedev. Italy’s Sinner beat home hope Paul 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 in front of a rowdy New York crowd in the night session on Arthur Ashe. Russia’s Medvedev, the 2021 US Open champion, sent an emphatic statement earlier on Monday with a 6-0 6-1 6-3 win over Nuno Borges of Portugal. The pair are the only Grand Slam champions remaining in an open men’s singles draw. Sinner came back from…
Liverpool said goodbye to a legend when Jurgen Klopp decided it was time to leave Anfield. But at the moment, the Reds appear to have benefitted from a breath of fresh air after almost nine years under the German, with Mohamed Salah in particular a standout performer under Arne Slot so far. Of course, Salah starting the season in electric form was a common sight under Klopp as well. There’s also no denying that the fixture list has been kind to Slot, so we shouldn’t be too hasty in jumping to conclusions. Even so, the fact remains that Liverpool has…
Man United legend Rio Ferdinand was not happy with the comments of Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher towards Casemiro during Sunday’s coverage of the Manchester club’s defeat to Liverpool. The Brazilian star was subbed at halftime following a dismal 45 minutes in which the veteran star made huge errors that led to Liverpool’s first two goals. The former Real Madrid star came under a lot of criticism as a result and Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher previously said about the Man United star that he could no longer perform at the top level, stating that he should “leave the football…
Never mind Homes Under The Hammer… it was Manchester United who were being hammered by their former striker and daytime TV presenter Dion Dublin during Sunday’s scintillating win for Liverpool at Old Trafford. The ex-forward, working as a pundit on BBC Five Live, slammed the United players’ response when Dominik Szoboszlai effectively showboated in their box at the cost of what should have been a nose-rubbing fourth goal for Liverpool. “Szoboszlai has tried to score an easy goal there, he’s tried to make the United players look silly,” assessed Dublin during the live commentary. “That should make the United players…
Virgil van Dijk absolutely terrorised the “Butcher” of Old Trafford throughout Liverpool’s 3-0 thrashing of Manchester United on Sunday. The Dutchman had Dominik Szoboszlai’s back after Lisandro Martinez needlessly crunched into the midfielder despite having already played the ball. After the Merseysiders dug the knife in courtesy of Mo Salah’s second-half goal, the Red Devils’ centre-half was spotted booting the ball toward the centre circle. Our No.4 cheekily sent the ball back from whence it came in a hilarious show of sh**housery as Liverpool left their mark once more at the poorly named Theatre of Dreams.
Luis Diaz’s key role in creating his second goal against Manchester United at the weekend should not be ignored. The Colombian international crafted an opportunity after dispossessing Casemiro inside the Red Devils’ own half just before the stroke of half-time. The ensuing turnover then saw the Merseysiders launch a rapid counter with our former FC Porto man exchanging passes with Mo Salah before letting fly inside the box. A remarkable team move started and finished by Diaz!
It was a valid point and yet the comment could not fail to draw attention to Raducanu’s own situation. Three years have elapsed since her coming of age at this very event: an unprecedented triumph which, for all its apparently limitless promise, remains a black swan. So is Raducanu in danger of becoming “old news” too? Well, her social-media following – 2.6 million on Instagram, five times as large as Olympic 800 metres champion Keely Hodgkinson can muster – confirms that Raducanu need never fear obscurity. Increasingly, though, she is being filed alongside the likes of Bianca Andreescu, Jelena Ostapenko…
Speaking after his third round win, the World No. 1 analysed Alcaraz and Djokovic’s exits, and also spoke on his objectives. With Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic out of the ongoing US Open, the spotlight will be on Jannik Sinner in the fourth round. The Italian is the title contender right now, and defeated Aussie Christopher O’Connell in the third round, winning 6-1 6-4 6-2. “The first goal is to reach the second week and then constantly raise the level. The opponents are getting tougher and tougher and each of them deserves to be there. We have seen many matches…
Neither Jarrad Branthwaite nor Nathan Patterson appear likely to be available for Everton’s trip to Aston Villa. The Blues have a fortnight to reset after defeat to Bournemouth consigned the club to a third Premier League loss. One of the priorities of the international break will be to support a host of key players as they attempt to regain full fitness or return to availability. The likes of Seamus Coleman, James Tarkowski, Idrissa Gueye and James Garner have suffered issues over recent weeks, though all but Garner started on Saturday. While their conditions are expected to strengthen, some of the…