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Jannik Sinner survived a challenging debut match as World No. 1 at the Terra Wortmann Open Tuesday. In his first grass-court match of the season, the top seed overcame an opening-round scare, rallying past Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-7(8), 6-3, 6-2. The Italian’s debut match as World No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings was on upset watch, though. Sinner struggled to find his footing the first hour in Halle, failing to convert two set points in the opening-set tie-break and later facing triple break point in the second set. “It was for sure mentally tough,” Sinner said in his on-court…
Hall of Famer and Buffalo Bills legend Bruce Smith threw out the first pitch at the Toronto Blue Jays game against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday at the Rogers Centre. Toronto and Ontario is a big area for Bills fans, with many traveling internationally across the border to games in Orchard Park. While the Red Sox did win 4-3, we did have a cool added bonus. Ernie Clement, an up-and-coming baseball prospect, was in Toronto’s lineup for the game. He’s a Rochester native and got to meet Smith prior to the outing.
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has slammed the potential idea of moving the Africa Cup of Nations to an earlier date within the club season. Typically, the tournament takes place in January across a four week period in which Premier League clubs allow players to compete during the club season. The new proposed schedule is being influenced by the Club World Cup Championship which would see the tournament begin in late-December and end in late-January, overlapping with the intense Christmas period of English club football. Changes would come into effect for the 2025/26 tournament and it is being done to…
Arne Slot has said all modern coaches are inspired by Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp as he prepares to begin his reign at Liverpool. Slot has been named as Klopp’s successor at Liverpool after the German’s decision to step down at Anfield after nine decorated seasons. The former impressed the Reds’ recruitment team during spells in the Eredivisie with AZ Alkmaar and Feyenoord, where he won the Dutch title with the latter in 2022-23. Slot’s high-intensity football is viewed as an ideal replacement for Klopp as Liverpool look to transition into a new era. Asked whether there are stylistic similarities…
Liverpool have continued to bolster Arne Slot’s backroom staff with the appointment of Fabian Otte as head of first team goalkeeper coaching – with the arrivals of Sipke Hulshoff and Ruben Peeters having also been officially confirmed. Otte will join up with the Reds from his current position as head of goalkeeping with the USA national team once their participation in the forthcoming Copa America comes to an end. The 33-year-old was chosen as the preferred candidate after a process led by new Fenway Sports Group head of global goalkeeping Hans Leitert in consultation with Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes…
Liverpool target Joshua Kimmich has said that his future will be decided after the European Championships. Asked for an update on whether he will leave Bayern Munich this summer, Kimmich replied that discussions are expected to take place once the Euros are over: “The situation is absolutely clear: I have a contract with FC Bayern until 2025, so it’s not mainly up to me to be active right now. My focus is solely on the European Championship, and after that there will be a conversation.” ‘I Think He Would Be Ripped To Shreds’ Manchester United Star Says Liverpool Ace Will…
Liverpool has reportedly entered the race for Michael Olise this summer, with the Crystal Palace winger looking set to spark a transfer battle among some of the Premier League’s big guns. Olise has been linked with Liverpool previously, with the Reds reportedly in the market for a right winger. According to Football Transfers, the 22-year-old is on the shortlist, as well as PSV Eindhoven’s Johan Bakayoko. Liverpool is said to be on the lookout for a successor to Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian is entering the final year of his current deal at Anfield, with speculation surrounding his future amid more…
It took Alexis Mac Allister just one season to already solidify himself as a fan favourite at Anfield. Liverpool bought the Argentinian for a reported £35m from Brighton last summer, with the 25-year-old arriving off the back of helping the Seagulls to their best-ever Premier League finish and a triumphant World Cup campaign. The 25-year-old started thirty of the 38 Premier League games this season, contributing five assists and four goals to Liverpool’s third-place finish. He did have a knee injury around November/December last year, but otherwise he was dependable and available whenever Jurgen Klopp needed him. The £35m Liverpool…
Andy Robertson’s former high school teacher has recalled his experiences with Liverpool legend and Scotland skipper Andy Robertson. While nowadays, the 30-year-old has regularly been referred to as one of the best left-backs in world football – Robertson did not have it easy in his footballing journey. The Liverpool man will captain his Scotland side for their second Euro 2024 group game against Switzerland, but the journey to become his nation’s record appearance maker as captain was not plain sailing, At schoolboy level, Andy Robertson was released by Scottish giants Celtic at the age of 14. Being released from a…
“No one can ever take it away from you,” Andy Roddick advises World No.1 Jannik Sinner to ‘sit back and appreciate’ his accomplishments Jannik Sinner became the first player from Italy to climb to the No.1 position in the rankings. Jannik Sinner officially became the new World No.1 on the ATP Tour and the greats of the game started congratulating Jim. Sinner’s accomplishments this year include the Australian Open triumph, and victories in the ATP Rotterdam and Miami Open. His wins in these tournaments and Novak Djokovic‘s winless run this season were enough to take the Italian to the top…