Ash Barty, the reigning Wimbledon singles champion and world No. 1, has announced her immediate retirement from professional tennis. In a sad video uploaded on Instagram, alongside former doubles partner and lifelong friend Casey Dellacqua, Barty, 25, explained why she made the decision. One of her main motivations was the feeling that she had given … Read more
The JP McManus Pro-Am at Adare Manor has welcomed Tiger Woods to a star-studded field. The 15-time major champion will compete in the two-day event on 4th and 5th of July in the Republic of Ireland, less than two weeks before the Open Championship. After completing 72 holes at the Masters in his competitive comeback, … Read more
In the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters, British number one Cameron Norrie was defeated by Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Norrie forced a tiebreaker before Ramos-Vinolas of Spain, who was hampered by an abdominal injury, won 6-4 2-6 6-4. Ramos-Vinolas, the world number 37, has won all four of his clay encounters against Norrie, the world … Read more
Emma Raducanu prevailed on her Billie Jean King Cup debut, bringing the United Kingdom level with the Czech Republic in the qualifying tie. Raducanu, 19, was playing her first senior match on clay, and she adjusted well on clay, winning 7-5 7-5 against Tereza Martincova, the world number 50. After Harriet Dart fell 6-1 6-0 … Read more
Martin Odegaard’s leadership qualities have been commended by Mikel Arteta, fueling speculation that the attacking midfielder may be named Arsenal’s new club captain. Since the departure of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Barcelona in January, the Gunners have been without a formal captain, with Alexandre Lacazette acting as de facto leader. The Frenchman’s ascension was never going … Read more
The Ricketts family has withdrawn their offer to buy Chelsea Football Club from Roman Abramovich. After a deadline from sellers Raine Group passed yesterday, the bidders, officially known as the Ricketts-Griffin-Gilbert Group, were one of the final four left in the process, but released a statement on Friday announcing their withdrawal. ‘After careful thought, the … Read more
Shan Masood of Derbyshire dominated the first day of their County Championship Division Two match against Sussex at Derby with a magnificent career-best unbroken double century. The Pakistan opener made a superb 201 off 271 balls and set a county record third-wicket stand of 236 with Wayne Madsen, who was 88 not out at the … Read more
Bryson DeChambeau, the American Golfer, has had successful wrist surgery after fracturing it earlier this year and being unable to “play at golf’s best level.” When the big-hitting American, 28, stumbled on a marble floor while playing table tennis in February, he fractured a bone in his hand and hurt his hip. DeChambeau missed the … Read more
Sean Dyche has been dismissed as Burnley manager after being with the club for 10 years due to relegation in the Premier League. Burnley is now 18th in the table, four points adrift of the relegation zone. They’ve only won one of their previous seven Premier League games, falling 2-0 to fellow relegation candidates Norwich … Read more
Rashid Khan praised Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya, saying the dynamic all-rounder has been leading from the front with inspirational performances and is also going out of his way to create a positive team environment, resulting in the GT Titans having a fantastic start in the IPL 2022. Gujarat are now on top of the … Read more
Anya Shrubsole, the two-time Women’s World Cup and the inaugural T20 World Cup winner for England, has decided to call it a day after a stellar 14-year career. During England’s journey to the final of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022, Shrubsole (30) took nine wickets at 29.66. In England’s 71-run defeat to Australia … Read more
Joe Root, England’s most successful Test captain, has stepped down from the leading role. Joe Root announced his retirement from the England Test captaincy on Friday, April 15th, after five years as captain. Root guided England to victory in 64 of their matches, winning 27 of them. As England Men’s Test Captain, he held the … Read more
Cody Rhodes will face “The Visionary” Seth Rollins in a highly anticipated rematch at WrestleMania Backlash after making an earth-shattering comeback to WWE at WrestleMania. We had no idea it was going to be a (American) Dream Match. Mr. McMahon, WWE Chairman, revealed Rollins’ surprise opponent for The Grandest Stage of Them All to be … Read more
Alexa Pano, who is 17 years old, declared on Tuesday evening that she would be joining the play-for-pay ranks immediately, foregoing college golf as planned. Pano, who participated in the Netflix documentary “The Short Game” at the age of 8, told a foreign sports website that she wants her final round as an amateur to … Read more
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol continues. European athletes won all six medals in two events today. Juraj Tuzinsky of Slovakia, a silver medalist at the European Championships in 2022, won the 10m Air Pistol Men event. His opponent in the race for first place, at the recent European Championship in … Read more
The Paavo Nurmi Games organizers have confirmed that three world champions in the men’s javelin will compete at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Turku on June 14. Neeraj Chopra, the Olympic champion, will compete against world champion Anderson Peters and 2017 world winner Johannes Vetter. Julian Weber, who finished fourth in the … Read more
Rio Ferdinand believes Antonio Rudiger will come to regret his post-match reaction to Chelsea’s Champions League loss to Real Madrid, in which he shoved David Alaba away when he attempted to console him. The Blues put on a fantastic performance at the Bernabeu, taking a 3-0 lead (4-3 on aggregate) and appearing to be going … Read more
Erik Ten Hag is expected to be chosen Manchester United’s new manager, and the Dutchman will bring his famously high standards to Old Trafford. The Dutchman is expected to take over as interim manager in the summer, replacing current interim manager Ralf Rangnick. Ten Hag, the Ajax manager, is recognized for his continuous pursuit of … Read more
As soon as the final whistle sounded on Bayern Munich’s Champions League aspirations for another season, the Allianz Arena speakers blared “Bitter Sweet Symphony” and “The Show Must Go On,” but Villarreal fans wouldn’t have heard one of those melancholy tunes. They were too preoccupied with their team’s 2-1 aggregate victory in the Champions League … Read more
In a play-in game on Tuesday night, Anthony Edwards and D’Angelo Russell combined for 59 points to help the Minnesota Timberwolves overcome a bad night for Karl-Anthony Towns and win the Los Angeles Clippers 109–104. Russell had 29 points and six assists to lead the Wolves to the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference … Read more
Marcus North, a former Australian batter, has withdrawn from consideration to be England’s new managing director of men’s cricket due to family obligations. The 42-year-old, who is presently Durham’s director of cricket, was said to be a frontrunner for the job, alongside ex-England hitter Rob Key. Following England’s 4-0 Ashes defeat by Australia in February, … Read more
Kenny Shiels, the Northern Ireland manager, has apologized for claiming “women are more emotional than males” after his team’s 5-0 defeat against England. Former England players Siobhan Chamberlain and Ian Wright slammed Shiels’ comments. On Wednesday, he apologized for the “offence” he had caused. “I am a strong supporter of the women’s game and am … Read more
To protest Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor’s factory egg farm, a lady entered the Minnesota Timberwolves’ home court Tuesday night and attempted to glue her hand to the floor. According to a news statement from grassroots animal rights organization Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), the woman, Alicia Santurio, walked onto the court during the second quarter of … Read more
After Mohammed Shami made a fielding error in the 13th over, Hardik Pandya was visibly enraged at his teammate. On Monday, the Gujarat Titans were defeated by the SunRisers Hyderabad. Hardik Pandya was slammed after Gujarat Titans (GT) suffered their first defeat of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season on Monday. Gujarat lost … Read more
The Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 23 runs in the IPL 2022, with a stunning 165-run stand between Robin Uthappa and Shivam Dube. It was Chennai’s first victory in the IPL this season. The game-changing play “Not being near to winning any games, you have a bit of self-doubt, and the players … Read more
Hamish Bennett, 35, New Zealand fast-bowler, has declared that he will retire from cricket after the 2021/22 season and pursue a teaching career. Bennett last played for New Zealand against Bangladesh in a Twenty20 International in Mirpur in September 2021. He earned his New Zealand debut in October 2010 and has played in one Test, … Read more
Shaheen Afridi’s 2/21 in the one-off T20I against Australia propels him to No. 10 in the ICC T20I Player Rankings. Australia won the game with five balls to spare, despite the best efforts of the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2021 in the penultimate over. Babar Azam, the ICC Men’s Player of the Month … Read more
According to another possible Valencia bidder, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has made an offer to buy the Spanish club. Abramovich put Chelsea up for sale this month, but after being sanctioned by the UK government, he will not gain a dime from the sale. After being sanctioned by the EU, the Russian businessman has been … Read more
