LIVERPOOL fans fear that Thiago Alcantara is leaving after spotting his Instagram profile. The prospect of the Spanish midfielder's exit has supporters saying: "This is going to hurt." Thiago is entering the final year of his contract at Anfield but has not been the subject of transfer speculation so far this summer. However, his social […]
Venus Williams screamed in agony but was able to avoid retirement and keep fighting as she eventually lost in the Wimbledon first round to Elina Svitolina. Williams looked in control in the early exchanges with a break and hold of serve but there were dramatic scenes as the 43-year-old appeared to twist her knee after […]
Venus Williams screams in pain as she slips and injures her knee just three games into her highly-anticipated Wimbledon return Venus Williams returned for her 24th Wimbledon singles appearance this week Just three games in, she slipped and injured her already-strapped right knee DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news Venus Williams was left […]
Novak Djokovic has begun his quest for a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon men’s singles title with a 6-3 6-3 7-6 first-round victory over Pedro Cachin. The 23-time Grand Slam champion will next face Australian world No.70 Jordan Thompson as he looks to match Roger Federer for the most Wimbledon trophies. Djokovic, who has already surpassed Rafael […]
THE men's and women's singles finals at Wimbledon are two of the biggest events of the year on the tennis calendar. A giant platter has been given to the womens champ for the past 130 years – but begs the question why they get a giant round ornament, and men get a gold trophy? Wimbledon […]
GRANIT XHAKA will finally complete his long-awaited move to Bayer Leverkusen this week after Arsenal agreed a £21.5million fee for the Swiss international. The deal, first revealed by Sunsport in May, has been on hold for the past two months while the clubs haggled over the price. But now they have reached an agreement for […]
NEW presenters, please. To replace the legendary Sue Barker, BBC bosses have two new hosts for their Wimbledon coverage. One is Clare Balding. The other is Isa Guha, who has made her name for herself as a cricketer and is now a media darling. The 38-year-old fronts the BBC's Test Match Special alongside Phil Tufnell. […]
ESPN contributor on TV, radio, podcasts, blogs, Magazine Charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame Author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments” Now that major league baseball has announced the initial All-Star game rosters and touted the biggest stars in the sport, from Los Angeles Angels DH/SP Shohei Ohtani to (checks notes) Oakland Athletics OF […]
Russian tennis star Andrey Rublev aimed a dig at Wimbledon chiefs after his first-round victory against Max Purcell on Monday. The seventh seed beat his Australian opponent in straight sets on Court 3 with a 6-3 7-5 6-4 win on day one of this year’s Championships. Rublev was unable to compete at Wimbledon last year […]
Well that didn’t take long! Rain stops play on day one at Wimbledon as tennis fans sit in waterproofs – while ground staff use leaf blowers to dry the damp Centre Court grass The round one Wimbledon match between Djokovic and Cachin was rained off Rain stopped play on day one of Wimbledon as tennis […]