Real Sociedad solidified their chances of securing a fifth successive top-six La Liga finish with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Las Palmas at the Reale Arena, while inflicting a 10th straight winless league run on the visitors in the process. Sociedad have been releatively solid and consistent all season and it’s safe to back them ... More
World Number 24 Victoria Azarenka will square it out with 15th seeded Danielle Collins in the quarter-finals at the 2024 WTA Italian Open tournament on Wednesday. Azarenka has been in tremendous form this season with 7 wins in his last 10 matches overall. She looked imperious as she picked off an impressive 6-4, 6-1 victory over ... More
Deportivo Alaves confirmed their La Liga status for next season in tremendous fashion by racking up three wins on the trot with a solid 1-0 victory over European football hopefuls Valencia at the Mestalla last time out. They deservedly broke the deadlock in the second half after a goalless opening half. The win moved them ... More
Draper is ranked 40 in the world right now, thanks to his improved performances over the last 12 months. But his clay court season hasn’t been stellar so far. He’s picked up just a few wins over the course of three tournaments, so I’m sure he’s eager to do well in the 2024 Italian Open. ... More
American Taylor Fritz has been in fine form in this form. Up until the quarterfinal match against Francisco Cerundulo, he had not dropped a set in his opening three rounds of the tournament. He was taken the distance by Cerundolo before prevailing 6-1 3-6 6-3, and subsequently making the Madrid final four for the first ... More
German number 2 Jan-Lennard Struff made light work of Spain’s Jaume Munar in his opening Madrid battle before upsetting Frenchman Ugo Humbert in round two in straight sets of 7-5, 6-4. This win set him up for a repeat of last year’s final at this very tournament which he lost to Carlos Alcaraz. He has struggled to replicate that ... More
Denver Nuggets failed to take advantage of their chance to sweep this series when they lost game 4 to the Lakers at the Crypto Arena at the weekend. They will look to regroup and close the series as we shift back to the high-altitude Denver for game 5. Nikola Jokic did his part with 33 ... More
Cameron Norrie showed his experience and finesse to dispatch Brazilian sensation Joao Fonseca in the second round in Madrid, in two easy sets, 6-1, 6-4. His mission this season has been to bounce back from a lacklustre 2023 but he’s had a relatively slow start, with only the third-round win over Casper at the Australian ... More
The Lakers were left licking their wounds after they let a chance to steal game 2 in Denver, throwing away a massive 20-point 2nd half advantage and losing to a game-winning buzzer-beater from Denver superstar guard Jamal Murray. After dropping game one in an almost similar fashion, LA were determined to get the job done ... More
The jostling for the final playoff places in the West takes centre stage this week with the two playoff semifinals followed by the finals later in the week. The pick of the games is certainly the 9 vs 10 matchup pitting Kings and Warriors. It’s Deja Vu all over again for these Pacific Division rivals ... More