During a quiet period in the relentless tennis calendar three years ago, the 16-year-old Jakub Mensik received an unexpected proposal. The Czech, who had just reached the boys’ singles final at the Australian Open, was invited by Novak Djokovic, his idol, to train together at the Serb’s academy in Belgrade. The pair quickly established a … Read more
A Fifa spokesperson confirmed on Sunday that the organization is considering holding a one-game playoff to determine the team that will occupy Club León’s spot in this summer’s Club World Cup. The victor of this playoff would also take home $9.55m in prize money awarded by Fifa to qualified teams from the Concacaf region, and … Read more
Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today; Crystal Palace stun Fulham thanks to an amazing Eberechi Eze performance. They’ll play Aston Villa in the semi-finals who comfortably beat Preston North End with Marcus Rashford finding his goalscoring … Read more
The question hung around for years, jumped from one season to the next and never produced a confident answer. Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler or Ben Foakes: who should keep wicket for England’s Test team? That debate has lost relevance. When Jamie Smith went on paternity leave for the tour of New Zealand at the end … Read more
Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia won a chaotic Americas Grand Prix ahead of Gresini Racing’s Álex Márquez on Sunday after Marc Márquez crashed halfway through the race while leading, losing for the first time this season. Marc Márquez had clinched pole position in qualifying as well as a third straight sprint victory on Saturday, but after a … Read more
“Oh, mate, absolutely,” Ruby Tui exclaims from the other side of the world when asked if she will be in England for the women’s rugby World Cup this August. “It’s not even a question, bro. I’ll be there supporting my team or I’ll be in my team. Whatever it is, there’s no way you can … Read more
The Milan midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has had successful appendectomy surgery after being diagnosed with acute appendicitis, the Serie A club said on Sunday. Local media reported that during Milan’s training camp in Napoli the England international experienced severe abdominal pain that necessitated hospitalisation for further investigation. Tests confirmed the diagnosis, prompting the operation, which went … Read more
Mikel Arteta has confirmed Bukayo Saka is in contention to start for Arsenal at home to Fulham on Tuesday after hamstring surgery. The England forward has not played since rupturing a hamstring in the Premier League victory over Crystal Palace in December but has been stepping up his return over the international break and took … Read more
It was fitting that it happened here, and how Marco Rose himself must have felt the inevitable creep of irony as the afternoon went on, and as the end result trundled into view in Mönchengladbach. He had plenty of time to acquaint himself with the possibility during a second half in which RB Leipzig rarely … Read more
Chelsea’s lead at the Women’s Super League summit was cut to six points after West Ham ended the Blues’ season-long winning streak at Kingsmeadow in thrilling fashion. Sonia Bompastor’s side looked to be cruising to victory when Maika Hamano’s volley and Aggie Beever-Jones’s delicate finish put them two up after 21 minutes. But Shekiera Martinez … Read more