Nadal: High chance I will not be at French Open again after loss May 27, 2024 The King of Clay Rafael Nadal has said he may not be back at the French Open ever again after his first round exit at Roland Garros. The 14-time winner in Paris lost in straight 6-3 7-6 6-3 sets to German Alexander Zverev in the French capital. “It is difficult for me to talk. I [...]
Premier League: Maresca set for Chelsea as Emery signs five-year deal May 27, 2024 Chelsea have set their sights on signing Leicester City boss Enzo Maresca to succeed the departed Mauricio Pochettino with Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna no longer in the running. The Blues parted ways with their Argentinian coach after just one season at Stamford Bridge, citing mutual consent. And in the days that followed that departure, [...]
Top Premier League stars MISS OUT on provisional Spain Euro squad May 27, 2024 A trio of Premier League players have been named in Spain’s provisional squad for this year’s Euro 2024 Championships. Manchester City midfielder Rodri, who’s run of 50 consecutive wins with his club side came to an end with a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United in Saturday’s FA Cup final, features in Luis de la Fuente’s [...]
South African involvement in European rugby has given competition lease of life May 27, 2024 “It was international rugby versus club rugby,” said one person at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after the South African Hollywoodbets Sharks beat Gloucester Rugby 36-22 in the EPCR Challenge Cup. That’s not entirely true, both sides had their international representatives, but the point is a good one. The addition of the Sharks into the European [...]
Investec Champions Cup: The final of a generation May 27, 2024 It was billed as the final we deserved, between two powerhouses of the Investec Champions Cup meeting in a showpiece for the first time ever. And what a match fans were served up. At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, seen by many as one of the world’s greatest arenas, Leinster and Toulouse went toe-to-toe; the Dublinners [...]
Formula E: Shanghai sees field close ahead of final four races May 27, 2024 With just two races before Formula E heads to London for its season finale the drivers at the top of the Individual Standings this weekend inched towards one another after a double-header in Shanghai. The controversial return to China was fuelled by involvement from the country’s manufacturing industry in components on many cars on the [...]
Is this the last French Open for King of Clay Rafael Nadal? May 26, 2024 The term GOAT – greatest of all time – gets banded around far too much in sport. But when it comes to being King of Clay, a Royal of Roland Garros and the French Open, there’s only one name on anybody’s lips. Rafael Nadal has won the French Open 14 times, beating eight different opponents [...]
Championship play-off final: Has the richest game in football peaked in value? May 25, 2024 The match is estimated to be worth £170m to £305m in additional revenue to the winners.
Formula E and motorsport at heart of a China waking from its slumber May 25, 2024 In Rome’s Palazzo dei Congressi last summer, Formula E chief executive told City A.M. that a return to racing in China after four years was on the cards. “We need to be in mainland China,” he said. “I know we can dance around that a bit but we need to be in mainland China. “Every [...]
Rebel’s Romance to leave local rivals in his wake May 24, 2024 GODOLPHIN-owned REBEL’S ROMANCE appears to have another Group One victory at his mercy, when he lines-up in the feature race of the day, the Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (9.10am) over a mile-and-a-half at Sha Tin on Sunday. Presently rated second in the World’s Best Racehorses rankings, the globe-trotting six-year-old produced the form of [...]