There were routine R1 wins for the sport’s two world no. 1s, sandwiched between a welcome return for the King of Clay. Elsewhere, the women’s defending titlist was stunned by a determined Frenchwoman on home soil, before two Major winners almost 15 years apart in age both showed steely resilience, recovering from precarious situations to seal their R2 berths. Continue reading
French Open 2022: Gauff grits through R1 on opening day; Jabeur, Muguruza crash out
Four seeds fell on Day 1 at this year’s French Open, but none bigger than 2016 champion Garbine Muguruza – despite being a set and 3-2 up against Kaia Kanepi. Ons Jabeur similarly lost from a commanding position against Magda Linette, though the youngster who beat the Tunisian here in R4 last year showed edge to progress without playing well. Read on for more. Continue reading
Buatsi stays unbeaten at 16-0 with impressive UD win over domestic rival Richards
It wasn’t perfect, but domestic duels rarely are. Joshua Buatsi’s world title ambitions got another boost as he started well and led throughout en route to a unanimous decision victory over Craig Richards, in a battle of south London which didn’t disappoint from the O2 Arena. Continue reading
French Open 2022: Divisive draws announced, as Djokovic-Nadal-Alcaraz in same half
Ahead of Sunday’s first-round flurry of matches across both ATP and WTA circuits, an unbalanced men’s draw has predictably caused quite a stir before the year’s second Major. Read on to see which particular players will be fancying their chances of a deep run over the next fortnight on clay, while other rivals in different sections will be rueing their lack of luck… Continue reading
Treaty United 2-2 Cobh Ramblers: Ludden’s penalty brace sees hosts limp to draw vs. ten-man visitors
Despite a purposeful start, Treaty United were their own worst enemy as they limped to a 2-2 draw against ten-man Cobh Ramblers at the Markets Field in the First Division tonight. The result means Tommy Barrett’s men are now winless in their last seven across all competitions, despite taking the lead in three of those – fullback Marc Ludden netting a brace from the spot.
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Preview – Treaty United vs Cobh Ramblers: Two stagnant strugglers collide
After being undone by Paul Fox’s late equaliser last week, First Division playoff hopefuls Treaty United seek a morale-boosting victory against Cobh Ramblers on Friday evening. Will either side, both struggling, find a long-awaited three points? Continue reading
Following his Rome exploits, is Djokovic peaking at the right time to defend his title?
It had been 190 days – six months and nine days – since Novak Djokovic last won an ATP singles title before lifting the Rome Masters trophy for a record-extending sixth time by overwhelming Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday. Given the whirlwind half-year the Serbian has experienced, does the past week prove he’s peaking at the right time to defend his Roland Garros crown next?
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Conference Finals set after Celtics, Mavericks dominate their respective Game 7 duels
With their Game 1 clash vs. the Miami Heat set for tip-off in a few hours’ time, here’s a quick refresh: Boston Celtics, armed by a new career-high display from Grant Williams, overcame a 3-2 series deficit to knock out the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. Hours later, Dallas did similar but in enemy territory, stunning the Phoenix Suns in a historic blowout win. Continue reading
French Open 2022: Berrettini, Monfils, Murray among withdrawals before year’s second Major
Last year’s Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini, 2022 Australian Open quarter-finalist Gael Monfils and former world no. 1 Andy Murray are just three of those among the notable names who’ve recently announced they’ll be missing this year’s second Slam for various reasons. Continue reading
UFC Vegas 54: Blachowicz back to winning ways, calls for Teixeira-Prochazka winner
Former light-heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz ultimately prevailed against Aleksandar Rakic (#3), though the #1 contender would’ve much preferred a blistering KO than to witness the gruesome injury his Austrian adversary sustained. Elsewhere, there were big wins for fellow 205er Ryan Spann (#13) and women’s flyweight Katlyn Chookagian (#1), among others. Continue reading
Charlo chops Castano with R10 KO in back-and-forth rematch, becomes undisputed at 154lbs
After their first firefight last summer ended in a split draw, it’s no wonder this was nerve-racking for Jermell Charlo a second time. However, he was more intense and picked his moments better en route to a tenth-round stoppage vs. Brian Castano in their rematch. Beforehand, there was another early evening’s work for rising welterweight star Jaron Ennis in the co-main event. Continue reading
Jaron Ennis predicts dominant, eventual KO win over Custio Clayton overnight
Ahead of his heavily-anticipated return to the ring against Custio Clayton tonight, 24-year-old welterweight rising star Jaron Ennis has doubled down on his desire to make 2022 the best year yet: believing he will dominate and eventually stop an unbeaten Canadian (19-0-1, 12 KOs) who at 34, has a golden opportunity to skip the line, proving himself against the best at 147lbs. Continue reading
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