Women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah are pumped up to end their two-year title drought in the Hong Kong Open despite a huge challenge ahead.
They face a significant hurdle in the form of China’s Paris Olympics silver medallists Liu Shengshu-Tan Ning in the final at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon today. Despite the tough battle that awaits them, the world No. 8 duo are keen to crown their superb run with the title. Yesterday, Pearly-Thinaah showed great fighting […]
AC Milan manager Paulo Fonseca said his side gained much-needed confidence from their 4-0 win over Venezia on Saturday as they now prepare for matches against Liverpool and Inter Milan.
The 51-year-old, who has been with Milan since June, has already faced pressure due to a lacklustre start, with two draws and a loss before the comfortable home victory over Venezia, with all the goals coming inside the first half an hour. “Our season already started four rounds ago, we dropped points and need to […]
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said his side were not dominant enough to deserve a 2-0 win at Real Sociedad secured with second-half penalties by Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe.
However, Ancelotti praised his players’ resilience and was proud of how they were able to endure the home side’s pressure and claim three valuable points. “It was a complicated match. We didn’t deserve to win, because Real Sociedad pushed us really hard,” he told a press conference. “We held on and suffered, showed character and […]
Four goals before the half-hour mark helped AC Milan to thrash Venezia 4-0 for a resounding Serie A home win on Saturday.
Milan had a disappointing start to the season, with two draws and a loss, but they delivered an impressive performance on Saturday to secure their first win of the campaign. Theo Hernandez gave Milan the lead just two minutes in with a shot from a tight angle which deflected off Venezia keeper Jesse Joronen’s legs […]
Chelsea leave it late at Bournemouth
Chelsea substitute Christopher Nkunku struck in the 86th minute to secure a 1-0 victory at Bournemouth in a game littered with a Premier League record 14 yellow cards on Saturday. Bournemouth twice struck the woodwork and Evanilson had a first-half penalty saved by Robert Sanchez. But Chelsea finished the game strongly and Nkunku, who came […]
MANCHESTER United resume their Premier League title bid with a trip to Southampton today, a fixture that could well add to the wretched start they made to this season 
The Red Devils won their opening match and then lost the next two, including the hammering they endured in their last outing at the hands of their old enemy, Liverpool. Against Russell Martin’s Southampton, one would expect Erik ten Hag’s expensively assembled Man United squad to come through unscathed, despite them being horribly exposed as […]
Naomi Osaka Splits With Coach Fissette 
Naomi Osaka has parted ways with coach Wim Fissette after four years together across two stints, the 26-year-old announced late on Friday. The former world number one won two of her four Grand Slam titles under the guidance of the Belgian, but is currently 75th in the rankings having returned to the tour nine months […]
Julien Alfred ends Perfect Season, Ingebrigtsen Earns Revenge
Olympic 100 metres champion Julien Alfred completed her perfect season at the finale of the Diamond League series in Brussels on Friday, while Jakob Ingebrigtsen secured victory in the 1,500 metres to make up for his Paris hiccup. Alfred, the Olympic gold medallist from St Lucia, led most of the women’s 100 metres but was […]
Why Jack Draper defeated in the US Open 
Jack Draper could not inspire Great Britain to a Davis Cup comeback win over Argentina as his first match since reaching the US Open semi-finals ended in defeat. The British number one was given an electrifying ovation in Manchester but the mood flattened as he went on to lose 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 against Francisco Cerundolo. […]
Pep Guardiola says he is glad the hearing into Man City’s 115 charges for alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules is set to begin.
Manager Pep Guardiola says Manchester City’s Premier League rivals want to see the club punished for alleged breaches of the top flight’s financial rules. Guardiola says he is glad the hearing into City’s 115 charges will begin on Monday. City were charged and referred to an independent commission in February 2023 following a four-year investigation. […]