Fenerbahce drop Puma for Adidas after Galatasary-fuelled dispute</script
Fenerbahce are swapping Puma for a five-year deal with Adidas after a dispute with Puma who had opted to prioritise their deal with Galatasary in the Turkish market. While Fenerbahce have gained the reputation of being able to start an argument in a room on their own, the refusal to play second-fiddle to Puma’s focus […]
Bryan defends doubles gamble after U.S. Davis Cup exit
MALAGA, Spain, 
– United States skipper Bob Bryan stood by his decision to field debutant Ben Shelton in an inexperienced doubles duo after his side’s Davis Cup quarter-final loss to Australia on Thursday. The tie in Malaga was poised at 1-1 after Shelton lost his first-ever Davis Cup rubber to Thanasi Kokkinakis despite having […]
Ghanaian defender David Oduro joins Barcelona first team
Ghanaian defender David Oduro join the Barcelona first team today (Thursday) after a series of impressive performances for the B team. The 19-year-old was invited by head coach Hansi Flick to train with the senior side as they prepare for their upcoming La Liga clash against Celta Vigo following the international break. Oduro has caught […]
Injured Bulls F Patrick Williams returns to Chicago for tests
Bulls forward Patrick Williams is out for Wednesday’s road game against the Milwaukee Bucks and has returned to Chicago for imaging on his sore foot. The team said the tests and his absence are precautionary, a step the Bulls felt was necessary to protect Williams, 23, during the front-loaded early season schedule. Williams first appeared […]
Sabalenka eyes Serena-like dominance in the power game
BENGALURU, – A sparkling 2024 in which Aryna Sabalenka swept the hardcourt Grand Slams and clinched the year-end world number one ranking has left the powerful Belarusian dreaming of dominating the women’s game as Serena Williams did for so long. Once best known for a propensity to lose her cool on court, Sabalenka has transformed […]
Rafael Nadal’s legacy is a relentlessness that inspired Carlos Alcaraz and plenty of others
MALAGA, Spain — Not surprisingly, Rafael Nadal couldn’t take a step around the grounds of the Davis Cup Final 8 in recent days without hearing requests for a handshake or a selfie. And that was just from the other professional tennis players, to speak nothing of the fans. The significance of Nadal’s retirement is […]
Alysha Clark gets chance to play close to home by joining Athletes Unlimited
Alysha Clark jumped at the chance to play close to home. After playing overseas for many years in the offseason, the Tennessee native joined Athletes Unlimited this winter. The organization will play its fourth season in Nashville from Feb. 5-March 2. “It’s really exciting as I haven’t played at home since college,” Clark, who played […]
Brilliant Paolini leads Italy to fifth Billie Jean King Cup title
MALAGA, Spain, – Jasmine Paolini put on a tennis masterclass to steer Italy to a fifth Billie Jean King Cup title as she beat Rebecca Sramkova 6-2 6-1 in the second singles rubber to wrap up a 2-0 win over Slovakia in the final on Wednesday. A year after Italy suffered a heartbreaking defeat […]
Morocco U-20 nears AFCON qualification after draw with Algeria
Morocco’s U-20 team is on the brink of securing qualification for the 2024 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a 1-1 draw with Algeria in their latest match in the UNAF U-20 tournament. Leading the North Zone of the competition, which also serves as a qualifier for the U-20 AFCON, Morocco currently tops the […]
Romania awarded win over kosovo after walk-off
Romania have been awarded a 3-0 victory over Kosovo after their Nations League match in Bucharest was abandoned when the visiting team walked off, UEFA said on Wednesday. The Group C2 game was abandoned in stoppage time on Friday after the Kosovo players left the field with the score at 0-0 when they heard pro-Serbia […]