Leicester City Manager Ruud Van Nistelrooy has dismissed concerns that he could be sacked less than two months into his reign. The Foxes have lost their last seven Premier League games and another defeat on Sunday at Tottenham would equal a club record run set in 2001. They are second bottom, two points from safety,…
Back-to-back champion Aryna Sabalenka is looking to defend her Australian Open women’s singles crown tonight against powerful American Madison Keys. This is the sixth time Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys will be meeting each otherSabalenka won four of the previous five matches between the pair. Their first meeting was at the Cincinnati Open in 2018,…
World number one Jannik Sinner will face Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final after the defending champion saw off Ben Shelton in straight sets in Melbourne. Sinner recorded a 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 6-2 victory over American Shelton on Rod Laver Arena – the stage where he claimed his first major title 12 months ago….
Former Manchester United manager who was recently appointed to take charge of Besiktas Ole Gunnar Solskjaer won his first match in charge on Wednesday, beating Athletic Bilbao 4-1 in the Europa League. Solskjaer was named as the Black Eagles’ new boss on Saturday; his first job since being dismissed by United in 2021. Seventeen minutes into…
German side Borussia Dortmund have sacked head coach Nuri Sahin after their Champions League defeat at Bologna. Dortmund have lost four successive matches in all competitions since the winter break. The 2-1 defeat against the Italian club on Tuesday was their third loss in this season’s Champions League for last year’s beaten finalists. It means Dortmund…
Multiple Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic produced yet another scarcely-believable comeback to stun Carlos Alcaraz to reach the Australian Open semi-finals. The 37-year-old Serb defied injury, age and ranking to win 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 against his 21-year-old opponent in Melbourne. “It was possibly one of the best matches of the tournament on the men’s…
Embattled Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has not abandoned all hope of playing for the club again. Rashford has not featured for United since being substituted in the Europa League victory over Viktoria Plzen on 12 December, after which his training performances were called into question by head coach Ruben Amorim. The 27-year-old has been…
Action resume on Tuesday in the Uefa Champions League with Manchester City in danger of an early exit while Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa are flying Two games remain in the revamped Champions League’s new 36-team league phase.The top eight automatically progress to the last 16 and, crucially, skip the two-legged knockout play-off round. And…
An Australian broadcaster has apologised to Novak Djokovic for comments he made on TV that Djokovic considered “insulting and offensive”. Channel Nine’s Tony Jones shouted “Novak, he’s overrated, Novak’s a has-been, Novak kick him out” towards Djokovic fans while live on air at the Australian Open on Friday.As a result, Djokovic refused to do his…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and his wife, Cristina Serra, have decided to go their separate ways after over 30 years together. The couple reportedly made the decision in December, but kept it private, only sharing the news with those closest to them. Guardiola, known for keeping his personal life out of the spotlight, has…
