Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal will compete for the top prize in Saudi Arabia (Picture: Getty) The Six Kings Slam tennis tournament gets underway today in Saudi Arabia, featuring legendary duo Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. The lucrative exhibition event marks Nadal’s penultimate appearance before he enters retirement after the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga...
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George Baldock dead aged 31: Former Sheffield United defender found in the pool of his home in Greece
Former Sheffield United star George Baldock has been found dead in a swimming pool at his home in Greece at the age of just 31. The former Premier League defender, who was playing for Greek club Panathinaikos in Athens after moving from the Blades this summer, was discovered after his partner back home in England had been...
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This is a smouldering civil war that could tear English football asunder
Much as many might shudder at such spectacles, they accurately reflect the Premier League’s competitive balance, or lack of it. What was once a competition fraught with jeopardy risks becoming an entrenched duopoly. City can claim others have spent similarly lavishly during Abu Dhabi’s 16 years of ownership, with Manchester United investing billions into trying...
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NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo dead at 58 after battling brain cancer
Basketball legend Dikembe Mutombo has tragically died at the age of 58 after battling brain cancer. Mutombo had a legendary career in the NBA where he played for the Nuggets, Hawks, 76ers, Nets, Knicks and Rockets before retiring in 2009. He became an eight-time NBA All-Star and stood a whopping 7ft2. But in October 2022,...
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99-year-old threatens to chain herself to All England Club to stop Wimbledon expansion – ‘Let them arrest me’
A 99-year-old veteran actress is prepared to chain herself to the ground of the All England Club in protest over their plans to expand Wimbledon. The Wimbledon Park Golf Club was sold to the All England Club five years ago with plans for the 23-acre site to be redeveloped for new tennis courts. But the...
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Ramon Sosa rescues point for Forest with first goal in English football
Substitute Ramon Sosa scored his first goal in English football to earn Nottingham Forest a 2-2 draw at Brighton in a Premier League match which saw both managers sent off. The Paraguay forward, a summer signing from Argentinian club Talleres, capitalised on a defensive lapse from the Seagulls with 20 minutes remaining at the Amex...
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Will basketball ever make it rain in the UK? – Thred Website
It didn’t take me long to understand basketball’s true reality in this country. The strife and perils that seem to curse this sport. Since the late 80s, the propriety league in this country has been the BBL – not Brazilian Butt Lift, but British Basketball League – which has seen promising peaks and turbulent troughs....
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Emma Raducanu spotted looking glum after flying back to London following US Open exit
Emma Raducanu has been photographed looking glum after flying back to London following her recent defeat in the first round of the US Open. The 21-year-old was sent crashing out of the competition by Sofia Kenin, with critics quick to take aim at the Briton in the time since. Raducanu finally broke her social media...
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What time is Jack Draper’s US Open match? How to watch Alex de Minar clash
Jack Draper faces Katie Boulter’s boyfriend in the last eight (Picture: Getty) British No.1 tennis star Jack Draper has reached the first major quarter-final of his career and is set to take on Australia’s Alex de Minaur in his next match today in the US Open quarter-finals. Draper, seen by many as the heir to...
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US Open tennis player who disrespected ball girl sorry for ‘terrible’ behaviour
Yulia Putintseva took her anger out on a blameless youngster (Picture: Getty) Yulia Putintseva, the US Open tennis player who went viral for brutally disrespecting a ball girl, has issued an apology for her ‘terrible’ behaviour. Putintseva bizarrely took her frustrations out on a blameless youngster during her third-round loss to Wimbledon runner-up Jasmine Paolini...
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What time is Emma Raducanu playing today at US Open 2024?
The Briton skipped the Olympics to focus on the hard-court swing (Picture: Getty) Emma Raducanu faces Sofia Kenin in the first round of the 2024 US Open today, as the British tennis star looks to enjoy a deep run in New York. It has been three years since Raducanu remarkably landed the trophy in 2021...
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LIVE: Aston Villa vs Arsenal – English Premier League football match
3 UpdatesAuto-updates Brighton upset Manchester United in the first game of the day Brighton have beaten Manchester United 2-1 in the first Premier League game of the day. Danny Welbeck gave the home side the lead against his former club before Amad Diallo levelled for the Red Devils. Joao Pedro netted five minutes into stoppage...