The iconic Alexandra Palace has held the Masters since 2012 but Ronnie O’Sullivan took issue with some of the conditions on Thursday. The Rocket booked his place in the semi-finals against John Higgins, but was aghast at the state of Ally Pally. “Everywhere’s just dirty, it’s cold, I’m freezing,” heContinue Reading
Australian Open CEO Craig Tiley has claimed that Rafael Nadal will return to tennis in February after pulling out of the first Grand Slam of the year. The 37-year-old made his long-awaited return from injury this month but suffered a micro-tear in his hip at the Brisbane International that forcedContinue Reading
Newcastle fans have been left furious by the decision taken by ITV to put their FA Cup fourth-round clash with Fulham at 7pm on a Saturday evening. The Magpies’ supporters have been tasked with navigating their way around several tricky kick-off times this season and now face a five-hour, nearContinue Reading
Ronnie O’Sullivan has launched a scathing attack on the state of the “disgusting” Alexandra Palace. The Rocket reached a 15th Masters snooker semi-final, and first in five years, as he saw off Barry Hawkins 6-3 in an error-strewn encounter. And the world No.1 had a pop at the upkeep ofContinue Reading
Tottenham are about to pull off an impressive coup by signing Radu Dragusin ahead of Bayern Munich, but recent comments emerging from the player’s camp may leave the north London club less than impressed. Spurs agreed to sign the outgoing Genoa centre-back in a deal worth around £25million ahead ofContinue Reading
We’ve reached the quarter-final stage of The Masters snooker at the Alexandra Palace with Ronnie O’Sullivan taking on Barry Hawkins for a place in the final four. Shaun Murphy v Jack Lisowski, Judd Trump v Ali Carter, and Mark Selby v Mark Allen complete the last-eight. The first of today’s two matchesContinue Reading
The Australian Open is set to get underway on Sunday after the qualifiers come to an end. Novak Djokovic, who has won the tournament an incredible 10 times, is the favourite to land the trophy in the men’s draw but could face Andy Murray in a third round encounter. AndContinue Reading
Andy Murray will start his 16th Australian Open against No.30 seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry – and Novak Djokovic awaits in the third round if both make it that far. Emma Raducanu will return to Grand Slam tennis against Shelby Rogers in the first round of the Australian Open. Former US Open champion RaducanuContinue Reading
Liverpool managed to put one foot in the Carabao Cup final by coming from behind to beat Fulham on home soil. Willian’s first-half strike gave the visitors the lead against the run of play but two quick-fire goals from Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo turned the match on its head.Continue Reading
John Higgins has urged snooker chiefs to scrap the traditional waistcoat and bow tie dress code. In recent years, Judd Trump has called for the sport’s authorities to revolutionise the game’s image to bring in a younger audience, and now Higgins has had his say. Higgins said: “Life is movingContinue Reading
