Ukrainian tennis star Yelyzaveta Kotliar is under investigation in her homeland after shaking hands with a Russian opponent after her first-round match at the Australian Open, according to The Daily Mail. Kotliar lost to Vlada Mincheva 2-6 4-6 in the Girls’ Singles draw. It has been customary for Ukrainian andContinue Reading
The pressure was eased on Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino on Tuesday night as his side hammered Middlesbrough 6-1 to reach the League Cup final, but the club are still pursuing January deals. The Blues are being heavily linked with ex-Real Madrid man Karim Benzema, who is unhappy in Saudi Arabia.Continue Reading
Chelsea ensured that lightning did not strike twice by overcoming a narrow first-leg deficit to beat Middlesbrough at home and reach this year’s Carabao Cup final. The Blues were stunned in the reverse fixture at the Riverside but recovered by pulling off a 6-1 rout to book their visit toContinue Reading
But on the whole, Pochettino was impressed with Chelsea and especially their clinical nature in front of goal. It marked a stark contrast from the first leg when they could not break Michael Carrick’s side down. “Today we were very clinical in front of goal,” he added. “We missed thatContinue Reading
Tim Henman has insisted that Novak Djokovic’s “ominous” demeanour will spell bad news for his rivals at the Australian Open. The Serb has won 33 consecutive matches at the Major and according to Henman, that record is unlikely to come to an end any time soon. “It’s very ominous forContinue Reading
Arsenal and the links with Dusan Vlahovic have refused to go away. Arteta chased the Serbian superemo several seasons ago when first rebuilding the Gunners, but was beaten to the punch by Juventus in a £66m deal. Since, things have not gone to plan for Vlahovic in Serie A, whileContinue Reading
Australian Open organisers faced another scheduling issue on Tuesday as the day session finished 90 minutes after the night matches were due to begin. Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff both needed more than three hours to win their matches, delaying Aryna Sabalenka vs Barbora Krejcikova and Jannik Sinner vs AndreyContinue Reading
Alcaraz was asked by tennis legend Jim Courier about his favourite players after revealing that he ‘loves to watch every match’ that he can. He singled out Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner before he was put on the spot about the WTA players he enjoys watching, but theContinue Reading
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has apologised to fans who were upset that many Blues players failed to go over and acknowledge them at the Riverside in the aftermath of the team’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg defeat to Middlesbrough a fortnight ago. Chelsea underwhelmed in the north east and lostContinue Reading
Everton are reportedly willing to sell Amadou Onana this month if they receive an offer in the region of £50million. The Belgian international has been heavily linked with a move to Arsenal this month, and a deal now appears possible given that the Toffees have set an asking price withinContinue Reading
