Handre Pollard (centre) and his South Africa team-mates celebrate beating the All Blacks to win the 2023 World Cup – Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters The All Blacks know what is coming. Forwards coach Jason Ryan this week described the bus ride into Ellis Park, weaving past the hundreds of braais lining the streets, and greeted by certain…

Carlos Alcaraz mocks Jannik Sinner: “My brother serves better than you!”© © @Revoluterss X account The 21-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, in a training session, made fun of his friend and rival Jannik Sinner, also to try to defuse the heated atmosphere that surrounded the young Italian after the news about the doping issue came out last August 20th. Alcaraz, engaged…

Alcaraz-US-Open-draw© PA Images Carlos Alcaraz has received a huge US Open boost with his draw opening up nicely following the surprise exits of two projected opponents. World No 3 Alcaraz will not be on court until later on Thursday, with the Spaniard playing the final night session match on Arthur Ashe Stadium against Botic van de Zandschulp. However,…

British number one Jack Draper set up a likely US Open third-round tie with Carlos Alcaraz after beating Argentinian Facundo Diaz Acosta. Draper, who enjoys playing on the American hard courts having made it to the fourth round in New York last year, was far too good for Diaz Acosta, winning 6-4 6-2 6-2. But…

Novak Djokovic described his serving performance in his second round win against Laslo Djere at the 2024 US Open as “awful” and also received treatment for a physical issue during the match. The Serbian assessed that he had not served well in either of his first two matches in New York, but expressed confidence he…

Novak Djokovic continues breaking records, reaching an incredible milestone in Grand Slams after defeating Laslo Djere (No. 109) in the second round of the US Open. The 37-year-old player advanced after his opponent retired, with Djokovic leading 6-4, 6-4, 2-0. The 24-time Grand Slam champion played for more than two hours in the first two sets and…

The Serbian tennis player analyzed the physical difficulties suffered in the match against his countryman Novak Djokovic’s path at the US Open had a small jolt in the 2nd round. The Serbian tennis player reached the third round after the withdrawal of his countryman Laslo Djere due to physical problems, a match that to tell the truth was…

With the Tour Championship upon us, there will be endless replays of Woods’ comeback victory in 2018. It is considered one of the most enduring scenes in sport history – as an all-time icon walked among thousands of fans to pull off something nobody thought was possible. The golf legend had not won on the PGA Tour…

The New York Jets-Haason Reddick contract situation is still trying to figure itself out. In his effort to earn a new deal, the Pro-Bowler in Reddick has held himself out of all team activities and stayed away from the facility. However, GM Joe Douglas has continued to stay in communication with Reddick and his representatives…

Marquette released a video on X that started out looking great. It was really slick and well made…and then it got boring. Duke social media sets an incredibly high bar. This year’s episode 1 of Duke Blue Planet starts with the team watching the US-South Sudan game from the Paris Olympics and you can tell pretty quickly…

When the Cowboys selected Ryan Flournoy in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL draft, fans weren’t sure what to think. Flournoy, a largely unknown prospect from tiny Southeast Missouri State, wasn’t a household name to even those in the draft community. Flournoy was just the 16th SEMO player ever taken in the NFL draft. His film…

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko ranked No. 6 overall on Paul Pidutti’s list of the top 20 active NHL goalies published to Daily Faceoff on Wednesday. Demko, 28, posted strong numbers while battling nagging knee issues with the Canucks in 2023-24, going 35-14-2 with a .918 save percentage in 51 games during the regular season before suffering a knee…