C'est le neuvième titre en carrière pour le 24e joueur mondial, qui sera la semaine prochaine à Auckland. "Aujourd'hui, ce n'était pas facile de gérer toutes les émotions que j'ai ressenties sur le court", a-t-il toutefois concédé. "Pourquoi ne pourrais-je pas me rapprocher du top 10?", se surprend-il à espérer. Comme devant Stan Wawrinka et devant Tomas Berdych , Roberto Bautista-Agut a bâ... [Full Article...]
Fields came to Georgia out of Harrison High School in Kennesaw. His 50 touchdown passes this season broke Drew Brees' single-season Big Ten mark, to go with a 70-percent completion rate and almost 5,000 passing yards. Both are close and have trained with quarterbacks coach Quincy Avery. Eason did sit out the 2018 season, where as Fields intends to apply for a waiver to make him immediately eligi... [Full Article...]
Celtic say they have requested a meeting with Scottish FA Chief Executive, Ian Maxwell, and the Association's Head of Refereeing following the match, which ended in a 1-0 win for Rangers . Chris Sutton is a hero among many Hoops fans but he isn't feeling too confident about his old teams chances at the moment, unless Brendan Rodgers delves into the coffers. [Full Article...]
However, moments later a penalty was awarded to Newport when the ball struck Marc Albrighton's arm, which was converted by Padraig Amond in the 85th minute. Speaking to OTB AM this morning, the Carlow man talked through his decisive spot-kick, and the satisfaction he felt at overcoming the undue attention of an English worldwide doing all he could to distract Amond at the crucial moment. [Full Article...]
Dejan Lovren may not have stated outright that Liverpool could go unbeaten this season in the Premier League , as has been widely reported, but Thursday night ensured such talk became redundant. City took all three points at the Etihad as Leroy Sane grabbed a late victor, but Liverpool may feel hard done by that Vincent Kompany was not dismissed for a lunge on Mohammed Salah. [Full Article...]
Update, 12:15 p.m., January 5: ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that USC has denied permission to the New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals to interview its new offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury. Since then, his name has been mentioned in multiple coaching hirings. ESPN's Adam Schefter followed up by confirming that Kingsbury is expected to begin interviewing for National Football League jobs, ... [Full Article...]
Not bad for a teenaged qualifier who started the week ranked No. 152 in the world. After smashing a forehand to finish the match, Andreescu kneeled and placed her hands over head as the crowd gave her a standing ovation. Williams, 38, edged the first set with a timely break at 5-4 and broke again early in the second before serving up a masterclass with the loss of just five more points on serve ... [Full Article...]
Australia's two most experienced batsmen, Usman Khawaja and Shaun Marsh, scored one half-century apiece. Australia then suffered the indignity of being forced to follow on at home for the first time in 30 years as Kohli twisted the knife. [Full Article...]
The win gave Switzerland a 1-0 lead in the tie - enough to book them a spot in Saturday's final given they already beat Great Britain (3-0) and the USA (2-1) earlier in the tournament. Zverev had evened up the head-to-head stats with Fed last year with some decisive victories, especially finishing up the year at the ATP Finals event as the victor. [Full Article...]
They booed Jackson during an entire drive early in the fourth quarter as the Ravens trailed the Chargers 20-3 before making a late comeback that fell short. The Ravens had just 229 total offensive yards, while the Chargers had 243. Michael Badgley kicked five field goals, and the Los Angeles Chargers contained rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens to carve out a 23-17 vic... [Full Article...]
Court records obtained by Washington ABC 7 News and The Athletic showed that Rooney was arrested in Loudon County, Virginia, on December 16 for cursing and intoxication, a misdemeanour for which he was released from custody on his own recognisance before paying the fine and court costs on Friday. [Full Article...]
Dallas will play at the Los Angeles Rams next weekend if the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Chicago Bears on Sunday, and the Cowboys will face the New Orleans Saints if the Bears win. Beasley soon returned, but was seen limping heavily on the ankle. After nine offensive plays from scrimmage, five yards of total offense and no first downs in the first quarter, the Seahawks had a much better start... [Full Article...]
Rivers has two or more touchdown passes in 14 of his last 17 games. The defensive backfield has proved capable of shutting down big-play receivers, including Keenan Allen in Week 16. Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson evades a tackler against the New Orleans Saints. The Chargers might be the AFC's most well-rounded team with the NFL's No.6 scoring offense and the No.8 scoring de... [Full Article...]
Australia have never gone through a four-Test home series without at least one batsman reaching triple figures, but until Monday Marcus Harris has the top score with just 79. Kuldeep (3-71) - who had Usman Khawaja (27) caught in the 22nd over - then caught and bowled Travis Head for 20 on the cusp of tea and then bowled Tim Paine (5) in the first over after the interval. [Full Article...]
Scoring hasn't come easy to Alvaro Morata this season, but the Spaniard scored twice for Chelsea on Saturday as they beat Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup and marked the goals by not celebrating at all, instead looking completely devoid of emotion. [Full Article...]
South Africa's fast bowlers took their team to the brink of another series win at home as Pakistan were bowled out for 294 right at the end of day three of the second test in Cape Town , leaving the Proteas needing just 41 runs for victory. [Full Article...]
The only time that a contract situation over Aaron Ramsey would come about is if Ramsey is actually being affected by all the talk and whether he's going to leave or not. And with Arsenal boss Unai Emery keen to add to his defensive options this month, reports suggest that Ramsey may well be allowed to leave for Juve in the coming weeks if Morocco worldwide Benatia heads for London. [Full Article...]
Defending champion Julia Goerges is bidding to become just the third back-to-back ASB Classic victor in tournament history, following Patty Fendick (1988-89) and Eleni Daniilidou (2003-04). Wozniacki, meanwhile, is the world No. 3 and the reigning Australian Open champion. Today she didn't serve as well as other matches I've seen her play. [Full Article...]
Actuellement 29e mondiale, Sharapova (31 ans) a préféré renoncer pour une douleur à la cuisse gauche, qu'elle a fait soigner entre les deux sets, en prévision des Internationaux d'Australie qui débute le 14 janvier. "Je ferai de mon mieux pour être de la finale, a ajouté Sabalenka ". Wang Yafan , qui s'était inclinée au deuxième tour l'année dernière, sera opposée à Aryna Sabalenka . [Full Article...]
We never had a kick the first five minutes. "I have had plenty of time to speak to them and not much time to train, so if any of the players think it's a holiday they're wrong". "There will be tougher times coming, there will be tougher games coming up, we know that". Sanchez will need treatment ahead of the trip to Wembley, with the forward's first start under the Norwegian ending with a hams... [Full Article...]