• November 25, 2024

Emma Raducanu: Briton to face world No 1 Iga Swiatek in Stuttgart quarter-finals | Tennis News

Emma Raducanu set up a blockbuster meeting with world No 1 Iga Swiatek at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart after defeating Czech teenager Linda Noskova on Thursday. Raducanu, the 2021 US Open champion, continued her stunning run of form after inspiring Great Britain to qualify for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals with…

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Mbappe, PSG face fight to keep Champions League dream alive

Paris Saint-Germain’s French forward #07 Kylian Mbappe (R) celebrates after Paris Saint-Germain’s French forward #10 Ousmane Dembele (C) scored an equalizer during the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal first leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and FC Barcelona at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on April 10, 2024. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA /…

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Sheffield United will face a points deduction for their next season in the EFL when relegated from Premier League | Football News

Sheffield United will face a points deduction for their next season in the EFL. The Blades will be deducted two points at the start of the next season that they are in the Championship, with a further two points suspended. An EFL statement said: “The sanction relates to the 2022/23 season, when the club defaulted…

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Paris 2024 Olympics football draw: Emma Hayes’ United States face Germany and Australia | Football News

Emma Hayes will start life in charge of the United States women’s team against Germany and Australia at the Paris Olympics. The draw for the men’s and women’s tournaments at this summer’s Olympic Games was held at a ceremony in Saint-Denis on Wednesday which Team GB did not qualify for. It was announced in November…

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Man Utd draw Coventry in FA Cup semi-final and holders Man City face Chelsea | Football News

Holders Man City have been drawn against Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals, while Man Utd will face Championship side Coventry. These games will be played on the weekend of April 20 at Wembley. Manchester United progressed to the last four following an epic 4-3 win over Liverpool in extra-time. More to follow… Pep Guardiola’s…

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Man City to face Real Madrid in Champions League quarter-finals while Arsenal draw Bayern Munich | Football News

Manchester City will face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final while Arsenal were drawn against Bayern Munich. Arsenal will host Bayern in the first leg as former Tottenham star Harry Kane returns to north London. Holders City must overcome Real once again to defend their crown after trouncing the 14-time winners last season in…

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Chiba ousts New Taipei to face Seoul SK in EASL Final

Chiba Jets stay unbeaten and are headed to the EASL Final. LAPU-LAPU CITY—Yuki Togashi led a stirring finish as the Chiba Jets outlasted the New Taipei Kings, 92-84, Friday night to arrange a showdown with the Seoul SK Knights for the championship of the East Asia Super League (EASL) here. Togashi either scored or assisted…

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Naoya Inoue to face Luis Nery for super-bantamweight world titles

Japan’s WBC and WBO super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) Japan’s undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue on Wednesday promised a “white-hot fight” as he announced a title defense against Mexico’s Luis Nery at the Tokyo Dome on May 6. The unbeaten Inoue, nicknamed “Monster”, will be back in action…

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Liverpool face Sparta Prague, Brighton draw Roma as Europa League and Europa Conference League last-16 draws made | Football News

Premier League leaders Liverpool will face Sparta Prague in the last 16 of the Europa League, while Brighton face another glamour tie against Roma. The Reds will travel to the Czech capital for the first leg on March 7, before a return at Anfield a week later in a competition Liverpool have won three times…

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Super League: Franklin Pele, Michael McIlorum and Liam Watts face up to six-game bans after tribunal referrals | Rugby League News

Franklin Pele, Liam Watts and Michael McIlorum are facing the prospect of lengthy bans following their red cards in the opening round of the 2024 Betfred Super League season. Pele was sent off on his debut for Hull FC in their opening-night 22-0 defeat to rivals Hull KR, while McIlorum and Watts were both dismissed…

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