Abhinav Kini Articles - Page 16

Bayern Munich have officially tabled their first offer for Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane. According to The Athletic’s David Ornstein, the Bundesliga champions have submitted an offer of €70 million ($76 million) plus add-ons. As things stand, there is no word on whether Spurs have accepted or rejected the bid. Kane has been a hot […]

Carlos Alcaraz received plenty of praise from Ivan Ljubicic — the former coach of Roger Federer. Alcaraz recently won his first grass title at the Queen’s Club Championships. It notably moved him back above Novak Djokovic as the new World No. 1 in the ATP rankings. And although he isn’t favored to win Wimbledon over […]

Bellator fighter Dillon Danis was roasted by Twitter once again. With Errol Spence Jr. taking on Terence Crawford in a long-awaited welterweight title unification clash next month on July 29, it’s fair to say a good portion of the combat sports world is tuning in for their boxing showdown. There is competition, however. UFC 291 […]

Manchester City have seen their latest offer for West Ham United captain Declan Rice rejected. According to The Athletic’s David Ornstein, the Premier League champions made a formal proposal Monday night worth £80 million with £10 million in add-ons. However, the Hammers were left unimpressed and quickly rejected the Manchester City bid. Arsenal — who […]

Shawn Porter doesn’t like the word “phenom” being thrown around in the sport of boxing. The former two-time welterweight champion competed with some of the best fighters over a career that stretched from 2008 to 2021. During that time, he’s seen a number of boxers being labeled as phenoms of which many times, Porter has […]

Nick Kyrgios has given his approval of Saudi Arabia getting involved in the sport of tennis. It was recently reported that the Gulf nation were in talks with the ATP Tour to acquire a stake using their Public Investment Fund. It potentially signals the latest foray into the sports world from Saudi Arabia as they […]

Shane Burgos had a pretty good day in the office at PFL 6 last week. The former UFC featherweight enjoyed a unanimous decision win over Yamato Nishikawa in their lightweight bout to earn his first victory under the PFL banner. And according to the disclosed payouts from the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission acquired by […]

Gradey Dick not only received a follow from Drake — he got a hilarious welcome from the Raptors super fan as well. Dick was the No. 13 pick by the Raptors in the 2023 NBA Draft and the former Kansas wing certainly made a splash on draft night with his fit and overall charisma. The […]

Contrary to former UFC star Chael Sonnen’s claims, Mark Zuckerberg isn’t fighting Elon Musk — for now. Social media has been abuzz ever since the two tech billionaires agreed to a fight with UFC president Dana White all but ready to promote it under his banner promotion’s banner. Sonnen took things further while recently appearing […]

Roy Jones Jr. believes Vasiliy Lomachenko made a fatal mistake that cost him in his fight with Devin Haney. Lomachenko challenged for Haney’s lightweight titles last month in an extremely close and competitive contest that saw the champion come out on top by points with the three judges scoring it 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113. It […]

Former two-division boxing champion Timothy Bradley gave his prediction for the proposed Deontay Wilder vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. fight. Wilder is currently expected to fight Anthony Joshua on the Saudi Arabia mega card slated for December. However, it appears he could potentially have one fight prior to that as his team recently sent an offer […]

Robert Whittaker will not be underestimating Dricus du Plessis by any means. The former middleweight champion takes on Du Plessis on the UFC 290 card taking place July 8 in Las Vegas. It is essentially a title eliminator with the winner expected to challenge Israel Adesanya in the UFC 293 main event in September. For […]

Novak Djokovic could become the unanimous GOAT of tennis and make the age-old debate meaningless. That’s according to Roger Federer’s former coach Ivan Ljubicic who was commenting on the Serbian superstar’s recent successes. Earlier this month, Djokovic won the French Open to make it a record 23 Grand Slam titles. That win notably saw him […]

Shawn Porter revealed the one major difference between Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford. Spence and Crawford are set to battle next month on July 29 in a welterweight title unification bout that has been many years in the making. Spence will put his WBC, WBA and IBF titles on the line while Crawford will […]

UFC president Dana White defended his interest in making Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg — a fight he believes isn’t a gimmick. Ever since Musk and Zuckerberg seemingly agreed to having a billionaire showdown on social media, White has been aggressively hyping it up and seems all but ready to promote it under the UFC […]

Only one player is capable of stopping Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon according to the former coach of Roger Federer. Djokovic is the heavy favorite to win a joint-record eighth title at the All-England Club this year following his French Open victory earlier this month. The Serbian’s win in Paris notably saw him win an impressive […]

Lionel Messi has finally broken his silence on his relationship with certain sections of PSG fans. The 36-year-old was repeatedly booed and jeered by some PSG fans towards the latter half of this past season as the Ligue 1 champions had an underwhelming end to the 2022/23 campaign. The World Cup winner was also targeted […]

Former British No. 1 Andrew Castle has explained why Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are special players at Wimbledon. Djokovic is coming off a win in the French Open earlier this month that saw him move up to a record 23 Grand Slam titles won. He is now easily the favorite to come out on […]

Eddie Hearn has seemingly changed his tune when it comes to predicting Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz. Former UFC lightweight and welterweight Diaz will make his professional boxing debut when he takes on Paul in a 185-pound matchup taking place Aug. 5 in Dallas, Texas. When predicting the fight last month, Matchroom Boxing promoter Hearn […]

PFL lightweight Shane Burgos is baffled as to why more UFC fighters don’t test the market. Burgos is among a few notable names — including Francis Ngannou — to depart the UFC and test free agency before eventually signing with the PFL. The former UFC featherweight is now not only is making a “stupid amount […]

Arsenal had their best chance of winning a first Premier League title since 2004 this past season. After finishing fifth in the 2021/22 season, Mikel Arteta’s men came out blazing during the 2022/23 season as they topped the table for the majority of the season and played some exciting, scintillating football while doing so as […]

Nick Kyrgios is at risk of not featuring at Wimbledon this year. The talented Aussie announced Saturday that he would be withdrawing from the Mallorca Open — which takes place June 25 to July 1 — because of injury suspected to be ongoing knee issues. That’s despite training at the Santa Ponsa Country Club on […]

Austin Trout made his prediction for the planned Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermall Charlo fight. It was revealed earlier this week that Alvarez had signed a three-fight deal with PBC with his next fight in September highly likely to be a defense of his 168-pound titles against WBC middleweight champion Charlo. Nothing is official yet, but […]

When it comes to the GOAT debate in tennis, the results speak for Novak Djokovic. Djokovic recently became a record 23-time Grand Slam winner following his win at the French Open earlier this month. It has led to increased declarations that the Serbian superstar is the greatest tennis player of all time. And while former […]

Whether the Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg fight actually happens remains to be seen, but it has certainly caught the attention of the MMA world and certain UFC fighters in particular. A proposed fight between the two tech billionaires has caused a stir on social media with just about everyone chiming in on who they […]

Canelo Alvarez may have his next opponent for September. Alvarez recently defended his super-middleweight titles against John Ryder with a comfortable unanimous decision win during Cinco de Mayo weekend. The Mexican superstar was expected to face WBO light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol in a rematch in September next. However, there have been roadblocks when it […]

Rafael Nadal made headlines in the tennis world when he revealed he would be missing the French Open. But that’s not all — he’s essentially missing the rest of the 2023 tennis season which means in what is likely to be his penultimate season on the ATP Tour, we’re set for a Wimbledon event without […]

With Kai Havertz all but set to sign for Arsenal in a big-money deal, the question now arises — where will he play for the Gunners? Although he has mainly played as a forward for a dysfunctional Chelsea team last season, one of Havertz’s great attributes is his versatility as he can also play out […]

There is one boxing match that is a possibility for Francis Ngannou — one with British veteran Derek Chisora. Appearing on The MMA Hour, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn was speaking about his plans for making Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder on the proposed Saudi Arabia mega card in December which would also feature Oleksandr […]

When it comes to learning from the tennis greats on grass, Carlos Alcaraz is only looking at Roger Federer and Andy Murray. Alcaraz is currently competing at the Queen’s Club Championships where he required two and a half hours to get past Arthur Rinderknech as he came from a set down to win 4-6, 7-5, […]

Lionel Messi is one of the greatest footballers of all time, if not the greatest. It’s an opinion that is held by virtually everyone within the world of football and even sports, but Messi being the greatest footballer ever period is also a widely-held opinion for fans, players and media alike. For many, it was […]

Kristaps Porzingis is no longer part of the Wizards — and it’s a mixed bag of emotions for Washington fans. After a failed three-team trade earlier in the day, the Celtics finally got their man as Porzingis was traded to Boston in a new three-team deal involving the Memphis Grizzlies. The Celtics also received two […]

UFC bantamweight star Sean O’Malley offered up an interesting suggestion for the female contingent of the roster. While discussing a plethora of topics on his podcast, his coach Tim Welch brought up a now-deleted tweet from 2020 of lightweight champion Islam Makhachev claiming that MMA was not a woman’s sport. This was notably after witnessing […]

It’s fair to say UFC 289 didn’t go how lightweight champion Islam Makhachev wanted. In the co-main event, former champion Charles Oliveira took on the streaking Beneil Dariush with the winner — especially if it was Dariush — all but likely to challenge Makhachev for the title next. Despite Dariush being a slight favorite going […]

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn provided an update on Anthony Joshua’s next fight. It appeared as if Joshua would take on domestic rival Dillian Whyte in a rematch in August. However, Whyte and his team were not happy with the offer sent out by Hearn, though the latter denied claims that the former was asking […]

It looks like Michael Chandler has finally lost his patience with Conor McGregor. With The Ultimate Fighter 31 currently airing on ESPN, the expectation is that the coaches in Chandler and McGregor will eventually clash this year. McGregor recently provided an update that the fight date would be announced towards the end of the season […]

The Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz boxing match has a significant change. In April, it was announced that Paul and Diaz would collide in an eight-round, 185-pound boxing match set for Aug. 5 in Dallas, Texas. It will notably be Diaz’s professional boxing debut as well. However, it will now be contested for 10 rounds […]

Emma Raducanu has been told what she needs to do to turn her tennis career around. Raducanu broke out in the sports world when she won the 2021 US Open as an 18-year-old. In the process, she became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam in tennis history. However, it’s been anything but smooth […]

With Wimbledon approaching, one rising tennis star believes Roger Federer is the greatest grass player — not Novak Djokovic. For years, Federer was long regarded as the greatest grass player of all time. The fact that he has a record eight Wimbledon titles helps, but so does his overall dominance on the surface for most […]