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Novak Djokovic feels Carlos Alcaraz is his biggest challenge in the French Open. Djokovic sealed his place in the semifinals of the French Open following a four-set victory over Karen Khachanov in their quarterfinal matchup on Tuesday. The Serbian superstar also notably made history along the way. Of course, at the time, Alcaraz hadn’t beaten […]

Stefanos Tsitsipas is not good at predictions, but he did reveal who he wanted to come out on top between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. Tsitsipas was simply outclassed by Alcaraz in their French Open quarterfinal matchup as he lost in straight sets in a 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) defeat. Speaking after the match, Tsitsipas […]

Charles Oliveira battles Beneil Dariush in what is essentially a lightweight title eliminator in the co-main event of UFC 289 on Saturday night in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Will Oliveira bounce back and return to the win column in a big way to get another crack at becoming lightweight champion again? Or will Dariush inflict […]

Andre Ward believes people are looking at recent footage of Nate Diaz the wrong way. Diaz is currently getting ready to make his professional boxing debut when he faces Jake Paul in an eight-round, 185-pound boxing match on Aug. 5. Unlike previous former UFC fighter opponents of Paul’s, Diaz has a background in boxing and […]

The LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan debate is one that will go on for years — but UFC president Dana White answered it with a unique twist. In an interview with Robbie Fox, the UFC head honcho was asked about a number of fantasy matchups across various sports if they competed in Power Slap. Power […]

Kai Kara-France suffered more than just a defeat against Amir Albazi. The New Zealander was controversially outpointed by Albazi in the UFC Vegas 74 headliner this past weekend. Despite the flyweight contest being a competitive affair, many in the combat sports world felt Kara-France did enough to win. However, two of the three judges thought […]

Romelu Lukaku believes Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe will take over from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Lukaku and Inter Milan will have to deal with the threat of Manchester City striker Haaland when they meet in the Champions League final this weekend. Haaland has enjoyed a stellar debut campaign with City as his 52 […]

Beneil Dariush not only plans on beating Charles Oliveira at UFC 289 — he also plans on outgrappling him too. Dariush takes on the former champion in a lightweight title eliminator in the co-main event of UFC 289 which takes place Saturday night in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The 34-year-old already revealed that the UFC […]

Novak Djokovic is hoping Rafael Nadal is fit and firing again soon. Nadal successfully underwent surgery on his hip Saturday — the same day as his 37th birthday — with the recovery process expected to be five months. If things go well, the Spaniard should be fit for the Australian Open next year in what […]

Thierry Henry gave his thoughts on Lionel Messi’s legacy as a PSG player. Messi’s contract expires in the summer and the Argentina captain is set to leave the Parc des Princes after a two-year spell with the club. Although he didn’t have the best debut season in 2021/22, Messi stepped things up statistics-wise this season […]

Frank Warren believes if anyone is greedy, it’s Oleksandr Usyk — not Tyson Fury. Usyk and Fury were in negotiations earlier this year over a highly-anticipated heavyweight title unification clash in London. At one point, it seemed extremely close, especially after Usyk agreed to Fury’s demands for a 70/30 purse split. However, negotiations eventually collapsed […]

Rafael Nadal is superior to the likes of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andre Agassi. That’s according to former World No. 84 and ex-coach of Daniil Medvedev, Jean-Rene Lisnard who had the pleasure of playing and losing to all four men. However, when it all comes down to who the best player is, the Frenchman […]

Oscar De La Hoya gave his prediction for the upcoming welterweight title fight between Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford. After years of waiting, boxing fans will finally get to see the two best welterweights collide in a title unification clash July 29 in Las Vegas. While most observers would have liked to have seen […]

Karim Benzema is leaving Real Madrid and Twitter understandably exploded. Of course, it was reported that he was leaving for Saudi Arabia earlier this week only for Benzema to take a supposed u-turn and claim the internet wasn’t reality. This was backed up Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti who revealed Saturday that he expected the […]

The Dmitry Bivol camp doesn’t appear to be expecting a rematch with Canelo Alvarez this year. Following his super middleweight title defense over John Ryder last month, it was expected that Alvarez would run things back with Bivol in September. However, negotiations haven’t gone smoothly — Alvarez wants the fight at 175 pounds like it […]

Ben Askren expects Jake Paul to come out on top against Nate Diaz. Paul returns to the ring in August when he faces former UFC star Diaz in an eight-round, 185-pound boxing match. It will notably be Diaz’s professional boxing debut. One person who knows a lot about making their boxing debut against Paul is […]

Andy Murray has come to the defense of Novak Djokovic. Djokovic is under fire after writing “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia! Stop violence” on a camera following his first-round win over Aleksandar Kovacevic at the French Open earlier this week. The incident came following recent violence in Kosovo after ethnic Albanian mayors were installed […]

UFC president Dana White didn’t exactly provide the best answer when asked about the status of the Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler fight. After months of no updates, fight fans finally got some news on McGregor’s UFC return fight as the Irishman revealed the date for his clash with Chandler would be announced by the […]

Rafael Nadal is all but out for the 2023 season. Nadal has been on the sidelines since his Australian Open exit in January due to a hip issue. He was initially expected to be out of action for eight weeks but has remained out since, having recently withdrawn from the ongoing French Open — the […]

Paris Saint-Germain are eyeing up a move for Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes. According to GOAL, the Ligue 1 champions are willing to make a new offer for the Brazilian in the summer, having been interested in his services last year. PSG sporting director Luis Campos is also said to be a fan of the player […]

Carlo Ancelotti expects Karim Benzema to stay at Real Madrid. Benzema was recently linked with a departure from the Bernabeu with a move to Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad seeming extremely likely to be on the cards. However, it was later reported that the Frenchman did a u-turn and was intending on staying in Madrid, stating […]

Thanasi Kokkinakis can’t help but admire the likes of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Kokkinakis is through to the third round of the French Open after defeating three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka in a five-set thriller on Wednesday. The Australian will be back at it again when he faces Karen Khachanov on Friday, and […]

Daniel Cormier has a simple tip for Alex Pereira for his fight against Jan Blachowicz — don’t get hit. Pereira will make his light heavyweight debut when he faces former 205-pound champion Blachowicz in a three-round bout that will co-headline the upcoming UFC 291 pay-per-view event taking place July 29 in Salt Lake City, Utah. […]

Rafael Nadal’s announcement that he could potentially retire came as a shock to everyone — Novak Djokovic included. In addition to withdrawing from the French Open last month, Nadal also dropped a bombshell that given his injury problems, his intention was to retire in 2024. And given his rivalry with the Spaniard over the course […]

Conor McGregor is eyeing a comeback for the ages. The Irishman is expected to make his long-awaited return to the UFC later this year against Michael Chandler once The Ultimate Fighter 31 wraps up. It will be McGregor’s first fight since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in July 2021 and he promises it will […]

Terence Crawford believes there’ll only be one outcome if former UFC star Francis Ngannou boxes with a top heavyweight today. The WBO welterweight champion was asked about the new PFL signing’s chances in boxing the likes of a Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua or Deontay Wilder. It’s something he can actually do thanks to his PFL […]

Logan Paul decided to switch things up from professional wrestling to mixed martial arts. The YouTube personality and WWE superstar recently took part in a friendly grappling session with UFC champions Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski. To the surprise of everyone, he didn’t do too badly either as he held his own against the duo, […]

Devin Haney has his next opponent in mind. Although the scorecards were controversial, Haney remains the undisputed lightweight champion following a razor-thin unanimous decision win over Vasiliy Lomachenko last month. He was expected to remain at lightweight to only face either Shakur Stevenson or Gervonta Davis next. However, that no longer seems to be the […]

The Jude Bellingham to Real Madrid transfer appears closer to happening. The England and Borussia Dortmund midfielder has been linked with a move to Spain all season long with Madrid seeming almost inevitable as his destination at this point. And according to football insider Fabrizio Romano, fresh talks have taken place in the last 24 […]

Gervonta Davis and Terence Crawford are two of the best boxers in the world — but who carries more one-punch knockout power? Crawford is the WBO welterweight champion with an unbeaten 39-0 record with 30 of those wins coming by way of knockout. Davis — who is also undefeated with his most recent win coming […]

The French Open draw has taken place and we now have a good idea of what the potential semifinals and final could be. The most likely scenario is one of Carlos Alcaraz or Novak Djokovic facing Daniil Medvedev in the final at Roland Garros. It should be noted that if either man wins the French […]

Chael Sonnen feels UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling doesn’t get the credit and respect that he deserves. Sterling recently defended his bantamweight title against former two-weight champion Henry Cejudo at UFC 288 earlier this month. It was his third consecutive defense of the 135-pound strap — the most in bantamweight history. Additionally, Sterling’s nine-fight unbeaten […]

The lightweight title fight between Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko was one of the most highly-anticipated matchups of the year — but mainly for the hardcore boxing fan. Haney just about edged Lomachenko to come away with the unanimous decision win and defend his lightweight titles. Despite how competitive the fight was, many observers felt […]

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz won’t be facing each other in a potential French Open final this year. The draw for the 2023 French Open took place Thursday and unfortunately, Djokovic and Alcaraz are in the same half with the pair projected to face each other in the semifinal. Alcaraz — the top seed — […]

Could New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose return to the Chicago Bulls in the offseason? It’s an idea that makes sense. With the Knicks now focused on their summer after a successful year where they made the Eastern Conference semifinals, one of the key areas to address is the future of Rose. The veteran guard […]

Khamzat Chimaev believes the UFC is protecting Israel Adesanya from him. Chimaev has not fought since UFC 279 in September when he easily submitted Kevin Holland in the first round. He’s been keen to fight since with his next outing likely to be against Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 which takes place Oct. 22 in […]

Former Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams may not have stayed on the market for long. Williams was fired from his role as Suns head coach earlier this month after a disappointing postseason where even with the trio of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Chris Paul, Phoenix ended up going out in six to the Denver […]

Dustin Poirier had a somewhat surprising prediction for the Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler fight. McGregor is expected to make his return to the UFC for the first time since breaking his leg two years ago when he fights Chandler. As things stand there is no date, venue or even weight class announced for that […]

The combat sports world was left to speculate whether Tyson Fury really was indeed 6’9” tall after a recent picture. The WBC heavyweight boxing champion was pictured alongside former UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira and the first thing people noticed was how close their heights were. While Fury is said to be 6’9”, Pereira’s official […]