Posts

Date: 19 January 2022 Round: Second round (Round of 64) Venue: Melbourne, Australia Category: Grand Slam Surface: Outdoor hardcourt Prize money: $75,000,000 Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Eurosport Bernarda Pera vs Jessica Pegula preview 21st seed Jessica Pegula will square off against World No. 105 Bernarda Pera for a spot in the third round of the Australian Open. The 27-year-old earned a hard-fought 4-6, 7-6(1), 7-5 win against World No....

Mikael Backlund and Rasmus Andersson scored nearly three minutes apart early in the third and the Flames clamped down on New York’s late push, beating the Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday night for their season-high sixth straight win. “We didn’t really give them anything in the third period,” Calgary’s Matthew Tkachuk said. “We were going in tied 1-1 on the road, and that was a perfect period in my mind.”...

The six-month-long FIH Hockey Pro League 2020 will see World No. 5 Indian Men’s Hockey Team start off their campaign by hosting World No. 3 The Netherlands in two home matches on 18th and 19th January 2020, which will be followed by the Indian team playing two more home matches against the World Champions, Belgium on 8th and 9th February 2020 at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium. India, who recently qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by defeating Russia in the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers Odisha held in Bhubaneswar, will then be hosting World No....

Whether it was Braun Strowman, Seth Rollins, or Finn Balor, most fans and journalists alike were quick to choose a main-event male performer as the next chosen one in the company. What, then, if everybody is wrong, and that in fact, current SmackDown Women’s Champion, Becky Lynch, could be the next face of the WWE. The Irish Lass-Kicker is undoubtedly the hottest star in the WWE right now. Since turning heel this summer, she has put on a string of excellent promos and matches and has received the biggest pops on every show that she has been on....

There was some surprise in the football world at his continued absence from the squad, particularly given the inclusion of uncapped midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who was selected based on his form for Championship winning side Leeds United. When asked why Grealish had failed to make the cut, Southgate pointed towards the form of Mason Greenwood, and the calibre of the other players in his position. Southgate said: As Southgate said, the players that Jack Grealish was competing with for a place in the squad were all great talents, but it still felt unfair not to give him an opportunity given his statistics for Aston Villa in 2019-20....

At just 25, the French sensation already has 4 Champions Leagues and a World Cup to his name. The year 2018 has been incredible for Varane, who won the World Cup with France after missing out their Euro 2016 run to the final on home turf due to injury. He also won the Champions League for third time in a row. However, his absence from the final shortlist stirred little to no reaction in the media and amongst followers....

Fourth seed Halep was handed a testing opener against Jennifer Brady, who had beaten Ash Barty at the Brisbane International this month. But the Romanian prevailed 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 in one hour and 36 minutes to join home hope Barty, defending champion Naomi Osaka and tournament favourite Serena Williams in round two. An up-and-down first set was crucial, as Halep twice recovered from a break down and saved three set points while Brady was serving at 6-5....

(2) Daniil Medvedev vs Henri Laaksonen Medvedev will begin his quest for a second Grand Slam title and a shot at the World No. 1 ranking against Henri Laaksonen. While he needed three sets to win their previous encounter in 2019, the Russian is a completely different player now and shouldn’t have much trouble dispatching the Swiss. Predicted winner: Daniil Medvedev (4) Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Mikael Ymer Stefanos Tsitsipas’ chances at this year’s Australian Open depend upon whether he has fully recovered from elbow surgery....

Date: 20 January 2023. Tournament: Australian Open 2023. Round: Third round (Round of 32). Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia. Category: Grand Slam. Surface: Hard. Prize Money: A$76,500,000. Live telecast: USA - ESPN | UK - Eurosport | India - Sony Six, Sony Ten & Sony Liv. Hubert Hurkacz vs Denis Shapovalov preview Hubert Hurkacz and Denis Shapovalov are set to clash in the third round of the 2023 Australian Open on Friday....

Following a record-breaking fortnight in 2022, where a total of 12.5 million people tuned into the opening Grand Slam of the tennis calendar, this year’s edition failed to live up to the expectation. According to Channel 9’s ratings snapshot, 10.064 millions fans switched the tennis on from January 16 until the men’s final on Sunday night. A massive contribution to this number was the men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas, with 2....

Former French Open doubles champion Benneteau, speaking at the weekend, had suggested that Federer benefits from a professional relationship with tournament director Craig Tiley, playing his matches at later, cooler times in Melbourne. Federer’s management team launched the Laver Cup in 2017 with the support of Tennis Australia. “Roger is a legend of the game, an icon,” Benneteau told RMC. “Now, when he promotes the Laver Cup, there are a number of conflicts of interest that have become disturbing....

According to media reports here, the ACA has already aired its reservations on stump microphones to broadcasters. The ACA said it’s not against the use of stump mics but wants clarity over the “rules of engagement”. “I wouldn’t say we’re not happy. (Players are) aware things can potentially unintentionally be picked up whether it’s accidental swearing or things like that,” Nicholson was quoted as saying by Melbourne-based radio station ‘SEN’....

Pearce was at the celebration in Sydney, at which the video showed him making advances towards a woman which were rejected. MORE: Athletes gone bad | Getting hit in the nuts: a PSA The video then shows the 26-year-old turning his attention to the canine, and simulating a sex act with it, saying: " I just want to f— your dog, I don’t even care any more." The owner of the dog then accused Pearce of urinating on himself and her couch before him to leave....

Enter Saturday’s Game 82 between the Avalanche and Blues, a de facto play-in to decide the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Colorado defenseman Tyson Barrie scored on the power play 6:11 into the second period to give the Avalanche a 2-0 lead. But Barrie appeared to allow the puck to cross back into the neutral zone before unleashing his shot that beat Jake Allen, drawing a coach’s challenge from the the Blues’ Mike Yeo....

It was already known that Cameron is working on four sequels to Avatar, which was first released in 2009, and Producer Jon Landau has confirmed that each project will focus on the Sully family. “Each story will be a standalone and each will come to its own conclusion,” he said at CinemaCon. The purpose, however, is to create a “larger epic saga.” Only time will tell if the Avatar films will be able to live up to fan expectations....

Shiverdecker disappeared Dec. 9, 1994, after basketball practice. She was supposed to call her brother Christopher Shiverdecker, then 16 years old, to pick her up, but she never did. Alabama state troopers received an anonymous call on Feb. 25 of the following year pointing them to a body in Coosa County. Authorities found her remains in a wooded area near Highways 9 and 22. The 15-year-old was a student at Benjamin Russell High School in Alexander City, Alabama....

The official kick off for Awesome Games Done Quick is set for a little later today, January 7th, and the event will run until the early hours of Sunday, January 14th. In between that week, gamers will see some truly impressive speed runs and challenge runs wherein players will take seemingly substantial campaigns and reduce them to rubble in a few hours, if that. Awesome Games Done Quick typically has some mainstay titles that feature regularly, and this year’s event is no different....

The Proteas had already sealed a series win with back-to-back victories ahead of this match, having also come out on top in the Tests and the one-day internationals. But Pakistan ensured there would be some belated positives to take from the contests with a triumph in Centurion. South Africa looked to have seized control after a bright start from the tourists with the bat, yet Shadab Khan (22) finished out the innings in style and a target of 169 proved far from straightforward....

“I understand the great potential that we have and how well we can establish the best possible responses working as a community together,” Henry, who thanked the mayor and other city officials, during a Tuesday press conference. “My 24 years in the St. Paul Police Department have offered me great opportunities but obviously all of those opportunities are really truly responsibilities and none is greater than the current one before me....