Tigres will host Monterrey at the Estadio Universitario on Saturday in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the 2024 Liga MX Clausura playoff campaign. The home side enjoyed a strong finish to the regular season and will be looking to carry that momentum onto the playoffs this weekend.They picked up a 4-1 home win over Tijuana in their last match, with four different players getting on the scoresheet including veteran striker Andre-Pierre Gignac who continued his rich vein of form.Monterrey,...
Fans are backing Cristiano Ronaldo to put on a stellar performance as he was named in Al-Nassr's side to face Al-Akhdoud tonight (May 9). The five-time Ballon d'Or winner's Al-Alami are in Saudi Pro League action.Ronaldo, 39, will lead the line for his side who have travelled to Prince Hathloul Sports City. The Portuguese icon has been in blistering form this season and will be looking to add to his tally of 41 goals and 12 assists in 42 games across competitions tonight.Al-Nassr must win to...
Former England cricketer Paul Taylor is also the International Cricket Director of SIS, whose 'SISGrass' vertical has begun its investment in India for making hybrid cricket pitches. The first of the hybrid pitches are being installed at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala with The Universal Machine.As per SISGrass' initiative, the pitch contains five percent polymer and 95 percent natural turf. The presence of polymer ensures longer durability of the pitch so that the athletes can practice without...
NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman speculated on the potential reasons behind Leon Draisaitl's brief absence in Game 1 against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night. Friedman noted that there was some mystery and concern surrounding it.Leon Draisaitl didn't play the final eight minutes of the second period and went back to the locker room. Even when he attempted to get back to the ice, he didn't last more than 10 seconds and had to come off immediately.In the post-game interview, Oilers HC Kris...
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) all-rounder Krunal Pandya struck the 1000th six of IPL 2024 in the encounter against the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) on May 8. After slapping a slower delivery from Jaydev Unadkat for a maximum over long-on, Pandya followed it up with a delightful straight hit off a full delivery to bring up the landmark.In an IPL season full of batting records, the 1000th maximum has been reached in the 57th match of the competition.Here is a video of the moment:For context, Chennai...
Real Madrid have reportedly emerged as frontrunners ahead of Barcelona to sign Florian Wirtz who they're eyeing as Toni Kroos' eventual replacement. The Bayer Leverkusen playmaker is one of Europe's most coveted youngsters having flourished at Bay Arena.BILD reports that Wirtz's most likely destination is the Santiago Bernabeu. That move is likely to occur in 2025 when Kroos departs and he'll come straight into the side as his compatriot's replacement.Wirtz has majorly impressed this season as...
A top WWE star picked up a win her first match back in NXT after 1161 days. This star defeated another promising WWE Superstar. The two discussed here are Shayna Baszler and Karmen Petrovic.Shayna started her WWE career in NXT where she dominated the women's division for several years. She reigned as NXT Women's Champion in two dominant reigns. She is also one of the longest-reigning NXT Women's Champion in history. However, her run on the main roster hasn't gone according to plan.Although...
Two-time All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander exudes confidence ahead of Game 1 between the OKC Thunder and Dallas Mavericks. The Thunder guard arrived in the arena wearing a latex outfit, which caught the attention of fans online. But SGA wasn't safe from the memes that his supporters had in store.The Thunder is looking to protect the homecourt tonight as they take on the dynamic duo of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Whichever team wins the best-of-seven series will advance to the Western Conference...
Racing Montevideo welcome Argentinos Juniors to Estadio Centenario for a Copa Sudamericana clash on Tuesday (May 7th). The hosts will be looking to bounce back from a 4-2 defeat away to Nacional in the Uruguayan Primera Division.Antonio Galeano and Oscar Quinonez (own goal) scored either side of Jonathan Urretaviscaya to help Nacional take a 2-1 lead into the break. Juan Izquierdo and Federico Santander scored second half goals to make the victory more comfortable.Argentinos, meanwhile, suffered...
New York Mets third baseman Brett Baty has been fairly decent in both aspects of the game for the ballclub this season. New York kicked off a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night at Busch Stadium. While the Mets took the contest by a slender 4-3 scoreline, there was a rather funny incident that happened in the bottom of the first inning. Sean Manaea took to the mound for New York on Monday and was pitching to Cardinals leadoff hitter Jose Fermin. On a 1-2 count, a...
The streaming world has been active ever since the ongoing diss track feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake took off. Twitch streamer Blaire "QTCinderella," who has hosted some of the biggest streamer events, such as the Streamer Awards, also gave her take on the latest response track released by Drake titled The Heart Part 6.QTCinderella had a rather quirky take on the ongoing war of words between the two renowned rappers. The Twitch streamer reacted to Drake's latest retort, stating...
The 2023-24 edition of Serie A returns to the fold with another round of matches this week as Udinese take on an impressive Napoli side in an important encounter at the Bluenergy Stadium on Monday.Udinese vs Napoli PreviewUdinese are currently in 18th place in the Serie A standings and have struggled this season. The hosts were held to a 1-1 draw by Bologna in their previous game and have a point to prove this week.Napoli, on the other hand, are in ninth place in the league table and have failed...