Rafael Nadal had not played since January after suffering another hip problem. He announced he was playing Barcelona Open late on and made successful start.
Jasmine Paolini defeated Ons Jabeur 7-6 (8), 6-4 on Thursday afternoon and will face Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the No 4 seed, in the next round
Australia's bid to make it third time lucky in their bid to win the Davis Cup under Lleyton Hewitt will face a challenging examination first up in the finals group stage in Valencia. Hewitt's team have reached the final of the men's World Cup of tennis for the last two years but will have to finish in the top two in their Spanish group in September if they are to get another chance to then go for glory in the 'final eight' week to be staged in Malaga two months later. Their group also features...
Lleyton Hewitt's Australian team will face a tough challenge from France
The Florida Panthers will play the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Panthers (52-24-6), who will finish first in the Atlantic Division, will have home-ice advantage in the best-of-7 series. The Lightning (44-29-8) will finish as the first wild card from the East. The playoffs begin Saturday. Florida and Tampa Bay played three times in the regular season, with the Panthers winning the first two, 3-2 on Dec. 27 and 9-2 on Feb. 17. The...
Is Sunil Narine being coaxed into coming out of international retirement for the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA that follows IPL 2024?Three nights ago, Narine, who had announced his international retirement in November 2023, was certain he'd be watching the tournament from home. But on Tuesday night, after hitting a magnificent century to power Kolkata Knight Riders to 223 for 6, Narine gave an inkling of that stance changing."It is what it is, but let's see what the future holds,"...
Sreeja Akula and Manika Batra failed to progress to the knockout stage at
The Boston Bruins will play the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Eastern Conference First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Bruins (47-20-15), who will finish second in the Atlantic Division, will have home-ice advantage in the best-of-7 series. The Maple Leafs (46-25-10) will finish third. The playoffs begin Saturday. Boston and Toronto played four times in the regular season, with the Bruins winning all four. The Bruins won 3-2 in a shootout on Nov. 2, 4-3 in overtime on Dec. 2, 4-1 on March...
The rivalry is back! The Bruins and Leafs will meet in the first round of
Deputy environment minister flouts environmental rules, an owl is rescued, and the government boycotts another TV show.
Former U.S. men's national team star Alexi Lalas recalled one of the
A new report says Apple may secure worldwide rights to air a new World Cup-style soccer tournament in the United States next summer. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)