With all due apologies to NCAA Division 1 basketball’s March Madness, here is our tribute to the recently departed Miami Open We call it the Best of … Miami Madness: Best clutch performance: Petra Kvitova won the opening set of the final against Elena Rybakina in a thrilling 16-14 tiebreak. For more than 22 minutes, the two battled, as nine set points came and went. Kvitova, 10 years older than Rybakina, converted the 10th. Best on-court intrusion: Aryna Sabalenka has been difficult to stop this year, but an enormous dragonfly — or was that twin-engine Cessna? — managed to interrupt…
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Miami Open Title 2023:- Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev claimed his fourth title of the year by defeating Jannik Sinner in a closely-contested final match in Miami Opens 2023. Medvedev, who was once the top-ranked player in the world, has now won 24 out of his last 25 matches, including his latest victory at the prestigious Miami Open. The win marked his first-ever title win at the Miami Open. Medvedev clinched his fifth Masters 1000 title and 19th title overall by beating Sinner, who has also been in impressive form this season, with a scoreline of 7-5, 6-3. Interestingly, Medvedev…
Petra Kvitova turned back the clock to upset Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina 7-6(14), 6-2 on Saturday to win her first Miami Open crown and ninth WTA 1000 title. The veteran Czech player, seeded 15th, ended an epic, 22-minute first set tie-break by converting her fifth set point when 10th-seeded Rybakina’s forehand landed in the net. The powerful left-hander then swung freely in the second, racing out to a 3-0 lead and breaking the hard-serving Rybakina for a third time on match point. The 33-year-old Kvitova, who won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014 and who had recently contemplated retirement, put her hands…
Thierry Henry has reacted to Lionel Messi being booed by Paris Saint-Germain fans on Sunday night. PSG fell to a 1-0 defeat at home to Lyon with Bradley Barcola scoring the only goal of the game. It was the club’s second consecutive loss and leaves them six points clear of both Lens and Marseille. But before the match, Messi’s name was booed by many home fans inside the Parc des Princes. Credit:- psgtalk Why did PSG fans boo Messi? Of course, this isn’t the first time PSG supporters have booed their star players. It’s not even the first time they’ve…
Ansu ends tough week on a high Ansu Fati was finally back in the goals for Barcelona after a tough week which had seen his father publicly criticise Xavi and the club for not playing his son regularly this season. A start against Elche always looked likely, with Raphinha and Ousmane Dembele out, and Ansu shook off a disappointing first half showing to end his long wait for a La Liga goal. The youngster hadn’t scored in the Spanish top flight since October but made it 2-0 with a fine strike. A cute pass from Ferran Torres sent him running…
Monday’s Premiership matchup between hosts Ballymena United and Glenavon features Glenavon as guests at the Ballymena Showgrounds. After winning the Irish Cup against Larne by a score of 0-2, Ballymena United hopes to win again. Dougie Wilson (83′) was the only Ballymena United player to score. In their previous six games, Ballymena United, led by David Jeffrey, has scored six times on goal attempts. On the other hand, the count of objectives that they have surrendered in those equivalent apparatuses is 6. Glenavon enters this match having defeated Coleraine by a score of 2-1 in the Premiership in their previous…
Chennai Super Kings are set to take on Lucknow Super Giants in their upcoming match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. The highly anticipated 20-over battle is slated to be hosted at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. In their first game of the tournament, CSK endured much disappointment, falling short of defending champions Gujarat Titans in an away fixture. A lack of maturity in the bowling department was mostly responsible for the loss. Their batting, except Ruturaj Gaikwad, also looked quite pale. These issues should be addressed immediately by the Yellow Army to get back on the winning…
Hapoel Haifa will play home team Beitar Jerusalem in Monday’s Ligat HaAl match at Teddy Stadium. After defeating Hapoel Tel Aviv 2-1 in Ligat HaAl, Beitar Jerusalem, buoyed by their previous performance, will be hoping for a repeat performance. Grigori Morozov (62′) was the only Beitar Jerusalem player listed on the scoreboard. Beitar Jerusalem’s refusal to concede in recent times has been rare. They will be concerned by Beitar Jerusalem’s inability to stop opponents from scoring in five of their previous six games, allowing nine goals in the process. In the Ligat HaAl matchup with Ironi Kiryat Shmona, Hapoel Haifa…
Prediction for Bibiani Gold Stars FC vs. All-Stars. On April 3, the game will begin at 8:30 p.m. In order to select the future bet that will be the most trustworthy in this game, it is essential to know clearly define the circumstances in which both teams are operating. The following statistics are the Bibiani Gold Stars FC’s after 24 championship matches: 9 victories, 8 draws, and 7 defeats. They can thus claim the number seven spot This season, the team has given up an average of 0.9 goals per game, more often in the second half (76 percent of…
All but one of the franchises involved in the Western Conference play-in battle are either on multi-game winning or losing streaks. The Los Angeles Lakers continued to be on the right end of the play-in race on Sunday with a win over the Houston Rockets. LeBron James and Co. are just a half-game back of the Los Angeles Clippers, who are one of five teams from sixth to 12th in the West on a multi-game losing streak. No losing run is in the spotlight more than the Dallas Mavericks’ skid. Dallas is 3-10 in its last 13 games after Sunday’s…
Monday’s Thai League T1 matchup between Lampang and BG Pathum United will take place at Lampang Province Stadium. Lampang enters this match having drawn Police Tero 1-1 in the Thai League T1. Recently, Lampang has had a lot of trouble in front. Their amount of objectives rises to only 4 versus rivals throughout their last 6 matches. Lampang has also witnessed eight goals scored against them during those meetings. However, this pattern will not necessarily continue into this match. BG Pathum United will be hoping to turn things around here after losing to Bangkok United in their previous Thai League…
Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns secured their fifth straight victory on Sunday with a 128-118 win over the OKC Thunder. Durant led Phoenix with 35 points, five rebounds, five assists and two blocks on 61.9% shooting. The game marked a homecoming for KD, who played eight seasons for the Thunder following the franchise’s relocation from Seattle to OKC in 2008. The superstar forward infamously left them on bad terms in 2016 to form a super team in Golden State. Seven years later, Durant is still receiving boos from Thunder fans. According to Suns coach Monty Williams, those boos are…
Queretaro vs Pumas UNAM prediction. The meeting is scheduled to start at 3 April in 06:35. After 12 matches played, the Queretaro team takes the 17 place in the tournament table, earning 10 points. Such a low position in the table is due to the small number of victories – 1. At the same time, there are a lot of draws and defeats – 7 and 4, respectively. Low performance also does not instill confidence in the team – 0.9 scores on average per game, but they miss a lot – 1.6. They need to improve their concentration from 31-45…
The 2022-23 edition of La Liga returns to the fold with another set of matches this weekend as Real Betis take on Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid side in an important encounter at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday. Real Betis are currently in fifth place in the La Liga standings and have been fairly impressive so far this season. The Andalusian outfit edged Mallorca to a 1-0 victory last month and will be confident ahead of this fixture. Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, are in third place in the league table at the moment and have improved after a…
The Ligue 1 returns to the fold with another round of matches this weekend as Lyon lock horns with Christophe Galtier’s PSG side in a crucial encounter at the Parc des Princes on Sunday.Lyon are currently in 10th place in the Ligue 1 standings and have not been at their best so far this season. The away side played out a 1-1 draw against Nantes last month and will need to take it up a notch to stand a chance in this fixture. PSG, on the other hand, are at the top of the league table at the moment and…