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Portugal’s iconic striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, reached another remarkable milestone on Thursday, September 5th, by netting his 900th career goal in a 2-1 victory over Croatia. While the match was highlighted by this impressive achievement, Ronaldo also reflected on his career, comparing his Euro 2016 win to the significance of a FIFA World Cup victory. Despite never having won the World …

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen attributed her quarter-final exit at the US Open to a lack of sleep following a record late finish in her previous match. Despite the disappointing result, she expressed optimism for her upcoming matches in China, predicting she’ll be in top form. Zheng faced world number two Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday evening after finishing her last-16 match …

Frances Tiafoe has secured a place in an all-American US Open semi-final against Taylor Fritz, ensuring a home player will feature in the men’s final for the first time in 18 years. Tiafoe, the 20th seed, advanced after his opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, ranked ninth, was forced to withdraw due to injury during their quarter-final. The match ended with the score …

Former US Open champion Rafael Nadal has voiced his support for Jannik Sinner, despite the Italian testing positive for a banned substance earlier this year. Sinner, who advanced to the US Open quarterfinals on Tuesday (September 3) by defeating Tommy Paul of the United States 7-6, 7-6, 6-1, has been defended by Nadal, who believes that Sinner would never intentionally …

China’s Zheng Qinwen advanced to the US Open quarter-finals for the second time by defeating Croatia’s Donna Vekic in a match that set a record for the latest finish in a women’s game at the tournament. The game concluded at 2:15 a.m. on Monday, surpassing the previous record set in 2021 when Maria Sakkari defeated Bianca Andreescu at 2:13 a.m. …

Arsenal’s pursuit of the Premier League title encountered a setback during their 1-1 draw against Brighton, a game marked by Declan Rice’s first career red card, while Aston Villa secured a 2-1 victory at Leicester. Both Arsenal and Brighton entered the match with perfect records from their first two games. Arsenal initially took the lead when Kai Havertz capitalized on …

Former world number one Novak Djokovic faced a shocking defeat at the 2024 US Open, losing to Australia’s Alexei Popyrin in the third round of the men’s singles on Friday, August 30, at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. With this loss, Djokovic, who recently secured a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, ends the calendar year without a Grand Slam title …

Novak Djokovic is set to face fellow Serbian Laslo Djere on Wednesday as he continues his quest for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam singles title at the US Open. Djere, ranked 109th in the world, was the only player to take a set off Djokovic at last year’s tournament, winning the first two sets in their third-round match before Djokovic …