STUTTGART, Germany — World No. 4 Iga Swiatek has had an eventful few weeks since her second loss to Magda Linette at the Miami Open. Apparently, he has announced a new addition to his team, Rafael Nadal’s former coach Francisco Roig after parting ways with former coach Wim Fissette. In addition, he spent several days … Read more
The stage is set for the second day of entertainment at the ATP Monte Carlo Masters with 12 matches on the table in the beautiful surroundings of Monaco. As always, we here at LWOT will be providing our predictions for every match on the slate, including Francisco Cerundolo vs Stefanos Tsitsipas and Joao Fonseca vs … Read more
Matt Damon’s horse was well beaten in the Australian Derby at Royal Randwick on Saturday, and the Hollywood megastar chose not to attend to watch his nag with two local champions. Damon stars in the three-year-old Are You Kidding alongside former Test cricketer Steve Smith and retired AFL great Tom Hawkins. Unfortunately for The Odyssey … Read more
It wasn’t an easy task for top seed Jessica Pegula, who didn’t make it easy, but she still proved too good against Elisabetta Cocciaretto in what could have been a huge upset at the Charleston Open. The dominant player would go on to win 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1) but it was clear that the first … Read more
Speaking to Simon Mapletoft, Sky Sports Racing’s Hollie Doyle looks ahead to his chances on the All-Weather Finals Day in Newcastle. They are my great hope in the last day of the stars Six handicaps on the All-Weather Championships Final Day card in Newcastle on Good Friday – live on Sky Sports Racing – all … Read more
The final WTA Bogota Round of 16 matches will conclude on Day 4 with two-time defending champion and home favorite Camila Osorio continuing her quest for a three-peat at a familiar venue. Three more games are also on the cards. As always, we here at LWOT deliver estimates and analysis, but which players do you … Read more
Raymond Poulidor was the French symbol of great failure. “Poupou” passed the “Eternal Second”, the favorite three times in the Tour de France after Jacques Anquetil, Felice Gimondi and Eddy Merckx. For a while, Clermont Auvergne was them A rugby player. In 2010, they prepared for their 11th final – and they have seen many … Read more
Five matches are scheduled on Day 3 of the ATP 250 in Marrakech. One of them will be the first round match between Hamad Medjedovic and Vit Kopriva, who arrived late after participating in the Napoli Challenger. The remaining four games will determine the first group in the quarterfinals. Who will continue? ATP Marrakech Day … Read more
Sky Sports Racing’s Alex Hammond looks at the Andrew Balding-trained horse at Newcastle on Good Friday in this week’s blog. What did you make of Lincoln Day and Jack Channon’s success story? When a son or daughter takes over a successful business from a famous parent there is often added pressure. Yes, there is privilege … Read more
Maro Itoje is on the seventh floor of Clara Grant School in Tower Hamlets, east London. In one window, a picture of wealth. The glittering financial district of Canary Wharf stands precariously above the inner city. In another, the tower block where most of the children live is often in poor and overcrowded conditions. Twenty … Read more