The 2025 Shanghai Masters 1000 event hasn’t quite gone to plan... Before the tournament began, world number one Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Shanghai Masters due to injury. Then, the number-one seed, Jannik Sinner, retired in round three, suffering from severe cramps in the brutal conditions. Several other big names have struggled, including Novak Djokovic, who received medical attention during his fourth-round win over Jaume Munar. Weighing in with his thoughts on the Shanghai Masters, Italy’s Davis Cup captain Filippo Volandri had this to say. Filippo Volandri doesn’t think top players w...

Rickie Lambert spent one season at his boyhood club Liverpool and played alongside some of the club’s greats at Anfield. The Scouser was one of three Southampton players to make the switch to Merseyside in 2014 as he rejoined the Reds after being released by the club at 15. He scored three goals in 32 appearances across all competitions throughout the 2014/15 campaign before departing for West Brom the following summer. Although Lambert’s fairy tale return to Anfield did not pan out as hoped, Mario Balotelli was arguably a worse signing to replace Luis Suarez. Now, the former striker has refle...

Jack Miller was one of the final riders to be confirmed for the 2026 MotoGP grid. His seat at Pramac came under threat from young prospects in Moto2. Miller only signed a one-year deal when he joined from KTM last winter, and Yamaha waited until the start of last month to lock him in for 2026. He will partner Toprak Razgatlioglu, the two-time World Superbikes champion. Yamaha value Miller’s feedback and experience as they introduce their brand-new V4 engine. In that context, it may not have been wise to partner Razgatlioglu with another rookie. Still, Diogo Moreira rejected an offer from Yamah...

McLaren have tried to maintain complete fairness between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in this season’s F1 title fight. But Ted Kravitz fears they’re only ‘creating problems’ by doing so. While McLaren sealed one of the earliest constructors’ wins in F1 history at the Singapore Grand Prix, the achievement has been somewhat overshadowed by a second intra-team controversy in three races. At Monza, Piastri was asked to give second place back to Norris after the British driver suffered a slow pit stop. While he’d been allowed to come in first to cover off the cars behind, McLaren’s instruction ma...

Greg Norman was the first professional golfer to surpass $10 million in career earnings. He earned over $17 million between 1981 and 2012, including over $14 million from the PGA Tour and $3.5 million from major championships. The former LIV Golf CEO went on to have a lucrative post-playing career, too. But Greg Norman was once paid more for a single hole of golf than he received in prize money for any other event, even when he finished third at the 2008 Open Championship. It all happened because of a rule change at an event, which was quickly scrapped. How Greg Norman made $800,000 on one hol...