Carlos Alcaraz extended his winning streak with an impressive performance in round three. The Spanish star made light work of his first two opponents in New York, defeating Reilly Opelka and Mattia Bellucci in straight sets. In doing so, he advanced to round three of the US Open, where he met Italy’s Luciano Darderi, the 32nd seed. Easing past the 23-year-old, Alcaraz won 6-2, 6-4, 6-0, booking his place in the last 16. There were, however, worrying signs for the world number two during the second set, when he called the physio on court. After the match, Alcaraz explained why he asked for help...

Fernando Alonso showed Aston Martin could be a threat at the 2025 F1 Dutch Grand Prix after coming second during FP2 on Friday, after teammate Lance Stroll crashed. Only McLaren driver Lando Norris surpassed the fastest lap time that Alonso set during FP2 at Zandvoort, as the 2025 F1 season resumed following the summer break. Norris recorded the fastest lap in FP2 at the Dutch GP with a 1:09.890, just 0.087s faster than Alonso’s time. Topping the second session of the day also ensured Norris gave McLaren a clean sweep this Friday. Norris topped the first Dutch GP practice session with a 1:10.2...

Jalen Williams pointed out one former OKC Thunder star who made him lean forward and take notice with his sensational play. The process of rebuilding the Oklahoma City Thunder after Russell Westbrook and Paul George’s departure was no easy task for GM Sam Presti. Even though Presti had brilliantly built a contender with OKC before, it was going to be a very big challenge for him. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was clearly the building block of the future. But for the next few years, the Thunder’s roster featured a revolving door of young and old stars as Presti tried to figure out who should stay. An...

Tommy Fleetwood is very much the man of the moment right now, after he won his first PGA Tour event at the Tour Championship on Sunday. The main key to Fleetwood‘s success at the Tour Championship was his superb putting, and he ranked first in strokes gained on the greens at East Lake. Fleetwood has been praised for his exceptionally controlled ball-striking, but it was his flat-stick that did the business for him on Sunday at the PGA Tour season finale. It’s not too often we have been able to say that in relation to Fleetwood after a tournament has finished over the past few years. The 34-yea...

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is one of the longest-serving head coaches in the NFL for a reason, and he said something to Patrick Queen while he was still a Baltimore Ravens player that turned his head. The rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens is one of the fiercest in football, but an element of underlying and unspoken respect exists between the two franchises. Patrick Queen joined the Steelers from the Ravens ahead of the 2024 season after Baltimore didn’t take up his fifth-year option, and he was rewarded by their rivals instead. In a recent intervi...