Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu has said she sometimes wishes she hadn’t won the Grand Slam because of the pressure of success and instant fame.Key points:Emma Raducanu says she had to ‘mature very quickly’ after 2021 US Open winThe tennis champion missed the French Open this year and will also miss Wimbledon as she recovers from surgery. She says her injuries were made worse by “overtraining” The 18-year-old then came out of nowhere to Win the 2021 tournament in stylewithout dropping a single set in the nine matches she played before the final, but was unable to follow up…
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of NBA fans. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most connected fans Houston Rockets fans and admirers across the country. Register here to participate in weekly surveys sent by email. This week’s question was about Houston’s best player last season, Fred VanVleet. The point guard made a huge difference for the offense, helping the Rockets climb out of the basement and reach a .500 record. He also has a huge contract. The good news is that the team has some flexibility, as the final year of VanVleet’s $128 million contract, while…
2. Goalkeeper Jordan Binnington He ranked fourth in high-danger save percentage (.835) last season, behind Jacob Markstrom of the Calgary Flames (.857; now with the New Jersey Devils), Thatcher Demko of the Vancouver Canucks (.845) and Semyon Varlamov (.836) of the New York Islanders. Despite St. Louis’ absence from the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season, Binnington ranked 10th in the NHL in wins (28) while playing the sixth-most games among goaltenders (57) and making the fourth-most saves (1,630). An EDGE stat star, Binnington masked the Blues’ possession woes (45.3 percent shot attempts; third-lowest in the NHL) by ranking in the…
Four-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one Naomi Osaka will make her highly anticipated return to tennis at the restored Brisbane International.Naomi OsakaPrize money: US$21.18 million (US$33.3 million)Tournament victories: 7Major titles:4 (US Open — 2018, 2010; Australian Open — 2019, 2021)Last match: Tokyo, September 2022Next match:Brisbane, December 2023/January 2024Delighted officials confirmed on Friday that they had selected Osaka as their most prized draw card for the Australian Open warm-up event from December 31 to January 7.Former world number ones and multiple Grand Slam winners Andy Murray and Victoria Azarenka also feature in a star-studded lineup that will once…
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Links to the breadcrumbsSportyHockeyNHLCalgary FlamesPublished on June 20, 2024 • Last updated June 20, 2024 • 4 minutes reading time You can save this article by registering for free here. Or log in if you have an account.Calgary Flames goaltender Dan Vladar pushes back against Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau during the first period of Monday’s game. Azin Ghaffari/PostmediaArticle contentWednesday’s exchange did not come as a complete surprise to anyone following the news. Calgary Flames.New Jersey always seemed like the most likely (and logical) destination for Jacob Markstrom.Yet whenever you say goodbye to your No. 1 goalie, it’s always…
The women’s tennis governing body has announced a new tour structure with a “pathway to equal prize money distribution” for men and women at combined WTA 1000 and 500 events from 2027. Kokkinakis will not participate in WimbledonThanasi Kokkinakis is eliminated in the first round of Wimbledon qualifying, but three other Australians advance to the second round.Over the past two decades, tennis has sought to be a leader in the battle for equality by offering equal prize money to men and women at all four Grand Slam tournaments.WTA Tour events have often offered less prize money than those on the…
Unless someone calls a time-out soon, the legal game between the NBA And Discovery of Warner Bros. on small screen basketball rights that are still David Zaslav- The billionaire-led media company appears set to take a serious 2-for-1 hit. As promised, the Adam Silver-the league led by the president responded forcefully to the heavily redacted WBD Lawsuit filed on July 26 on rights Amazon was awarded earlier this year in $77 billion multi-outlet deal for the 2025-26 season and beyond. In Hail Mary fashion, bankrupt WBD and its subsidiary Turner Broadcasting System are seeking a court order to block the…
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American tennis player Jenson Brooksby has been banned for 18 months after an independent tribunal found he missed three drug tests in the space of a year. Key points:Athletes can be suspended without a positive test if they miss three in 12 monthsJenson Brooksby has accepted two of the charges, but denies a thirdBrooksby intends to appeal his suspension to the Court of Arbitration for SportThe International Tennis Integrity Agency said Brooksby accepted that his “whereabouts failures” for two of the missed tests “were valid” and that the tribunal found his degree of fault for the other test “was high”.Under…