British No 1 Jack Draper moved into the last 16 of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells thanks to a straight-sets victory over Jenson Brooksby. After going 3-0 down in the opening set, Draper clawed his way back into the match in impressive style as he wrapped up a 7-5 6-4 victory over the…
Arsenal head coach Renee Slegers has praised the form of young midfielder Kyra Cooney-Cross ahead of the side’s Women’s FA Cup meeting with Liverpool on Sunday. Cooney-Cross has been in strong form of late, picking up Arsenal’s Player of the Month award for January. The 23-year-old made a real difference last Sunday as the Gunners…
Amid the extensive injury crisis sweeping across Arsenal’s forward line, Mikel Arteta has been offered a glimmer of hope by Bukayo Saka’s return to light training. The England international pulled up with a severe hamstring in December and was joined in the treatment room by Gabriel Jesus last month. Gabriel Martinelli won’t be back until…
Manchester City needed Kevin De Bruyne to save them from the bench on Saturday afternoon as they narrowly beat Leyton Orient 2-1 in the FA Cup fourth round. The League One outfit knew they needed a miracle to overcome the Cityzens and that’s what they received in the first half. Jamie Donley’s exceptional long-range effort…
Barcelona cruised into the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey on Thursday night, courtesy of a one-sided 5-0 win over Valencia at the Mestalla. Valencia are struggling at the wrong end of La Liga this season, but there was no respite in this last eight cup tie. Ferran Torres handed Hansi Flick’s Barcelona the lead…
LSU star Flau’jae Johnson has improved immensely for the Tigers this year. In a post by ESPNW, they showed Johnson’s points per game this year compared to last year, and there has been a 5.1-point increase. This stat shows Flau’jae’s improvement on the court, and fans were quick to rush to the comments to give…
Arsenal have struggled to get their two most creative influences – Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard – on the pitch at the same time this season. The talismanic duo have featured alongside one another in just 14 of the Gunners’ 31 matches in all competitions, with Arsenal losing just once while the pair have shared…
Ruben Amorim was able to pick out clear signs of progress from his Manchester United team after they knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup on Sunday. The Portuguese had suffered his first defeat as United boss at the Emirates Stadium at the start of December but just over a month on his side battled…
