Maria Sharapova seemingly couldn’t be any happier about the WTA’s latest move as the Russian publicly applauded the association for introducing paid maternity leave.  On Thursday, the WTA announced that in collaboration with their Saudi partners, they agreed on a historic paid maternity leave as female stars will be eligible for funds for up to…

Tiger Woods doesn’t appear to be playing in the Players Championship next week, judging by his recent comments about his current priorities. With the Masters in Augusta just five weeks away, a return for the increasingly under-the-radar 15-time Grand Slam winner could be a personal challenge. Tiger Woods, schedule However, Woods is currently putting his…

The retirement hints Nick Kyrgios dropped during the Australian Open now seem even more real after the Australian’s comeback at the Indian Wells Masters went rough.  In what were his first two tournaments in a year and a half, the 29-year-old went 0-2 during the Australian Summer. In both of those matches, the seven-time ATP…

Emma Raducanu picked up another early exit in 2025 and also set up one very negative record as the Briton now owns the lowest win percentage at the WTA 1000 level among former Grand Slam champions since the format was introduced 16 years ago.  Although the 2021 US Open champion received a favorable opening matchup…

The Arnold Palmer Invitational is one of the most anticipated events on the PGA Tour, not only for its history, but also for the difficulty of its course. The Bay Hill Club & Lodge is an unforgiving course: thick rough, water hazards positioned in key points, very fast greens in Bermuda Grass and an often…

Nick Kyrgios admits one of the toughest and most heartbreaking things about his injury issues is the fact that they came right when he started to play the tennis of his life and looked primed for major things. Throughout the 2022 season, the Australian was consistently performing well – he made his maiden Grand Slam…

Musiwala Nethunzwi, a name probably unknown to many in the world of golf, is a man who bravely walked through his career, hoping to one day play on the big stage. Like every 14-year-old boy, he believed in success, having idols. Back in 2003, the South African golfer received an invitation to visit the Presidents…

Elena Rybakina has started her Indian Wells run with a routine 6-3 6-3 victory over Suzan Lamens and that is the seventh consecutive win in the desert for the Kazakh tennis star. After winning her first WTA 1000 title in Indian Wells two years ago but being unable to defend her title last year due…

Paula Badosa pulled out of Indian Wells due to a back injury and her replacement will be none other than Australian Open sensation Eva Lys.  On Sunday, the rising German star beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich in her qualifying opener in the desert but then picked up a defeat versus Jule Niemeier in the qualies final round…

As everyone knows, Jannik Sinner is unable to compete on the professional tour until May 4. The world No. 1 – who was fully acquitted in the first instance by an independent tribunal – agreed to the deal with WADA last month and will miss six tournaments in total, including four Masters 1000. The Italian…