Tennis

Rafael Nadal overcame an early challenge from Dominic Thiem to win his record 12th French Open title. (Image: Getty)

Nadal Beats Thiem for 12th French Open Title, Barty Wins First Grand Slam

Rafael Nadal put away Dominic Thiem in impressive fashion after a competitive first two sets to win his record 12th French Open championship on Sunday. Thiem stood toe-to-toe with Nadal early in the final, splitting the first two sets to give the defending champion his first real test of the […]

Rafael Nadal had his way with Kei Nishikori, winning in straight sets to reach the French Open semifinals. (Image: Pavel Golovkin/AP)

One More Time: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer to Meet in French Open Semifinals

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer had little trouble winning their respective quarterfinal matches at the French Open on Tuesday, setting up another encounter between the two rivals in the semifinals. Nadal reached his record 12th French Open semifinal by crushing Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-1, 6-3. Nadal Cruises, Federer Gets Past […]

Roger Federer is on a collision course with Rafael Nadal at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. (Image: Peter Staples/ATP Tour)

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal On Course for Semifinal Clash at Indian Wells

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer breezed past their fourth round opponents on Wednesday to move the two tennis legends one step closer to a semifinal matchup in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Federer dispatched British player Kyle Edmund 6-1, 6-4 in just over an hour, while Nadal scored […]

Roger Federer won his 100th career singles title on Saturday, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Dubai final. (Image: Getty)

Roger Federer Wins Dubai Championships to Claim 100th Career Singles Title

Roger Federer became only the second man in history to win 100 singles titles in his tennis career on Saturday, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 to win the Dubai Championships. Federer joins Jimmy Connors as the only men to hit the century mark, with the American holding the all-time record […]

Manchester City is heavily favored against Burnley, but is a +140 to score in both halves. (Image: Getty)

Soccer, MMA, NHL All Star Game, All Have Betting Opportunities

With the Super Bowl still a little more than a week away, gamblers have to cool their heels until the mountain of prop bets they made, or are about to make, start to come through. What to do until then? Plenty it turns out. There are several betting opportunities out […]

Italian Daniele Bracciali, who was ranked as high as 49th, was banned for life last year for fixing tennis matches. (Image: Keystone)

Crime Ring Busted by Spanish Police in Tennis Match Fixing Scheme

The sport of tennis received another serious charge of match fixing, the second scandal in as many years. Spanish police said 83 people were indicted, including 28 professional players, in a scheme that was run by an Armenian crime gang. The ring bribed lower level tennis players to fix matches, […]