2022 was a very difficult year for Novak Djokovic. The choice of the Serbian champion not to carry out the vaccine for Covid-19 led to numerous problems and many did not like his behavior. The twenty-one time winner of Grand Slam titles, before this particular situation, has always been much loved and despite everything he […]
A Championship for the Players – Equalizer Soccer
Photo: Lewis Gettier/The Equalizer. Lindy Lacson never questioned making the cross-country flight to support her team, the Portland Thorns. The past few weeks have exposed further trauma from systemic abuse and enabling across the National Women’s Soccer League. That was particularly poignant in Portland, where fans are calling for Merritt Paulson to sell the Thorns […]
Judy Murray reacts to Emma Raducanu being forced to withdraw from BJKC Finals
Former British Billie Jean King Cup captain Judy Murray says it is “disappointing” that Emma Raducanu is forced to miss the Billie Jean King Cup Finals. On Friday, 2021 US Open champion Raducanu announced her withdrawal from the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, scheduled to kick off on November 8. Raducanu, who sustained a wrist […]
Tough lineup calls, stout defense net Portland Thorns a trophy – Equalizer Soccer
Photo: Lewis Gettier/The Equalizer. Among those praised by Portland Thorns coach Rhian Wilkinson late Saturday night was the team’s training staff. The first-year National Women’s Soccer League coach traveled to Audi Field for the NWSL Championship with 27 players, “all healthy and ready to play.” Thorns players have talked about Wilkinson adding a bit more […]
Rory McIlroy furious for the PGA vs LIV war
Having become world No. 1 again this Sunday by winning the CJ Cup (PGA Tour), Rory McIlroy, more than ever the standard-bearer of European golf on American soil, underlined in an interview with the Guardian his very strong bitterness towards vis- à-vis some of his former Ryder Cup teammates who decided to join the breakaway […]
Sinclair, Sauerbrunn reflect on league growth – Equalizer Soccer
Photo: Lewis Gettier/The Equalizer. As the National Women’s Soccer League celebrates its 10th season and ninth final, several players who were prominent in the nascent days will be on the pitch Saturday night at Audi Field. Among them are Christine Sinclair and Adrianna Franch who opposed each other in the first NWSL Championship in 2013. […]
Injury forces Emma Raducanu out of BJK Cup Finals
Emma Raducanu has announced her withdrawal from the Billie Jean King Cup Finals after failing to recover in time from a wrist injury. Raducanu, 19, last competed four weeks ago in Ostrava, where she suffered a first-round loss. After Ostrava, Raducanu pulled out of Cluj-Napoca but remained hopeful that she would recover in time for […]
Rhian Wilkinson on building trust and the transition from player to coach – Equalizer Soccer
Photo: Craig Mitchelldyer-USA TODAY Sports. So what’s it like to play for your former teammate? It’s something Christine Sinclair had to ask herself late last year when the Portland Thorns hired Rhian Wilkinson as their new head coach. Wilkinson played in the National Women’s Soccer League in 2013 and 2015, making her the first full-time […]
Aljaz Bedene picks between Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer in GOAT debate
Former Slovenian tennis player Aljaz Bedene said Roger Federer had “the greatest influence on tennis” but he feels it will be Novak Djokovic who will be the greatest in terms of results. Federer, a former 20-time Grand Slam champion, retired from professional tennis after this year’s Laver Cup. Throughout his career, Federer was viewed as […]
Naomi Girma named 2022 NWSL Rookie of the Year – Equalizer Soccer
© Amy Kontras-USA TODAY Sports Naomi Girma has emerged from one of the deepest rookie classes in National Women’s Soccer League history to be named Rookie of the Year making her the first player drafted number one overall to take down the honor. Girma joined San Diego Wave FC following a stellar career at Stanford […]