World number one Iga Swiatek beat Wang Xiyu 6-1, 6-4 to reach the third round of the Madrid Open on Thursday as she bids to win the competition for the first time. Earlier Coco Gauff sailed through to the third round with a 6-0, 6-0 thumping of Arantxa Rus, while Liudmila Samsonova ousted Naomi Osaka in three sets. Runner-up last year, Swiatek bounced back from her semi-final defeat by Elena Rybakina in Stuttgart with a largely comfortable straight sets victory. The Pole, a four-time Grand Slam winner and an expert on clay, wobbled in the second set as Wang won three games in a row but recover ..read more

Twitch star Zack “Asmongold” has responded to fellow streamer, Kacey “Kaceytron,” after she stated in a livestream that his lifestyle was neglectful to his “sick” mother, who passed away in 2021 after suffering from COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). The drama began after Kaceytron liked a social media post suggesting Asmongold's messy living conditions contributed to his mother's death, prompting controversy amidst the streamer community. According to Sportskeeda, Kacey addressed the controversy in her livestream, “Yes I did like that tweet. It says, 'Thankfully xQc's lifestyle has ..read more

Rafael Nadal breezed to a straight sets victory over 16-year-old Darwin Blanch to reach the Madrid Open second round on Thursday as he began his farewell appearance in the Spanish capital. The 37-year-old said this week he was not fully fit but demolished his American opponent 6-1, 6-0 in one hour and three minutes as he continues his comeback from injury. Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, is expecting 2024 to be his final season in tennis and this his last appearance at the Madrid Open. He made his first competitive appearance since January at the Barcelona Open last week, where he was de ..read more

Millie Bobby Brown has recently revealed that her fiancé Jake Bongiovi’s nosebleed gave her the “ick.” In an interview with BBC Radio 1 that went viral on TikTok, the “Stranger Things” actor – who is all too familiar with nosebleeds – revealed that her fiancé got a nosebleed on their flight. Millie Bobby Brown as “Eleven” in “Stranger Thing” (Courtesy: Netflix) She proceeded to explain why she “got the ick,” “One, because he just got a nosebleed at the most inconvenient time. We just landed. The seat belt sign was still on. He’s doing an Eleven. I’m like, ‘Calm down.’” She then added another r ..read more

Bayer Leverkusen and Nigeria striker Victor Boniface said Xabi Alonso has a particular advantage over other coaches on the training pitch. "Imagine you're training and your coach is doing better than you," Boniface told AFP in an interview. "Then you want to step up your game. "For him to be involved in training gives us a boost," Boniface said of Alonso, who "has won everything that can be won in football". "Sometimes he tells me of players he played with, with similar abilities to me. He tries to improve me in my weakest areas." Leverkusen host third-placed Stuttgart on Saturday knowing they ..read more

ALICE member Kim So Hee is stepping away from the spotlight to begin a new chapter in her life.  The 24-year-old singer is set to marry a non-celebrity businessman 15 years her senior, according to an exclusive media report on April 26. The couple, who have been dating for a year, plan to register their marriage next month followed by an intimate ceremony with close friends and family. This news also marks So Hee's departure from the K-Pop industry. Her exclusive contract with IOK Company, ALICE's current management, expires next month and she has chosen not to renew it.  “It's true ..read more

Oscar-winning actress Emma Stone is sharing how she adopted a new name to launch her screen career and why she still prefers using her real name whenever possible. In a recent interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Stone and her co-star on The Curse, Nathan Fielder, discussed the name she was given and the one she uses professionally.  "I'd like to say something," Fielder said in the interview. "Her name's Emily, but she goes by Emma professionally.  So when there's people that don't know her, I end up saying Emma. But I'm going to just say Emily from here on." Stone mentioned that s ..read more

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez will miss the rest of the season after surgery on a groin injury on Thursday. Fernandez has been suffering for several weeks with a hernia and struggled to make an impact during Tuesday's 5-0 thrashing at Arsenal. The 23-year-old Argentina star will be absent for Chelsea's last six league games and it remains to be seen if he can recover in time for the Copa America in June. Fernandez, a World Cup winner in 2022, is the latest Chelsea player to be hit with an injury setback in a dismal season for the Premier League club. At times, Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochett ..read more

Ellen DeGeneres has addressed the controversy surrounding her leaving her talk show,  as she made her comeback to the comedy stage. The former talk show host took the stage at Largo in Los Angeles, California on April 24. Ellen, who is now 66, humorously reflected on being "kicked out of show business" for being perceived as "mean." The former host was referencing the situation resulting from a July 2020 BuzzFeed News report where current and former staffers spoke anonymously about their experiences on set, citing issues such as being penalised for taking medical leave, encountering racia ..read more

Ava Hunt, daughter of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, celebrated her senior year spring formal with a dress reminiscent of Taylor Swift's “Lover” era.  Hunt's flowy gown with a pastel sunset colour palette, floral print, and ruffled lace trims sparked comparisons to both a bodysuit worn by Swift's boyfriend Travis Kelce's girlfriend and the cover art of Swift's seventh studio album, “Lover,” released in 2019. The Chiefs CEO’s daughter shared a series of photos from her special night on Instagram, featuring her friends, her date, and even her parents.          ..read more