Simon will face either Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime or Spanish 37-year-old Feliciano Lopez in the final when he will hope to become the first French victor of the prestigious pre-Wimbledon title. It was tough for me to find a way to win points. For Lopez, it was his second title of the day, having already beaten Gilles Simon in three sets to take the singles crown. [Full Article...]
Inspired by her visit to Lancaster Country Club in 2015, Green turned pro a year later and on Sunday claimed her first LPGA Tour victory, joining Webb (seven titles) and Jan Stephenson (three) as Australian women's major winners in the process. [Full Article...]
After having been thrashed by England in their previous match at Edgbaston, Afghanistan's near-comeback against the next best team, India, is huge. Bumrah busted the myth about English conditions and tracks during an interaction with the media in Southampton . [Full Article...]
Ahead of their hearing with the Canada race stewards, Ferrari had said that their new evidence was "overwhelming" proof that Sebastian Vettel had not broken any rules when he rejoined after running off-circuit and across a strip of grass. [Full Article...]
Eoin Morgan smashed a world record 17 sixes in his 71-ball 148, posting the fourth-fastest World Cup century in the process. We know because we play him regularly in the nets. If India wants a benchmark for Southampton , it can always look at England's win over the West Indies. But he fell for just eight during England's surprise 14-run group loss to Pakistan at Trent Bridge. [Full Article...]
They are still fairly likely to make it through thanks to the number of wins - four - and their strong net run-rate. Sri Lanka , who won the match by 20 runs, have suddenly opened the tournament which was, in a way, meandering towards the predictable. [Full Article...]
But in the third round, the tide started turning for Lobov. Earlier in the week, Lobov told Business Insider that fans may see him in the boxing ring before the year ends. "I think when fighters fight each other there's sort of that soul searching of themselves and you kind of have to dig deep", Paulie Malignaggi said of Artem Lobov at the post-fight press conference. [Full Article...]
The video shows Newton pointing at a seat that's already been taken - a seat that seems to be in a row without seats in front of it. After his offer was rejected, Newton is seen walking over to his assigned seat. When they boarded the plane, he began recording and saw the athlete again as the plane was getting ready to leave. 'I said hi to him, shook his hand, ' Edwards said. [Full Article...]
Benitez guided Newcastle to 13th place in the Premier League last season, a respectable position, especially considering the resources available. Newcastle statement read, "We have worked hard to extend Rafa's contract over a significant period of time". [Full Article...]
Samedi soir (dans la nuit de samedi à dimanche, heure française), sur son compte Instagram , le latéral droit brésilien a annoncé qu'il ne prolongerait pas l'aventure au sein du club francilien, alors que son contrat arrive à expiration à la fin du mois de juin. [Full Article...]
South Africa's task was made all the more hard when veteran Hashim Amla was trapped lbw by Mohammad Amir for two after a successful review in the second over. "We are each other's strength". Pakistan's defeat against arch rivals India last weekend sparked a depressing few days, not only for the team but also millions of fans back home. [Full Article...]
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman and TSN's Pierre LeBrun both confirmed the trade and the details shortly before the start of the second round of the draft on Saturday at Rogers Arena. It's been a busy couple of days for Devils general manager Ray Shero , who chose flashy centre Jack Hughes with the first pick in the draft Friday night. [Full Article...]
It means Barty will be Australia's first women's World No.1 since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976, and will snare the top seed at Wimbledon . The former junior Wimbledon champion took an indefinite break from tennis at the end of 2014, recently citing mental health issues as the reason, and played Big Bash cricket for Brisbane Heat before returning to the sport in 2016. [Full Article...]
Fort heureusement, c'est sans conséquence sur sa santé. Dans le groupe B, les Super Eagles lançaient leurs CAN face au Burundi à Alexandrie. Wilfred Ndidi (ex-Genk) et compagnie ont finalement dû patienter jusqu'à la montée en jeu d'Odion Ighalo (Shanghai Shenhua, Chine) à la 73e minute, qui inscira le but victorieux quatre minutes plus tard. [Full Article...]
Le parcours de Félix Auger-Aliassime au tournoi de Queen's a pris fin samedi, à Londres . Il y retrouvera Feliciano Lopez ou Milos Raonic. Le Canadien Félix Auger-Aliassime a encore réussi à prendre le dessus sur Stefanos Tsitsipas , 6e mondial, vendredi au Queen's (7-5, 6-2). [Full Article...]
Kohli vented his frustration when a review to have Hazratullah Zazai pinned lbw by Shami went against his side early in the chase - the ball shown to have pitched marginally outside leg stump - and was visibly delighted when Shami bowled the same batsman four overs later for 10. [Full Article...]
Knowing my body, listening to my body, I think, especially mentally, that the time is not far . The Spanish striker recently announced he will retire after Sagan Tosu's match against Vissel Kobe on August 23, bringing the curtain down on a career which has seen him win World Cup and European Championships at worldwide level, as well as the Uefa Champions League and Europa League. [Full Article...]
The Scot, 32, played doubles at Queen's Club on Thursday, his first match since career-saving hip surgery in January. The Murray-Herbert combination was announced by Andy Murray at Queen's Club, where the two-time Wimbledon singles victor said he would also be keen to play mixed doubles at the tournament. [Full Article...]
See you there", wrote Fernando Torres in Twitter. He helped Sagan narrowly escape relegation from the top flight a year ago, with the club finishing 14th in the 18-team table, but the team is at the bottom of the J1 table after 16 matches this season. [Full Article...]
The newspaper reports that Derby county "have launched a last-ditch attempt" to keep Lampard, who led them to last season's Championship play-off final. At Chelsea, Sarri won his first trophy as a head coach as well as securing a top-four finish and qualification to next season's Champions League . [Full Article...]