Evergreen Nadal marches into eighth Wimbledon quarter-final
Rafael Nadal reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the eighth time on Monday with a straight-sets defeat of Botic van de Zandschulp.
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Oh mother, Tomljanovic downs Cornet in rollercoaster
LONDON : Ajla Tomljanovic's mother gets so nervous about her daughter's tennis matches that she often opts to go on long walks with the family dog to block out the tension.
Root and Bairstow run riot against India to set up another McCullum-inspired chase
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow took the attack to India as England closed in on a fourth successive winning run chase under their new Test leadership duo of captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum.
Nadal swats away Dutchman Van de Zandschulp to march into quarters
LONDON : Second seed Rafael Nadal took another step forward in his bid for a rare calendar-year Grand Slam on Monday by booking his spot in the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a commanding 6-4 6-2 7-6(6) win against Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp.
Kubler smiles in defeat as next chapter unfurls
LONDON : Jason Kubler left Wimbledon, and a career-first Grand Slam fourth-round encounter, with just eight games to his name on Monday but happy that the next chapter in his remarkable tennis story has been sketched out, if not yet written.
Three things we spotted as Manchester United continue pre-season training
Manchester United are now in the second week of preparations at Carrington before they travel to Asia later this week to fully begin their pre-season. It's a new era for the Reds, with new manager Erik ten Hag now taking training for a number of days, with the club reportedly set to announce their first signing.
'Stop moaning!' - Fan yells at Nick Kyrgios during heated exchange with umpire at Wimbledon
Nick Kyrgios was told to «stop moaning!» by a fan during his fourth-round victory over Brandon Nakashima at Wimbledon on Monday afternoon. The unseeded Australian won through to the quarter-finals at the All England Club with a back-and-forth 6-4 4-6 7-6(2) 3-6 6-2 victory over Nakashima of the USA on Centre Court. Ad/> With the match being on Centre as opposed to Court 1, the atmosphere was less raucous than his fiery and dramatic clash with Stefanos Tsitsipas on Saturday evening, but the crowd still roared on Kyrgios as he took another step at SW19.
Republic of Ireland might face trip to New Zealand for World Cup play-offs
The Republic of Ireland could be facing a potential trip to New Zealand next spring if they're to qualify for the 2023 World Cup.