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Watson battles way into all-British semi-final in Nottingham

Heather Watson set up an all British semi-final at the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham after battling past Viktorija Golubic in a tense quarter-final. Having come all the way through qualifying, Watson faced a tough battle against contemporary Viktorija Golubic, who was a quarter-finalist at Wimbledon in 2021. Ad And in an encounter that lasted well over two hours, it was the Brit who prevailed 7-6(2) 7-5 to reach a first semi-final in Nottingham, where she will take on British No.1 Katie Boulter.

Boulter wins battle of the Brits to break new ground

Katie Boulter broke new ground on Friday as she edged a battle of the Brits against Harriet Dart to reach her first WTA semi-final at the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham. Leicester's Boulter, a graduate of the LTA's Pro Scholarship Scheme, edged out compatriot Dart 6-3 7-5 to reach the last four, having tasted defeat in all of her previous WTA-level quarter-finals.

U.S. Open 2023 - Third round tee times - ESPN

Here are the tee times for the third round of the U.S. Open.

Martin Tyler, the voice of Premier League, hangs up his Sky mic

LONDON : Veteran English soccer commentator Martin Tyler is hanging up his Sky Sports microphone after more than 30 years of bringing the Premier League to living rooms across the country.

Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia scores second consecutive pole for German MotoGP at the Sachsenring

Francesco Bagnaia secured pole in Q2 at the German Moto Grand Prix on Saturday morning. It was the second consecutive pole he had taken at the track after leading the grid in 2022 as well. Ad It was an eventful morning at the Sachsenring, with Marc Marquez suffering three crashes in less than an hour, and only able to secure seventh spot.

'Let's do it!' - Frazer Clarke challenges champion Fabio Wardley after cruising to win over Wach

Frazer Clarke challenged Fabio Wardley to take him on after dispatching Polish heavyweight Mariusz Wach. Clarke was in just his seventh professional fight of his career and had been given a mandatory shot against Wardley, the British champion, but turned down the chance in favour of getting more experience. Ad As a result he was set up with a fight against Polish veteran Wach at York Hall in London, and he duly went the distance over 10 rounds, four more rounds than he had ever completed.

ENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 2 Live Updates: Australia Aim For Solid Start vs England

ENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 2 Live Updates: David Warner and Usman Khawaja will resume at their respective scores of 8 and 4 as Australia aim to get closer to England's total on Saturday. Earlier, Joe Root remained not out on 118 as England declared their first innings at 393 for 8 in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston. Jonny Bairstow too played a crucial knock of 78 while Zak Crawley scored 61. For Australia, Nathan Lyon was the pick of the bowlers with a fou-wicket haul while Josh Hazlewood picked two. England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bat at Edgbaston in Birmingham. (LIVE SCORECARD)

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Watson battles way into all-British semi-final in Nottingham

Boulter wins battle of the Brits to break new ground

U.S. Open 2023 - Third round tee times - ESPN

Martin Tyler, the voice of Premier League, hangs up his Sky mic

Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia scores second consecutive pole for German MotoGP at the Sachsenring

'Let's do it!' - Frazer Clarke challenges champion Fabio Wardley after cruising to win over Wach

ENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 2 Live Updates: Australia Aim For Solid Start vs England

The gardening mistakes that could kill your lawn in hot weather