Venus Williams gets wild card to play singles at Wimbledon - ESPN
Venus Williams is set to make her 24th appearance in the singles draw at Wimbledon after the 43-year-old American was given a wild-card entry Wednesday.
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Joe Root Topples Marnus Labuschagne As World No 1 Batter; Ravichandran Ashwin Maintains Top Spot
Premier India offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin has maintained the top spot among bowlers, while England's Joe Root toppled Australia's Marnus Labuschagne to become the world's top-ranked batter in the ICC Test rankings released on Wednesday. Ashwin, who was ignored for the World Test Championship final against Australia earlier this month in London, remained the world No 1 bowler with 860 points, followed by England's James Anderson at second with 829 points. Among Indian bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah (772) and Ravindra Jadeja (765) occupied the eighth and the ninth spot respectively with no change in their rankings.
England face difficult call on bowling attack for Lord's Ashes Test
England will have to make some tough decisions on the make-up of their bowling attack for the second Ashes Test at Lord's after Australia pulled off a tense two-wicket win in the series opener in Birmingham.
Boulter puts celebrations on hold despite excellent start on grass
Katie Boulter insists the champagne remains firmly on ice despite her stunning start to the British grass court season. The nation's new women's No.1, 26, clinched her first WTA title at the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham on Sunday but suffered a straight sets defeat against Chinese star Zhu Lin at the LTA's Rothesay Classic Birmingham on Tuesday. Ad Boulter, who is a graduate of the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme, embarked on a brilliant run to the semi-finals in Surbiton earlier this month before her triumph in the battle of the Brits against Jodie Burrage at the weekend cemented her status as Britain's highest-ranked player.
How Australia Triumphed Over England's 'Bazball' To Win 1st Ashes Test
Australia's dramatic two-wicket in the first Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday ensured a hugely-anticipated Ashes series got off to a thrilling start as skipper Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon's unbroken stand of 55 turned the tables on England. Below AFP Sport looks at three things we learned from a gripping encounter between the arch-rivals.
Australia win Ashes classic as Cummins finishes off 2-wicket win over England in first Test
BIRMINGHAM, England: Pat Cummins threw off his helmet, tossed away his bat and wheeled away in celebration after playing a captain’s innings to win an Ashes classic for Australia on Tuesday.
Cummins the hero as Australia edge England in Ashes thriller
BIRMINGHAM, England : Australia captain Pat Cummins sealed a remarkable two-wicket victory for his side over England in a thrilling climax to a gripping five-day battle in the opening Ashes test on Tuesday.
Khawaja steers calm course on Ashes rollercoaster
BIRMINGHAM, England : An Ashes test match that remained unpredictable from the first ball on Friday to Tuesday's nerve-jangling climax had one constant - Australia opener Usman Khawaja.