Rybakina the favourite ahead of women's semi-finals
LONDON : The Wimbledon women's singles semi-final take centre stage at the All England Club on Thursday.
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Musetti makes hay in Wimbledon sunshine, Rybakina eyes title
LONDON : The sunshine finally appeared over Wimbledon and shone most brightly on Lorenzo Musetti on Wednesday as he continued a magnificent fortnight for Italian tennis by reaching his first Grand Slam semi-final with victory over Taylor Fritz.
Throwing of beer cups costs fans and federations at Euro 2024
STUTTGART, Germany : The throwing of plastic beer cups onto the pitch during Euro 2024 has become a regular feature of the tournament in Germany, with fans unconcerned at losing their deposits and national associations paying a hefty price with UEFA fines.
Unlikely final but Paolini and Krejcikova could serve up a treat
LONDON : The Wimbledon women's singles final between Italy's seventh seed Jasmine Paolini and 31st seeded Czech Barbora Krejcikova takes place at the All England Club on Saturday. The men's and women's doubles finals are also taking place.
Donna Vekic Overcomes 'Tough Moment' To Reach First Slam Semis At Wimbledon
Donna Vekic said the lesson was to "never give up" after overcoming dark times to reach her first Grand Slam semi-final at Wimbledon on Tuesday. The Croatian won 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 to end the fairytale run of New Zealand qualifier Lulu Sun and will face Italian seventh seed Jasmine Paolini or US 19th seed Emma Navarro for a place in Saturday's final. Vekic, 28, had knee surgery at the start of 2021, and suffered further setbacks into the follow season, which she described as "very tough". Even this year, before the French Open, she was tempted to take a break from the tour. "I didn't have any energy, any motivation to keep practising, keep pushing because I felt like the last couple of months I've given everything for tennis, and I wasn't getting the results that I kind of expected," she said.
Why Spain have been the most entertaining team at Euro 2024 - ESPN
BERLIN — Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal have had a lot of fun this summer. They were having a great time after Spain destroyed Georgia 4-1 in the Euro 2024 round of 16 as the TV cameras cut to them playing rock, paper, scissors to see who would get to drink from a water bottle first. They were also enjoying themselves after La Roja's extra-time win over hosts Germany in the quarterfinal as they danced in front of the travelling Spanish fans.
England showed character but hungry for more, says Southgate
DORTMUND, Germany : England's last-gasp victory over Netherlands in their Euro 2024 semi-final showed their character and resilience and the team are ready to take the final step and lift their first major trophy in almost 60 years, manager Gareth Southgate said.
Croatia's rowing brothers hope for fourth Olympic medal in Paris
SINJ, Croatia : On the crystal clear waters of Peruca Lake, Croatian brothers Martin and Valent Sinkovic are preparing for the Paris Olympics, where they hope to get their fourth medal for rowing.