Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka both defeated in straight sets at Berlin Open
No. 5 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova beat world No. 7 Coco Gauff 6-4 6-0 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Berlin Open.
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Is Under-21s Euro 2023 on TV? Czech Republic U21 vs England U21 live stream and kick off time
England Under-21s are set to kick-off their 2023 Euros campaign against Czech Republic.
Neeraj Chopra's Participation In Lausanne Leg Of Diamond League Confirmed
Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who was recovering from a muscle strain, will return to action for the sixth stage of the Diamond League in Lausanne on June 30. In the list released by the organisers of the prestigious athletics meet, the world number one Indian's name has been entered in the javelin throw event. Besides Chopra, the names of top Indian athletes Jeswin Aldrin and Sreeshankar have been entered in long jump.
Longo prepared to play with pain for New Zealand's World Cup campaign
Midfielder Annalie Longo is in a race to recover from a serious knee injury and make New Zealand's Women's World Cup squad, but will gladly endure pain to play in front of home fans if selectors back her.
Wimbledon Champion Rybakina Upset By Vekic In Berlin
Elena Rybakina suffered a setback in the build-up to her Wimbledon title defence when she was knocked out of the Berlin WTA event by Donna Vekic on Wednesday. Vekic, ranked 23 in the world, beat the second-seeded Kazakh 6-7 (1/7), 6-3, 6-4 to make it through to the quarter finals. An Australian Open finalist in January, the 24-year-old Rybakina was one of the favourites for the French Open but pulled out early due to illness.
Five-time champion Williams and Svitolina handed Wimbledon wildcards
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and former world number three Elina Svitolina were handed wildcard entries into Wimbledon, the organisers announced on Wednesday (Jun 21).
Neeraj Chopra's Participation In Lausanne Leg Of Diamond League Confirmed
Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who was recovering from a muscle strain, will return to action for the sixth stage of the Diamond League in Lausanne on June 30. In the list released by the organisers of the prestigious athletics meet, the world number one Indian's name has been entered in the javelin throw event. Besides Chopra, the names of top Indian athletes Jeswin Aldrin and Sreeshankar have been entered in long jump.
Canada's Andreescu drops 1st-round match at Wimbledon warmup tournament
Canada's Bianca Andreescu dropped a 7-6 (0), 7-5 decision to Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic in first-round play at the Bett1Open on Wednesday.