WTA roundup: Madison Keys wins second Eastbourne title
Madison Keys endured a grueling second-set tiebreak against ninth-seeded Russian Daria Kasatkina to win her second Rothesay International title 6-2, 7-6 (13) on Saturday in Eastbourne, England.
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Is Under-21s Euros 2023 on TV? England U21 vs Portugal channel, kick off and live stream
England Under-21s are preparing for their quarter-final clash against Portugal as they look to progress in the 2023 Euros.
Watch: Neeraj Chopra Wins Second Straight Diamond League Title In Lausanne
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra continued his tremendous form as he came back from a one-month injury lay-off to clinch the top spot in the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League, his second straight win of the season in the prestigious one-day meeting series, on Friday. The 25-year-old Chopra had skipped three top events due to a muscle strain he sustained while training last month but came back with a bang as he won the Diamond League title here with his fifth-round throw of 87.66m. He began with a foul and then had 83.52m and 85.04m throws. He had another foul in the fourth round before coming up with his winning throw of 87.66m next. His sixth and last throw was 84.15m.
Players face 'mental torture' at Wimbledon, says sports psychologist
LONDON : Tennis club hackers know only too well the paralysing nerves that can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory but they are in good company with even the elite players at Wimbledon suffering 'mental torture', according to a leading sports psychologist.
Wimbledon draw 2023 as Andy Murray faces fellow Brit and Djokovic first match confirmed
Andy Murray faces fellow Brit Ryan Peniston in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday, with a tough second-round clash with world No 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas or 2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem looming. Wildcard Peniston, 27, is a cancer survivor who reached the second round on his Wimbledon debut last year.
Football Ferns promise to 'fight for the country' as World Cup squad is named
New Zealand coach Jitka Klimkova said the 'Football Ferns' would fight for their country at the Women's World Cup they are co-hosting with Australia after naming her 23-woman squad for the tournament.
'They will fight': Co-hosts New Zealand name squad for Women's World Cup
New Zealand coach Jitka Klimkova said the "Football Ferns" would fight for their country at the Women's World Cup they are co-hosting with Australia after naming her 23-woman squad for the tournament on Friday (Jun 30).
'I learned my lesson': Sprinter Bednarek says to not underestimate 'Championship Andre'
American sprinter Kenny Bednarek was cruising in his 2021 rookie season as a pro, first beating Andre De Grasse over 200 metres in Diamond League meets in England and Qatar, and later at a Continental Tour event in Hungary.