Jannik Sinner beats Novak Djokovic, to play for 2nd Wimbledon title - ESPN
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner will play for his second consecutive Wimbledon title after defeating seven-time champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals Friday.
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Africa can look back on World Cup with satisfaction despite no top-four finish
ATLANTA, July 10 : African interest at the World Cup ended with Morocco on Thursday, but the continent will be pleased with its results at the 2026 finals, even if it will have no teams in the final four.
Novak Djokovic out of Wimbledon after straight sets loss to Jannik Sinner
Jannik Sinner ruthlessly ended Novak Djokovic’s latest bid for Wimbledon glory with a straight-sets victory in the semi-final.
Mbappe keeps France’s greats comparison on ice as semi-final beckons
BOSTON, MA, July 10 : France have been drawing comparisons with greats of the past with their World Cup run, in which Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele have scored 13 goals between them, but Les Bleus' captain said the current team have not achieved anything yet.
Muchova and Noskova chase Wimbledon glory as Czech conveyor belt of champions rolls on
LONDON, July 10 : The latest chapter in the Czech Republic's rich Wimbledon tradition will be written on Saturday when Karolina Muchova meets compatriot Linda Noskova in the women's final, with a maiden Grand Slam crown on offer for both players.
Girl dies in France celebrating World Cup win
LILLE, France: A 17-year-old girl fell off a truck and died while celebrating France’s World Cup quarter final win over Morocco, emergency services said Friday. Celebrations erupted across France after the 2-0 win in the United States with hundreds dancing in the streets of Paris, watched by thousands of police on security duties. The teenager was on a truck at Aulnoye-Aymeries, near the northern city of Maubeuge, when she “fell and was run over” by the vehicle and was declared dead at the scene, according to emergency services. The driver of the truck has been detained, while another teenager who witnessed the fall was taken to hospital suffering from shock, authorities said.
Finally healthy, music lover Muchova eyes Wimbledon glory
PRAGUE: Karolina Muchova’s injury-plagued career was in danger of coming to a premature end just four years ago, but now the Wimbledon finalist is on the brink of a life-changing moment at the All England Club. Muchova will play in the first all-Czech Wimbledon final on Saturday against 21-year-old Linda Noskova. It will be the second Grand Slam final for Muchova, a music lover and the daughter of a former footballer, after her loss at the 2023 French Open. “I’m healthy, which I don’t like to say — touch wood,” said the world number nine, who was advised to quit tennis in 2022 because of a series of persistent injuries. “I’m happy that now I’m selling my game and that I can use it. I’m definitely appreciating more the time that I’m here. “I don’t have these big issues that I had in the past. I’m enjoying the moment that I’m here.” If Muchova wins, she will become the sixth Czech Wimbledon women’s champion and the third in the last four year after Marketa Vondrousova in 2023 and Barbora Krejcikova in 2024. Before this season, Muchova hired Dutch coach Sven Groeneveld, who played a key role in the success of Maria Sharapova and Monica Seles. It has proved an inspired move, with the revitalized Muchova winning titles in Doha and Bad Homburg. For the self-proclaimed “late bloomer,” they were only her second and third singles singles titles. “He has brought calm, a sense of perspective, lots of experience to the team. The things he tells me and that we do on court make sense,” Muchova said.
Eliminated Morocco turn attention to co-hosting 2030 World Cup
ATLANTA, July 10 : Morocco proved unable to emulate their semi-final heroics of the last World Cup, again running into a French roadblock as they lost in the last eight on Thursday, but as co-hosts of the next tournament will begin to reset their sights on the trophy.