Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek ease into Wimbledon second round
Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek both eased into second round of Wimbledon after straight-set victories on Monday.
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Jasper Philipsen sprints to victory at Tour de France as Adam Yates retains yellow jersey
Belgian sprinter Jasper Philipsen outpaced and outmuscled the other fast men to take the high-speed bunch finish at the end of Stage 3 of the Tour de France on Monday.
Jasper Philipsen bags dramatic Tour de France stage success in Bayonne
Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory on stage three of the Tour de France as Adam Yates retained the yellow jersey in Bayonne.
'Confident' Iga Swiatek feels 'much more comfortable' at Wimbledon than last year after Lin Zhu win
Iga Swiatek says she feels “much more comfortable” at Wimbledon than she did last year, when «everybody was talking» about her 34-match winning streak. Swiatek came into Wimbledon a year ago having not lost since mid-February, but was beaten in the third round in straight sets by Alize Cornet. Ad This time around she enters the Grand Slam off the back of another French Open win, but also a first grass quarter-final in Bad Homburg.
Tour de France 2023 Stage 4: How to watch, TV and live stream details, route profile, start time
It's back-to-back flat stages at the Tour de France as Mark Cavendish has another chance to go for history with a 35th Tour stage win on Stage 4. The riders left Spain for France on Stage 3 Monday, and it was Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) who was the strongest in the finale, edging out Wout van Aert and Caleb Ewan. Ad Cavendish came across the line in sixth to hint that he is in decent shape for the weeks ahead.
Tour de France 2023: Jasper Philipsen storms to first sprint stage win as Wout Van Aert edged out again
A tense and highly contested sprint finish in Bayonne was won by Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) ahead of Germany’s Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain-Victorious) and Australia’s Caleb Ewan (Lotto Dstny). But it seemed like an eternity for the result to be confirmed after the race jury studied replays to decide whether Philipsen had veered off his line and boxed out his compatriot Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma) on the curved home straight in Stage 3.
Belgian Philipsen wins sprint for Tour de France third stage
Belgian sprinter Jasper Philipsen outpaced and outmuscled the other fast men to take the high-speed bunch finish at the end of the third stage of the Tour de France on Monday.
Leylah Fernandez takes Wimbledon opener in 3 sets against Ukrainian opponent
Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., defeated Ukraine's Kateryna Baindl in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, to advance to the second round at Wimbledon on Monday.