Andy Murray’s Wimbledon hopes over after five-set epic with Stefanos Tsitsipas
Andy Murray suffered more Wimbledon heartache with a five-set defeat by Stefanos Tsitsipas in their delayed second-round clash.
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'We can achieve everything!' – William Saliba signs new four-year Arsenal contract, will wear No 2
Arsenal have confirmed that French central defender William Saliba has signed a new long-term contract at the club reported to be until 2027. Saliba, 22, joined Arsenal from Saint-Etienne until 2019, spending time on loan with France first with his former club, then Nice and finally Marseille. Ad At the start of the 2022-23 season he earned the starting spot and quickly cemented himself as one of the most important players in Mikel Arteta’s squad.
Transfer wrap: PSG sign Ugarte, Saliba pens new deal
Paris St Germain have signed Uruguay international Manuel Ugarte from Sporting Lisbon for €60 million, with the defensive midfielder signing a five-year contract.
Mark Cavendish foiled in bid for history as Jasper Philipsen claims victory in Bordeaux sprint at 2023 Tour de France
Sixteen years to the day after his Tour de France debut in London, Britain’s Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) came so close to an historic 35th stage win on the world’s biggest bike race. On a hectic finale alongside the Garonne river in Bordeaux, the road opened up for Cavendish, who came from deep with one of his trademark turns of pace and was able to get the jump on the in-form Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck).
'Bitterly disappointed' - Mark Cavendish laments mechanical issues as Adam Blythe and The Breakaway keep the faith
Mark Cavendish launched a kick which looked set to propel him to Tour de France win No. 35, but a mechanical issue and power of Jasper Philipsen denied him victory in Bordeaux. The Manxman went wheel surfing in the final kilometre and appeared to time his run to perfection, as a gap opened up on the right-hand side of the road.
Wimbledon 2023: Aryna Sabalenka mounts comeback to survive Varvara Gracheva scare and reach third round
Aryna Sabalenka survived a scare to reach the third round at Wimbledon, coming from a set down to beat French youngster Varvara Gracheva. The second seed found herself in serious trouble after surrendering the opening set, but she grit her teeth to launch a fightback and eventually triumph 2-6 7-5 6-2. Ad It was far from a complete performance from the Australian Open champion, who was unable to compete at the All England Club last year due to the tournament’s ban of Russian and Belarusian players.
Tsurenko outlasts Bogdan in record 38-point tiebreak
LONDON : Lesia Tsurenko dropped to the ground in exhaustion following her Wimbledon third-round win over Ana Bogdan on Friday, a dramatic clash in which she saved five match points and won the longest tiebreak in women's singles Grand Slam history.
Badou Jack could collect fourth WBC title in Saudi Arabia, reports suggest
RIYADH: Gambian-Swedish fighter Badou Jack could go up against Polish champion Lukasz Rozanski in Saudi Arabia later this year, according to reports on Friday.