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LONDON: Casper Ruud found his groove on grass after a wobble as the world number four battled past French qualifier Laurent Lokoli 6-1 5-7 6-4 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon second round on Monday (Jul 3) and match his best showing at the Grand Slam.
LONDON : Order of play on the main show courts on the second day of the Wimbledon championships on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding):
Jasper Philipsen was made to wait to start his celebrations after sprinting to victory on stage three of the Tour de France as Adam Yates retained the yellow jersey in Bayonne.
There were mixed views on Mark Cavendish’s sixth placed finish on Stage 3 of the Tour de France as The Breakaway panel clashed over his performance. Cavendish (Astana-Qazaqstan) is chasing a record 35th stage win, but it was Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) who took victory ahead of Germany’s Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain-Victorious) and Australia’s Caleb Ewan (Lotto Dstny). Ad British rider Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) finished safely in the peloton to retain the yellow jersey for a third day.
Mark Cavendish praised the way his Astana Qazaqstan team performed as he took a sixth placed finish on Stage 3 of the Tour de France. Eurosport’s pundits on The Breakaway clashed over whether the result was positive or not, with Adam Blythe suggesting it was “not good enough by far” as Cavendish missed his first sprint opportunity to secure a record 35th stage win. Ad Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) took victory during a dramatic sprint finish and despite missing out, Cavendish was in good spirits as the stage came to an end.
Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is the latest star name to make the move to Saudi Arabia after signing a deal to become head coach of Al-Ettifaq. The 43-year-old has been out of the game since being sacked by Aston Villa in October. Gerrard had previously said he had turned down an offer to head to the Gulf state, but has now been lured by the riches on offer. "Where legends are found. We're thrilled to announce Steven Gerrard is our new head coach," the club said in a post on Twitter. Al-Ettifaq finished seventh out of 16 clubs in the Saudi Pro League last season.
At 1.98m and 113kg, Marvin Orie suddenly seems like a baby among the big boys the Wallabies are planning to unleash against the Springboks in the two fierce rivals' Rugby Championship opener at Loftus on Saturday, but he's not about to give an inch.
LONDON :Defending men's champion Novak Djokovic and women's top seed Iga Swiatek started their Wimbledon campaigns with routine victories on Monday as rain temporarily halted play on the outside courts and the threat of climate protests lingered in the air.