Reo Hatate admires Rangers passion as Celtic star shown unseen side of Glasgow by Gers daft repair man
Reo Hatate insists his admiration for Scottish football passion crosses the Old Firm divide.
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Naomi Osaka Dumped Out Of Wimbledon By Emma Navarro
Naomi Osaka was sent crashing out of Wimbledon in the second round on Wednesday by America's Emma Navarro, who allowed the Japanese superstar just five games in a one-sided contest. Osaka, playing her first Wimbledon since 2019, went down 6-4, 6-1 on Centre Court in less than an hour. The two players were level-pegging at 3-3 in the first set before 17th-ranked Navarro broke to love and went on to take the first set.
Naomi Osaka Wins First Match At Wimbledon Since 2018
Former world number one Naomi Osaka claimed her first win at Wimbledon since 2018 on Monday when she recovered from a break down in the final set to defeat Diane Parry of France. The Japanese star, a four-time Grand Slam title winner, came through 6-1, 1-6, 6-4. Osaka raced through the first set in just 22 minutes before her 53rd-ranked rival levelled the contest. In a rollercoaster decider, Parry was 3-1 ahead before Osaka battled back to 3-3. Osaka then saved two break points to edge 5-4 ahead and claimed victory when Parry served up her 10th double fault of the match. Victory was extra special for Osaka as it comes a day before her daughter Shai celebrates her first birthday.
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani won't participate in Home Run Derby - ESPN
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani won't participate in the Home Run Derby on July 15 despite the Japanese superstar ranking second in the majors with 27 homers for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
US cities express interest in hosting Rugby World Cup
Representatives from dozens of U.S. cities attended a summit hosted by World Rugby in Washington DC on Friday to hear details about potentially hosting the men's Rugby World Cup in 2031 and women's World Cup in 2033.
Making third straight final would be a dream, says Jabeur
Tunisian 10th seed Ons Jabeur said she is dreaming of reaching a third straight Wimbledon final this month and that managing the negative emotions would be a key factor in getting to the title decider.
Spain select Olympic squad packed with World Cup winners
Spain head coach Montse Tome will lean heavily on the players who won the Women's World Cup last year after the entire starting 11 from their victory over England in Sydney was included in her 22-woman squad for the Paris Games.
Takeru Kobayashi's hot dog eating rivalry with Joey Chestnut - ESPN
This Fourth of July, for the first time in 23 years, neither of the world's greatest competitive eaters, Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut, will feature in Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest.