Van den Bergh lights up Blackpool with nine-dart finish
World number nine Dimitri van den Bergh lit up day two of the the 2024 Betfred World Matchplay in Blackpool with a nine-dart finish as he booked his place in the second round.
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Hsieh, Zielinski win Wimbledon mixed doubles title for second major of 2024
LONDON : Hsieh Su-wei and Jan Zielinski won their second mixed doubles Grand Slam title of the year at Wimbledon by beating the Mexican duo of Santiago Gonzalez and Giuliana Olmos 6-4 6-2 in a one-sided final on Sunday.
Indian Athletics Team To Train At 3 Overseas Sites For Final Olympics Preparation
The 30-member Indian athletics team for the Olympics will train at three different venues abroad in their last leg of preparations before assembling in Paris on July 28, four days before the start of track and field competitions. The Olympic Sports Center in Spala, Poland; Antalya in Turkey; and St Moritz in Switzerland are the three foreign destinations where Indian athletes will train in their last leg of preparations. "The members of the national athletics team will be training at different venues to prepare for the Olympic Games, but will have to assemble in Paris on July 28," chief coach Radhakrishnan Nair said.
Bellamy appointed Wales coach
:Craig Bellamy has been named coach of the Wales national team until 2028, the Football Association of Wales (FAW) said on Tuesday.
Top-Seed Iga Swiatek Crashes Out Of Wimbledon With Loss In Third Round
World number one Iga Swiatek crashed out of Wimbledon on Saturday, losing to Yulia Putintseva as the top seed's 21-match win streak came to a shock end in the third round. The Polish star, who won a fourth French Open and fifth Grand Slam title last month, was stunned 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 by the Russian-born Kazakh, who goes on to face the equally fiery Jelena Ostapenko for a quarter-final place. "Feels great, I was just so focused on just playing fast and not giving her any time and that's pretty much it," said 29-year-old Putintseva after her win on Court One.
Tired Mbappe asked to go off against Portugal, says French coach
HAMBURG, Germany : French striker and captain Kylian Mbappe asked to be substituted during extra-time in the Euro 2024 quarter-final win over Portugal because he was tired, his coach Didier Deschamps said.
Swiatek downs Kenin in battle of Grand Slam champions
LONDON :Only once in her 21 previous Grand Slam appearances had Iga Swiatek perished in the first round - at Wimbledon in 2019.
Griezmann happy despite unconvincing France performance
DUESSELDORF, Germany : Antoine Griezmann’s return to the France team proved unconvincing as they struggled to beat Belgium in the Euro 2024 last 16 but he was still delighted with their progress to the quarter-finals.