Former champion Halep thumps Frech to reach Wimbledon fourth round
LONDON : Former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep soared into the fourth round of the Championships on Saturday with a commanding 6-4 6-1 victory over Poland's Magdalena Frech.
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‘Disgraceful’ – Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl blasted for conduct after Mark Cavendish omission at Tour de France
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s treatment of Mark Cavendish in the build-up to the Tour de France was “disgraceful”, claims Matt Stephens on the latest episode of The Bradley Wiggins Show. Cavendish was overlooked for the Tour despite winning four stages to draw level with Eddy Merckx’s all-time record (34) and the green jersey last year, with Quick-Step instead naming Fabio Jakobsen as their sprinter. Jakobsen is also plotting one of the sport’s great comebacks after fighting back from devastating injuries suffered at the 2020 Tour of Poland.
Venus Williams and Jamie Murray look the part in giddy victory
There’s a certain lèse-majesté in turning up at Wimbledon and calling yourself Venus. And it’s worse if the original Venus herself is in attendance, staring you down from the other side of the net. Certainly, Michael Venus, the world No 11 doubles player from New Zealand, would have known that every time the wags in the crowd shouted “C’mon Venus!” (or even “Marry me, Venus!”), they were exclusively cheering for the five-time Wimbledon women’s singles champion, at whom he was firing treasonable volleys.
COURT REPORT: Bublik's underarm serve addiction and security scrap
It was another busy day at Wimbledon, with plenty of notable events on and off the court.
Anger at cemetery as vandals trash World War Two veteran's grave while others left covered in bags of drugs and dog poo
Heartless vandals trashed the grave of a World War Two veteran at a cemetery in north Manchester. A group of youths are believed to have targeted several graves at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Cemetery in Moston last Sunday (June 26).
Wimbledon order of play on Saturday
LONDON : Order of play on the main show courts on the sixth day of the Wimbledon championships on Saturday (play starts at 1230 GMT unless stated, prefix number denotes seeding):
Celtic fans hail transfer tsunami as worried Rangers punters fess up to signing fear - Hotline
Celtic fans are flying with wing hero Jota touching down at Parkhead to complete his transfer.
Mondo Duplantis breaks outdoor pole vault world record again
Mondo Duplantis broke his outdoor pole vault world record by one centimeter, clearing 6.16 meters (more than 20 feet, 2 inches) at a Diamond League meet in Stockholm on Thursday.