Griner named WNBA All-Star for ninth time
NEW YORK : Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner was named a WNBA All-Star for the ninth time on Sunday, just a little over six months after being released from a Russian prison.
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Brittney Griner, Aliyah Boston named WNBA All-Star starters - ESPN
Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner was named an WNBA All-Star Game starter in her return season from detainment in Russia, and the Indiana Fever's Aliyah Boston will be the sixth rookie in league history to start the game.
Krejcikova and Ostapenko set to face off in Birmingham final
Two French Open champions will face off in the final of the LTA's Rothesay Classic Birmingham after Jelena Ostapenko and Barbora Krejcikova both sealed semi-final victories on Saturday. Top seed Krejcikova made simpler work of her task, beating Lin Zhu 6-3 6-2 before Ostapenko battled back from a set down to beat Anastasia Potapova 5-7 6-2 6-4.
Live. Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin exiled to Belarus in Lukashenko-brokered deal
The head of the private Russian military company Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, will move to neighbouring Belarus as part of a deal to defuse rebellion tensions and the criminal case against him will be closed, the Kremlin said.
Vekic and Kvitova win two matches in a day to reach German Open final
BERLIN :Croatia's Donna Vekic had to play twice on Saturday but did not drop a set as she cruised into the German Open final with a 6-4 7-6(8) victory over world number eight Maria Sakkari of Greece.
Kazakh Bublik powers past Zverev in straight sets to reach Halle final
HALLE, Germany :Kazakh Alexander Bublik broke Alexander Zverev once in each set to power past the German 6-3 7-5 on Saturday and reach the Halle Open final.
Vekic plays twice, beats sixth-seed Sakkari to reach German Open final
BERLIN : Croatia's Donna Vekic had to play twice on Saturday but did not drop a set as she cruised into the German Open final with a 6-4 7-6(8) victory over world number eight Maria Sakkari of Greece.
Jodie Burrage triumphs after Kamilla Rakhimova thriller and Heather Watson receives bye as Yulia Putintseva retires
Jodie Burrage moved to within one win of qualifying for the Eastbourne Open after a thrilling 6-7 7-5 7-6 victory over Kamilla Rakhimova. Two tie-breaks in the first and third sets secured a pulsating victory for the 24-year-old to cause a stir and knock out world No. 65, who sits 43 places above the Brit in the WTA rankings.