Britain's big day begins badly as Kasatkina thrashes Miyazaki
LONDON : Britain's big day at Wimbledon began in demoralising fashion for wildcard Lily Miyazaki as she was thrashed 6-0 6-0 by Russia's Daria Kasatkina in less than an hour on Court 18.
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Rybakina into Wimbledon quarter-finals as ailing Kalinskaya retires
LONDON :Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina reached the quarter-finals after ailing Russian 17th seed Anna Kalinskaya retired from their clash with a suspected right forearm injury while trailing 6-3 3-0 on Monday.
5 developing Celtic transfer headlines on Hatate, Idah, Kelly and O'Riley as Rodgers bullish before plane takes off
If you polled Celtic fans then their general mood would be one of growing restlessness over transfers but hope remains high.
Third-Seed Aryna Sabalenka Withdraws From Wimbledon 2024 With Shoulder Injury
Australian Open champion and world number three Aryna Sabalenka withdrew from Wimbledon on Monday due to a shoulder injury, tournament organisers announced. Sabalenka, a two-time semi-finalist at the All England Club, is replaced in the draw by Russian lucky loser Erika Andreeva, who will face American qualifier Emina Bektas in the first round. Sabalenka, 26, had hinted at the weekend that she may be forced to pull out after suffering the injury at the recent Berlin tournament. "I'm not 100 percent fit now," admitted the Belarusian. When asked on Saturday if there was a chance she may withdraw, she said: "There is always a chance, yeah."
Lord Coe says Ukraine trip reaffirmed his Russian and Belarusian athletes stance
World Athletics president Lord Coe revealed a trip to Ukraine reaffirmed his stance that the governing body remains right to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from its competitions.
Belgium’s most capped international Vertonghen retires
BRUSSELS : Belgium's most capped international Jan Vertonghen has retired from international football after 157 caps, he said on Friday.
Japan and Germany agree to boost security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have agreed to boost security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, a region which has seen increasing military assertiveness from China.
Alcaraz and Djokovic set up Wimbledon blockbuster final repeat
LONDON : Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will lock horns in a sequel to last year's Wimbledon title blockbuster after producing commanding displays to ease through their semi-finals on Friday.