Spurs draft Wembanyama and now look for French phenom to help end NBA playoff drought
SAN ANTONIO: The world will be watching Victor Wembanyama, including San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.
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Alcaraz reaches first quarterfinal on grass at Queen’s Club
LONDON: Carlos Alcaraz reached his first quarterfinal on grass as the world No. 2 crushed Jiri Lehecka in the Wimbledon warmup event at Queen’s Club on Thursday.
Carlos Alcaraz: Top seed flies into Queen's quarters with commanding win over Jiri Lehecka
Carlos Alcaraz produced a dazzling performance to flatten Jiri Lehecka 6-2 6-3 and move into the Queen’s quarter-finals. The top seed will face Grigor Dimitrov or Francisco Cerundolo next after a win that was far more convincing than his nervy three-set victory over Arthur Rinderknech in the first round. Ad Alcaraz is making his Queen’s debut this year and is relatively new to grass-court tennis, with two previous outings at Wimbledon being the extent of his tour-level experience on the surface.
When is the Wimbledon curfew? What are the curfew rules? What's the latest finish at Wimbledon?
It has become a regular occurrence at Grand Slams to see players competing deep into the night, sometimes into the early hours of the morning. At last year’s US Open, Carlos Alcaraz didn’t finish his quarter-final against Marin Cilic until 2:23am local time, and at the Australian Open earlier this season Andy Murray didn’t start his second-round match against Thanasi Kokkinakis until after 10pm — and finally finished it at 4.05am. Ad But at Wimbledon things are different.
Tiafoe’s winning run on grass ended by fellow US player Korda at Queen’s Club
LONDON: Frances Tiafoe’s winning run on grass was ended by Sebastian Korda in an all-American second-round match at the Queen’s Club Championships on Wednesday.
Murray's family question absence of former Wimbledon champ from poster
Andy Murray's brother and uncle have expressed their anger over the treatment of the two-time Wimbledon champion after he was left off an official poster of past and present greats.
Wimbledon line judges' future uncertain as Grand Slam embraces AI
LONDON: Wimbledon technology chiefs say line judges are safe -- at least for now -- even as the grass court tournament embraces artificial intelligence. The All England Club and global tech giant IBM on Wednesday announced new AI features for the championships, which start early next month. A tool using generative AI technology will provide audio commentary for match highlights videos on the Wimbledon website and app.
Prince William pays surprise visit to Lionesses World Cup camp
BURTON UPON TRENT, England: Prince William made a surprise visit to England’s Lionesses on Tuesday to wish them good luck in their Women’s World Cup campaign which kicks off next month. The Prince of Wales, who is the FA president, had lunch with the team and staff at the St.