Newcastle line up high-profile friendlies against Atalanta and Athletic Bilbao in late July
NEWCASTLE: Newcastle United’s US travel plans may well be in tatters but that hasn’t stopped them landing two high-profile home summer friendlies.
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Game 7: Heat, Celtics set to finally decide East champion
MIAMI: Erik Spoelstra didn’t even have to finish the sentence. The Miami Heat coach was speaking in the locker room after a season-extending win in Boston, players and staff standing around him in a semicircle.
Swiatek marches on but Jeanjean’s dream run ends – day seven at the French Open
Unstoppable top seed Iga Swiatek marched into the last 16 at Roland Garros with her 31st straight win.
Jai Hindley on brink of Giro glory after snatching overall lead in Dolomites
PASSO FEDAIA, Italy: Jai Hindley took a huge step toward winning the Giro d’Italia on Saturday after snatching the overall lead from Richard Carapaz in the final kilometers of the gruelling penultimate stage in the Dolomites, won by Italian Alessandro Covi.
Bromell, Thompson-Herah bag 100-meter wins at Prefontaine Classic
EUGENE, Oregon: Trayvon Bromell and Elaine Thompson-Herah grabbed 100m Wanda Diamond League Prefontaine Classic victories Saturday in Eugene, where eight world-leading performances highlighted the action at Hayward Field.
Scheffler seizes PGA Colonial lead with closing birdie
LOS ANGELES: Top-ranked Masters champion Scottie Scheffler closed with a 30-foot birdie putt to seize a two-stroke lead after Saturday’s wind-whipped third round of the US PGA Charles Schwab Challenge.
Swiatek racks up 31st straight win as French Open gets Nordic twist
PARIS: World No. 1 Iga Swiatek was the only top 10 women’s seed left standing at the French Open on Saturday as Casper Ruud and Holger Rune gave Roland Garros a rare Nordic twist with landmark performances.
French Open: 2020 winner Swiatek advances, Medvedev cruises in straight sets
Swiatek, the 2020 champion, dropped serve three times against 95th-ranked Danka Kovinic of Montenegro before sealing a 6-3, 7-5 third round victory.