Leon Smith on Cameron Norrie’s tactical plan against Novak Djokovic
Cameron Norrie needs to take the challenge to defending champion Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon semi-finals he faces perhaps the toughest test in tennis.
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Cobble king Clarke rules Tour de France stage five with bike throw
ARENBERG, France: Simon Clarke of Israel Premier Tech won stage five of the Tour de France on Wednesday in a photo finish after a 157km run from Lille to Arenberg featuring 20km of cobbled mining roads.
Putellas loss strikes blow to Spain’s hopes of Euro 2022 breakthrough
MADRID: Spain’s ambitions of a breakthrough on the women’s international stage at Euro 2022 have been rocked by a sickening knee injury to reigning Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas. The Barcelona midfielder was expected to be one of the shining lights of the tournament until she ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament in training on Tuesday. Spain had been pre-tournament favorites with the bookmakers thanks to the rise of Barca as a dominant force of the club game. However, Putellas is the second key player ruled out in a matter of weeks after all-time top goalscorer Jennifer Hermoso also suffered a knee injury. “23 Alexias....for one dream,” Spanish sports daily Marca splashed across their front page on Wednesday with a picture of the remaining squad members. But there is no sugar-coating how devastating a blow to Spain’s chances losing Putellas is. The 28-year-old has become a icon at the Camp Nou with 90,000 chanting her name during Barca’s Champions League win over Real Madrid earlier this year that broke the world record for attendance at a women’s match. “Yesterday was the day to accept it,” said Putellas’ club and international teammate Patricia Guijarro on Wednesday. “We are desperate to get started and now we are triply determined.” Guijarro is one of nine Barcelona players still in the squad. Barca Femeni cruised to the Spanish title last season with 30 wins out of 30, scoring 159 goals and conceding just 11. They also made the Champions League final, although missed out on retaining the trophy, and a treble, after being pipped in the final by Lyon.
Mead gives England winning start in Women's European Championship
MANCHESTER, England: Beth Mead scored the only goal of the game as host England beat Austria 1-0 in front of a tournament-record crowd of 68,871 at Old Trafford in the Women’s European Championship opener on Wednesday.
Fritz defeat ends hopes of overdue star-spangled breakthrough
The impish grin of Colonel Sanders looking down from the KFC signage amid the upmarket boutiques on high street is proof that not even Wimbledon village has been entirely immune to the creeping Americanization of British culture in recent years. Funny how the trend has been inverted at the All England Club right down the road, where the once-consistent US presence at the business end of the championships – excepting the wholly exceptional reign of the Williams sisters – has been all but a sepia-toned memory over the past two decades.
'I thought my ship had sailed' - Nick Kyrgios 'really proud' after reaching Wimbledon semi-finals
Nick Kyrgios has admitted that he «thought my ship had sailed» after he expressed his immense pride at having reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon. The unseeded 27-year-old roared back after losing his serve in the opening game to storm past the Chilean in straight sets, 6-4 6-3 7-6, and reach the last four at the All England Club. Ad/> Kyrgios has now surpassed his previous best performance at a Grand Slam singles event as his hugely eventful campaign at SW19 took another step forward.
'Worst news ever' - Why Nick Kyrgios is 'nightmare opponent' for injured Rafael Nadal in Wimbledon semis
Eurosport's Mats Wilander and Alex Corretja have previewed Nick Kyrgios taking on Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon semi-finals after the Spaniard battled through against Taylor Fritz despite suffering an abdominal injury. The second seed somehow managed to continue his quest to secure a historic Calendar Slam in 2022 after he roared back to beat Fritz in a marathon quarter-final.