Young British players boost local hopes at Wimbledon for another homegrown champion
LONDON (AP) — The mini-Union Jack flags were flying high as Emma Raducanu closed out a dominant victory on the grass courts of Wimbledon.
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Former high jump world champion Freitag found dead in South Africa
South African former high jump world champion Jacques Freitag has been found dead with gunshot wounds having been missing for two weeks, South African media reported on Tuesday.
Police in South Africa find body of missing Olympian, world champion Jacques Freitag
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Defending champion Vondrousova falls at first Wimbledon hurdle
LONDON :Defending champion Marketa Vondrousova was knocked out in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday, the first female holder to fall at the opening hurdle since Steffi Graf 30 years ago.
Singapore world champion kitefoiler Max Maeder granted National Service deferment
SINGAPORE: Singapore world champion kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder has been granted deferment from full-time National Service (NS) for about four years, the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) said on Saturday (Jul 6).
Defending champion Rory McIlroy makes strong start at Scottish Open
Rory McIlroy bounced back from his US Open heartbreak to make a strong start to the defence of his Scottish Open title as a “p***** off” Justin Thomas missed out on creating history.
Defending Wimbledon Champion Marketa Vondrousova Knocked Out In First Round
Marketa Vondrousova on Tuesday became the first defending Wimbledon women's champion in 30 years to be knocked out in the first round when she was stunned by world number 83 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. The 21-year-old Spaniard triumphed 6-4, 6-2 over the sixth-ranked Czech, who last year was the first unseeded woman to win the title at the All England Club. German legend Steffi Graf was the last defending champion to lose in the opening round, when she was beaten by Lori McNeil in 1994. Until Tuesday she had never defeated a top-40 player, while her only other grass-court match this year was a first-round loss in a low-key event in Italy.
Everything coming together for 100m hurdles champion Camacho-Quinn
Olympic 100 metres hurdles champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn surprised herself by posting her fastest time of the season at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Games on Sunday and said everything was coming together ahead of her title defence in Paris.