South Africa shocks Italy behind own goal, late strike; advances to Women's World Cup knockout stage
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Philippines shocks co-host New Zealand for its first win at Women's World Cup
Philippines made history at its first Women's World Cup with its first goal and first win Tuesday, holding on under pressure to upset co-host New Zealand.
Elina Svitolina shocks Iga Swiatek to continue dream Wimbledon run and set up Marketa Vondrousova semi-final
Elina Svitolina’s dream Wimbledon run continued as she upset top seed Iga Swiatek in a thrilling contest to reach the semi-finals. Svitolina, who returned to the tour in April after giving birth to her first child, won 7-5 6-7(5) 6-2 to reach her third Grand Slam semi-final – and second at Wimbledon. Ad Swiatek led by a break in the opening set, but lost 16 of the last 18 points to fall behind.
Smith sizzles in 200m backstroke, Weinstein shocks Ledecky in 200 freestyle
LOS ANGELES: Regan Smith, shaping up for a World Championships showdown with Australian Kaylee McKeown, clocked a blistering 2min 03.80sec to win the 200m backstroke at the US swimming championships on Wednesday.
Donna Vekic shocks Maria Sakkari in latest upset to reach Berlin Open final, top two seeds to face off in Birmingham
Donna Vekic produced another upset to take out sixth seed Maria Sakkari and reach the Berlin Open final on a busy Saturday. Both players took to the court twice on the penultimate day of action in the German capital, after rain on Friday forced the quarter-finals to be pushed forward a day. Ad Sakkari overcame Marketa Vondruosova in the last eight, while Vekic beat lucky loser Elina Avanesyan, both in straight sets.
Kartal shocks seeded opponent in Ilkley
Sonay Kartal continued her run at the LTA's Lexus Ilkley Trophy as she beat seeded opposition to reach the last four. Brighton's Kartal, who is on the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme, was up against fifth seed Aliona Bolsova in Ilkley on Thursday.
Royal Ascot 2023 delivers one of the great shocks and it's good news for Kia Joorabchian
Valiant Force delivered one of the greatest shocks in Royal Ascot history as the 150/1 winner of The Norfolk Stakes. In a race littered with debutant winners and two highly regarded American raiders, little attention was paid to the Kia Joorabchian-owned horse who finished second and second-last in its first two starts.
Jodie Burrage shocks third seed in Nottingham
Jodie Burrage kept the achievements of opponent Magda Linette out of her mind as she stunned the Pole to reach her first WTA quarter-final at the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham. Burrage, who is on the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme, is ranked 110 spots below world No.21 Linette in the WTA Rankings, with the third seed having reached the semi-final of this year's Australian Open.