Two-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber reached the quarterfinals of the French Open for the second time by beating Caroline Garcia 6-2, 6-3. After having missed the entire clay court tournaments before the French Open, she arrived in Paris ranked 453rd and unseeded. The 36-year-old said she had suffered a pectoral muscle injury in ...
The Daily Mirror is reporting that both of the London clubs are keeping tabs on the Venezuela worldwide, who has a £16m buy-out clause in his contract following West Bromwich Albion's relegation from the Premier League . Evans joined West Brom in 2015 and went on to play 95 games for the club, scoring five goals. Evans inherited the club's c...
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina will become the world's top-ranked doubles pair for the first time , despite each playing with a different partner at the French Open . Otherwise, he stayed steady in a 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 win over No. 3 Marin Cilic in a matchup between two past U.S. Open champions. "I obviously rely on what I learned there...
The route of the Team Time Trial was 35 kilometers long and mostly flat, allowing the real specialist teams to shine. Thomas called Team Sky's effort "fluid and fast". "It's a wonderful feeling to win as a team. We've got several cards to play but it'll still be hard to win". "We just rode a technically flawless race ...
Punk tapped out just 2:14 into the first round after he was pummeled and choked by Mickey Gall . It's been reported that WWE were fully behind Amann - which caused huge animosity between the company and Punk. I didn't know what to do. The UFC 225 pay-per-view event slated to go down on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at the United Center in Chicag...
Rafael Nadal is a set down to Diego Schwartzman , while Juan Martin del Potro and Marin Cilic are locked in a first set tie-break. Rafa Nadal, who lost the opening set 6-4 against Diego Schwartzman , broke back and led 5-3 lead in the second set.
MI lost 79-62 to Villanova in the NCAA national championship game in April. Beilein and MI are finalizing a contract extension, according to Brendan Quinn of The Athletic . "Beilein had talked separately with Gores and Detroit management in process, league sources said". "I have changed like the wind", Beilein said before this year's NCAA ...
Argentina´s Juan Martin del Potro (L) celebrates after victory over Croatia´s Marin Cilic at the end of their men´s singles quarter-final match at The Roland Garros 2018 French Open on June 7, 2018. Although he lost, the run set off a string of strong play that led him to his first (and only) Grand Slam title, at the 2009 US Open. Yesh: It ...
The boxer's politics and the reason for his original conviction seem inconsistent with Trump's positions on protests and patriotism. Ali was immediately stripped of his heavyweight title and convicted of draft evasion. " Many of those names have been treated unfairly". "I have an absolute right to pardon myself", he said, but doesn't need to do ...
But the world No 8 will be up against it if, as expected, he takes on red-hot tournament favourite Nadal, who is now two sets up over Juan Martin del Potro in the other semi-final. Both players contributed to an entertaining start, but Thiem quickly took control, breaking through in the opening game and then comfortably holding easily.
However, any chance of a summer swoop for the Argentinian have been wiped out after he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee whilst on worldwide duty with Argentina. " Manuel Lanzini suffered, in today's morning training, the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee", the national side announced on Twitter .
He is a confirmed point scorer and a talented lineman Paddy will bring his experience of worldwide level to this team. Two weeks after the players' acquittals, the IRFU and Ulster revoked their contracts with immediate effect following controversy over details of social media and text messages which emerged during the trial.
Kane, 24, ended the last campaign with 30 Premier League goals to his name. Harry Kane has told Tottenham fans he's "delighted" to sign a new six-year contract at the club. In 2017 he made history by breaking Alan Shearer's record for the most top flight goals scored in a calendar year, netting 39 in total. Kane only signed his last deal in...
In Seferi, Fury is setting his sights far lower than all the champions before him. "Let's take it back to the good old days - the days of Muhammad Ali when he fought [Joe] Frazier, [George] Foreman, [Ken] Norton and everybody else". I am the best ever. I felt exhausted of boxing, drained. "It's no secret that when I was world champion I fell ou...
Ali's legal fight ended in 1971, when the Supreme Court ruled in his favor, reversing his conviction on a technicality. Mr Trump's comments follow his pardon of conservative political commentator and author Dinesh D'Souza . Rod Blagojevich and pardoning Martha Stewart. He then floated Ali's name, despite the fact that the late boxer's conviction...
He refused to serve in the Vietnam War because of his religious beliefs, declaring himself a conscientious objector, and saying, "I ain't got no quarrel with the Viet Cong". Ali was stripped of his heavyweight crown in 1967. Ali's legal fight ended in 1971, however, when the Supreme Court reversed the conviction 8-0, so a presidential pardon migh...
Taco Bell tweeted on May 29 that if a road team stole a victory in the NBA Finals, America would score a free Doritos Locos Taco . June 13 is the day for free tacos. The Warriors have already won three games, meaning they just have to win one more game to take the championship. (And before you ask, no, there won't be another free taco promo...
Fleury stopped 24 shots and has now allowed four goals in four games in a single postseason for the first time - and he has given up at least four goals five times in 15 postseason games against Washington. Both teams played a fairly clean game, but the Golden Knights took advantage of their only powerplay with Miller's goal. Washington's B...
Woods will stay on the boat next week, as he prepares for and plays in the Open. According to Page Six sources, Woods will stay on the yacht during the tournament, which is what he also did in 2006. There's a master suite in addition to six staterooms, and it can accommodate 21 overnight guests. Other amenities include a full bar and eight-pe...
And then you've got a guy in Klay (Thompson) who could easily be on a team and carry a team, score 40 in a quarter before. Most Twitter followers (but not all) seemed to be a little nicer about James' wardrobe this time . "For me, tonight will be tough", James said . "The one he made (Wednesday) was about four or five feet behind the one he mad...