Getty Images The second week of Wimbledon could not be going any better for Novak Djokovic. The 37-year-old made quick 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 work of Holger Rune on Monday night and then got a walkover from Alex de Minaur in the quarterfinals. Now on semifinal Friday he will face a huge underdog in the form…
DORAL, Florida — Donald Trump held a massive rally on the 10th hole of the manicured grounds of his golf resort west of Miami Tuesday night — and challenged President Biden to a contest on the links as well as a one-on-one debate. Trump spoke before a sweltering crowd and sounded familiar 2024 presidential campaign…
Elena Rybakina is a few matches away from yet another final at Wimbledon, but to get there, she’ll have to go through Elina Svitolina. Rybakina won the Wimbledon Championships two years ago, which is, to date, her biggest tennis achievement. She hasn’t won another Grand Slam beyond that, but she keeps proving that she’s certainly…
Ben Shelton will take on the World No. 1 player on the ATP Tour, Jannik Sinner, in the fourth round of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, and he’s ready for the challenge. The young American loves big matches, as he’s shown multiple times in the past. Especially during his run into the 2023 US Open semi-finals,…
Out on Court 18 on Tuesday morning, Britain’s Harriet Dart eased past Bai Zhuoxuan at Wimbledon, sending out a statement that the World No 100 should not be forgotten in the shadow of Katie Boulter or Emma Raducanu. Playing a Brit in the UK on the grass is never an easy draw, and I’m expecting…
Casemiro, who was arguably the player of the season in his first campaign in Manchester United, suffered a dramatic drop-off in form which coincided with Erik ten Hag’s shift to a high-transition style. Covering the space vacated by his remaining midfielders proved too much of a task for the Brazilian as he time and again…
It proved to be a David and Goliath match with the powerful looking Matteo Berrettini filling the latter role and the slim looking Jannik Sinner the former. I knew that I would have to raise my level today because he’s a finalist here and a grass court specialist. I can be happy with my level…
Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann believes his side can use Lamine Yamal’s youth and inexperience to gain an advantage in their upcoming clash with Spain. Die Mannschaft are preparing to lock horns with La Roja in their Euro 2024 quarter-final in Stuttgart on Friday with the two sides among the most impressive at the tournament so…
As a light mizzly rain descended on the All England Club on Wednesday, delaying the start of play at The Championships, came the cheering news that Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray will be teaming up in the mixed doubles draw in Murray’s final appearance at Wimbledon. I’m disappointed. I wanted to play in the tournament,…
Turkey booked their place in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals with a dramatic 2-1 win over Austria in Leipzig on Tuesday evening. Merih Demiral opened the scoring after just 57 seconds to kick-start what may well be remembered as the game of the tournament. The centre-back was in dreamland in the second half as he doubled…
