[ad_1] American Jessica Pegula, world No. 5, suffered a stunning defeat in the second round of Wimbledon, losing to world No. 42 Wang Xinyu 6-4, 6-7(7), 6-1. This was Wang’s third main-draw appearance at Wimbledon and her first Top 10 win. In her on-court interview, after the match, she said: “Couple of days ago I…
[ad_1] By Randy Walker @TennisPublisher Roger Federer has had many glorious victories at Wimbledon. But what was his worst defeat? While some of his final-round losses have stung at the hands of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal – as well as his final defeat at the hands of Hubert Hurkacz – Federer’s second round loss…
[ad_1] Mexico picked up an opening night win at the 2024 Copa America on Saturday, but lost captain Edson Alvarez due to an apparent hamstring injury. Alvarez left the eventual 1-0 victory over Jamaica at the half hour mark and was visibly seen in tears as he left the field. The West Ham United midfielder…
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday June 19, 2024 After slipping and falling and being forced to retire from his first-round match with Rinky Hijikata at Queen’s Club, Frances Tiafoe remains hopeful of playing at Wimbledon. Get well soon, @FTiafoe 🙌 After a nasty fall, Tiafoe is forced to retire sending Hijikata through…
[ad_1] Novak Djokovic, the six-time champion of Rome, will have to wait another year to try and improve on that tally at the Rome Masters following his dramatic straight sets, third-round loss on Sunday to Alejandro Tabilo. Today under high stress it was quite bad, not in terms of pain but just in terms of…
[ad_1] The greens at Pinehurst No 2 have been unforgiving and have handed out some incredibly bad breaks. Mark Hubbard must have thought he’d hit a great approach with his shot pitching a yard or so from the hole and bouncing past it. Inches from going in, the ball gripped and spun on the third…
[ad_1] The U.S. Men’s Olympic Team suffered defeat in its final tune-up match before heading to Paris, France this July. Marko Mitrovic’s squad lost 2-0 to Japan on Tuesday at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas. Shota Fujio and Mao Hosoya both scored goals for Japan, who had a comfortable evening against the Americans….
[ad_1] LANDOVER, MD — The U.S. men’s national team faced Colombia in a friendly on Saturday with many questions surrounding their performance against a formidable opponent. Colombia, in great form with a 22-game unbeaten streak, proved to be a tough test while the U.S. team struggled to match their level. In the early stages of…
[ad_1] The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs cut their day short Thursday morning as a player was rushed to the hospital following a medical emergency. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, “The Chiefs canceled all team activities today after a backup defensive lineman had a seizure in a special teams meeting and went…
[ad_1] Nikola Topic, a possible top-10 pick in the 2024 NBA draft, has been diagnosed with a partially torn ACL. Topic suffered a left knee injury in January shortly after his midseason transfer from Mega MIS to Red Star Belgrade, missing four months of Adriatic League action. When Topic returned in late April, he played…
