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Serena Williams reached another Wimbledon semi-final after defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets in London on Tuesday, setting up a potential Grand Slam final against her sister, Venus Williams. The world No. 1 was in sumptuous form against her Russian opponent, winning 6-4, 6-4 at SW19. Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus defeated Yaroslava Shvedova by dominating...
Published: July 5, 2016
Serena Williams is into the semi-finals at Wimbledon once again, as she breezed past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-4 on Centre Court on Tuesday. Having dazzled in her recent outings, the reigning champion is well on course for what’d be a remarkable seventh title at SW19. The 34-year-old played with conviction in the quarter-final, and in a draw that’s opened up by some surprise eliminations,...
Published: July 5, 2016
A subplot to Italy’s journey through the knockout rounds of the 2016 UEFA European Championship concerned the Nazionale’s future manager. In April, it was announced that manager Antonio Conte would leave the Azzurri when his two-year contract was up and take the vacant job at Chelsea in the English Premier League. As the knockout rounds commenced, broadcasters pointed out continually...
Published: July 5, 2016
The 10th round of the 2016 Formula One season will take place at this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, England, where Lewis Hamilton will be hoping to take advantage of his latest flashpoint with Nico Rosberg. After the Mercedes drivers made contact on the final lap in Austria last weekend, comparisons were made to their collision at the 2014 Belgian GP, where Rosberg punctured his...
Published: July 5, 2016
The emergence of Portugal starlet Renato Sanches has been one of the major storylines of Euro 2016, but veteran manager Guy Roux claimed the 18-year-old—who completed a move to Bayern Munich this summer—is actually “23 or 24.” Speaking to Romanian broadcaster Dolce Sport, the ex-Auxerre boss of more than 40 years was certain Sanches hasn’t been forthcoming about...
Published: July 5, 2016
Germany paid a hefty price for their dramatic Euro 2016 quarter-final win over Italy on Saturday. The world champions finally beat their bogey team in a competitive match for the first time but lost key players in the process. Head coach Joachim Low will have to make numerous changes to his lineup for the clash with host nation France in Marseille’s Stade Velodrome on Thursday. “The...
Published: July 5, 2016
Adil Rami has cut an optimistic figure for France during Euro 2016, as well he might after a whirlwind end to the 2015-16 season. From seeming like he was miles away from France manager Didier Deschamps’ set-up, via a historic Europa League win with Sevilla, all the way into Les Bleus’ XI. He even managed to get away with criticising Deschamps for originally overlooking him (as per RMC,...
Published: July 5, 2016
Nick Kyrgios is no stranger to criticism thanks to his divisive and often controversial antics on court, but when British broadcaster Piers Morgan took to Twitter during his straight-sets defeat to Andy Murray at Wimbledon on Monday, the Australian decided not to take the barbs lying down. Morgan criticised the 21-year-old, who lost 7-5, 6-1, 6-4, as he capitulated after Murray came out on top...
Published: July 4, 2016
The 2016 Wimbledon Championships progressed through the men’s and women’s round of 16 at the All England Club in London on Monday, with the exception of Tomas Berdych and Jiri Vesely’s fifth set suspended by darkness. Novak Djokovic’s shocking third-round loss has opened up the men’s draw, with second and third seeds Andy Murray and Roger Federer, respectively, still...
Published: July 4, 2016
The favourites for the 2016 Wimbledon title in both the men’s and women’s draw all took care of business on Monday, as Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber cruised to the next round. Unfortunate injuries stole the spotlight, however, with Kei Nishikori and Richard Gasquet both retiring in the middle of their matches against Marin Cilic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga,...