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Andy Murray and Roger Federer each booked their places in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon 2016 on Monday, where they defeated respective fourth-round opponents Nick Kyrgios and Steve Johnson. Murray advanced to the tournament’s last eight for the ninth consecutive year after beating Australian Kyrgios, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4. He’ll face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarters after Richard...
Published: July 4, 2016
Andy Murray advanced to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon 2016 on Monday after defeating Nick Kyrgios, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4, in a match that saw one of tennis’ more controversial figures implode on Centre Court. The tournament’s top remaining seed edged a close first set before pulling clear as the match progressed, but Kyrgios also displayed some terrific tennis in what proved to be a memorable...
Published: July 4, 2016
Wimbledon favourite Serena Williams battled her way to a 7-5, 6-0 win over Svetlana Kuznetsova on Monday, overcoming an early challenge from her rival to book her spot in the quarter-finals. Kuznetsova kept things close until the end of the first set, when rain forced the Centre Court roof to be closed. The Russian star cracked completely after the delay, losing every single game on her way out of...
Published: July 4, 2016
With a chance at an 18th Grand Slam championship in reach after Novak Djokovic’s shocking ouster, Roger Federer is not wasting any time. The third-ranked Swiss moved through his fourth-round match against Steven Johnson on Monday with a 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 straight-sets triumph. It’s the 14th time in the last 15 years Federer has made at least the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. He also tied Martina...
Published: July 4, 2016
France are in the semi-finals of the 2016 UEFA European Championship after their 5-2 thrashing of surprise package Iceland at Stade de France on Sunday. Lars Lagerback and Heimir Hallgrimsson’s men were expected to give the hosts a thorough examination in Saint-Denis but instead looked spent from their victory over England in the round of 16. Les Bleus opened the scoring through Olivier...
Published: July 4, 2016
Most, if not all, people in Formula One were in agreement that Nico Rosberg was the driver at fault for his collision with Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the Austrian Grand Prix. Under braking for Turn 2, the championship leader made no real attempt to turn into the corner and allowed his car to roll into the side of his rival’s, pushing Hamilton wide and then attempting...
Published: July 4, 2016
In many ways, it feels like there are no more bold predictions left after Novak Djokovic and Garbine Muguruza were defeated in the first week at Wimbledon 2016. The French Open champions were vulnerable on grass as were other power baseliners like Stan Wawrinka and Dominic Thiem, who also lost on sodden, slicker, faster conditions. Familiar superstars marched on including Serena Williams, Roger Federer...
Published: July 4, 2016
While the focus for most golf fans was on Dustin Johnson’s win in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Greg Chalmers narrowly held off a challenge by Gary Woodland to win the 2016 Barracuda Championship in Reno, Nevada, on Sunday. Chalmers earned five points with an eagle on the final hole of the tournament to defeat Woodland by six points: The Barracuda Championship is the only tournament on the...
Published: July 4, 2016
Fashion became a prominent storyline of Wimbledon 2016 before the tournament even started, with dresses designed by Nike drawing “player complaints about the cut of the dress and the way its billowing impedes performance,” according to the Telegraph. After a few alterations, the dresses still landed on the list of worst outfits at this year’s tournament. On CNN.com, tennis writer...
Published: July 3, 2016
After all that, Dustin Johnson is a winner again. A tournament that looked, for 69 holes at least, to belong to Jason Day ended as Dustin Johnson’s second victory in a row, banishing any suggestion of a major championship letdown. The long-hitting Carolinian is the week’s big winner, for obvious reasons, and he moves to the head of the pack for British Open contenders. The hole where Jason...