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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: July 28, 2015
Miguel Herrera is out as manager of the Mexican national team a day after a reported confrontation in which he allegedly punched a television reporter. ESPN FC reported the move Tuesday, after the Mexican Football Federation held a meeting regarding the matter. The firing comes just two days after El Tri defeated Jamaica to win the Gold Cup championship. John Sutcliffe of ESPN initially confirmed the...
Published: July 18, 2015
Tiger Woods highlights the group of golfers who failed to reach the cut line at the 2015 British Open on Saturday. The 14-time major champion finished seven strokes below the even-par cutoff as he once again failed to rediscover his former glory on one of the sport’s biggest stages. A total of 80 players will advance to the third round. Weather issues—rain on Friday and high winds on Saturday—forced...
Published: July 17, 2015
The 2015 Davis Cup World Group quarterfinals started Friday and are scheduled to carry through the weekend. Four of the eight seeded countries, including No. 2 Switzerland and No. 3 Czech Republic, were eliminated in the first round to open the door for some sleepers. Top-seeded France is still alive but figures to receive a serious test from Great Britain, which earned a split in singles action...
Published: July 16, 2015
Calendar Grand Slam hopeful Serena Williams pulled out of the Swedish Open on Thursday because of an elbow injury. It’s not immediately clear how the ailment will impact her preparations for the U.S. Open. Continue for updates. Williams Takes Time Off Saturday, July 18 Williams posted the announcement on her Facebook account: WTA Tennis provided comments from Williams, who elaborated about...
Published: July 11, 2015
Serena Williams withstood early and late surges from Garbine Muguruza to capture the women’s title in straight sets at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships on Saturday. The 6-4, 6-4 triumph gives her 21 career Grand Slam singles titles, three behind Margaret Court for the most in history. Williams now holds all four major titles at once—the Serena Slam—and earned a chance to go for the...
Published: July 8, 2015
Phil Mickelson declined an opportunity to provide further information about his name being linked to an illegal gambling operation Tuesday ahead of the Scottish Open, a warm-up event for the British Open. Last week, Mike Fish and David Purdum of Outside the Lines reported that $2.75 million of Mickelson’s money was connected to Gregory Silveira, who pleaded guilty to three counts of money...
Published: July 7, 2015
Serena Williams pulled off another escaping act to reach the semifinals of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships Tuesday. After dropping the first set to Victoria Azarenka, she stormed back to win the next two, a common occurrence for the top seed in recent months. Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska and Garbine Muguruza will join the American in the tournament’s final four after their wins...
Published: July 4, 2015
Jelena Jankovic sent shockwaves through the women’s draw at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships on Saturday with an upset of No. 2 seed and defending champion Petra Kvitova. The result means there will be at least one surprise finalist next weekend. Things held more true to form on the men’s side in the second half of Round 3. Roger Federer and Andy Murray both advanced and, barring a significant...
Published: July 4, 2015
Roger Federer continued to cruise through the 2015 Wimbledon Championships with a four-set victory (6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-2) over Sam Groth on Saturday. The win sends him into the fourth round, where he’ll meet No. 20 seed Roberto Bautista Agut. The second-ranked player in the world is performing at a high level right now. Today’s dropped set was his first of the event and he’s displayed...
Published: July 3, 2015
Serena Williams survived a serious upset bid from Heather Watson in Friday’s most dramatic match at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships. The top women’s seed now advances to face her sister, Venus Williams, in the fourth round Monday. The other top-five seeds who played all advanced in straight sets. No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 4 Stan Wawrinka beat Bernard Tomic and Fernando Verdasco, respectively,...