Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek is ready to embrace her role as the tournament's 'towel thief' as she looks to swipe the All England Club trophy again.
Cape Verde say they have the quality, the heart and the global football family behind them as they size up a seismic World Cup shock against Lionel Messi's Argentina.
George Russell demonstrated his experience and a detailed understanding of the rules on Saturday to steer through a controversial final flying lap and seize pole position for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix.
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Newly crowned French Open champions Alexander Zverev and Mirra Andreeva arrive at Wimbledon wrestling with an unexpected dilemma -- why doesn't life feel different after fulfilling their ambition to win a Grand Slam?
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George Russell produced a dramatic late and contentious fastest lap in his Mercedes on Saturday to claim pole position ahead of the two Ferraris for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix.
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South Africa coach Hugo Broos smiles a lot and snarls a little as he prepares for the biggest match of his 38-year career as a tactician.
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Nathan Smith took four wickets and concussion substitute Zak Foulkes made a valuable double strike as an injury-hit New Zealand still dismissed England for 354 to lead by 84 runs on first innings in the third and deciding Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
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Concussion substitute Zak Foulkes took two key wickets as as an injury-hit New Zealand still dismissed England for 354 to lead by 84 runs on first innings in the third and deciding Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
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Emma Raducanu's Wimbledon participation was plunged into doubt on Saturday as the former US Open champion halted a practice session before cancelling a press conference.
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Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff on Saturday ended speculation linking his team to Max Verstappen, as a possible replacement for George Russell, by declaring his line-up will be unchanged next year.
Madison Keys won the Eastbourne title for a third time as the American defeated Germany's Tatjana Maria 7-5, 6-4 in the final of the Wimbledon warm-up event on Saturday.
Novak Djokovic is taking inspiration from Serena Williams' sensational comeback as he sets his sights on a record-breaking triumph at Wimbledon.
Returning England captain Ben Stokes was unable to repeat his bowling heroics with the bat as the hosts suffered a dramatic collapse in the third and deciding Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
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Jannik Sinner insists he is ready to defend his Wimbledon title despite going into the tournament with a lack of action on grass courts.
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Iran launched attacks on US sites in the Gulf in response to American strikes on the country, state media said Saturday, after Washington accused Tehran of attacking one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Waving flags and dancing to booming Latin music, the Ecuador football fans were living the World Cup fever. "Let's get this party started!" an announcer declared.
Tech giant Apple views movie theaters as allies in its fight to carve out a space for its platform in the competitive streaming sector, a top company executive told AFP.
American businesswoman Michele Kang has become the majority shareholder of French club Lyon, the Ligue 1 outfit's previous owners Eagle Football Group (EFG) announced on Friday.
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