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3-time Grand Slam champ Angelique Kerber drops opening match
Rafa Nadal goes in search of his 11th French Open title but don't count out Novak Djokovic - and what about the in-form Alexander Zverev? "Of course I'm disappointed, but I tried everything the last two weeks to be here to play a match, and I was happy about the process the last days, but at the end, I didn't have real match practice". [Full Article...]
Leeds United to sell Yosuke Ideguchi this summer
The Yorkshire giants missed out on promotion to the Premier League this season and it remains unclear what budget they will have available in the summer window. Whelan, a former striker for Leeds, has warned Phillips that Norwich could be relegated back to the Championship at the first time of asking and that staying at Elland Road for at least another season would be his best option. [Full Article...]
Recovering Wie withdraws from next week's US Women's Open
Wie remains optimistic that she will be back on tour later this year and this withdrawal should be just a minor setback in her recovery. Thanks so much for all the messages of support - they really keep my spirits up. She returned for the year's first major championship, the ANA Inspiration, but missed the cut there as well as in the LPGA Lotte Championship in Hawaii before announcing she would ta... [Full Article...]
Former Green Bay Packers quarterback dies at 85 — Bart Starr
The team retired his No. 15 jersey in 1973, making him just the third player to receive that honor. Lombardi was a demanding man, and Starr would come to be known as the embodiment of what the Hall of Fame coach wanted in not only a player, but a quarterback: a pinpoint passer, sure of hand under center, and a confident field general who led his men with toughness and intelligence. [Full Article...]
Jayhawks' De Sousa wins appeal, eligible to play
Following a year-long absence and lengthy appeal process, Silvio De Sousa will finally get to return to the basketball court for Kansas. Unfortunately for the talented forward, the NCAA ruled him ineligible for next season as well. "Kansas appealed the NCAA staff decision of a two-season withholding to the Division I Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee, which determined additional relief was... [Full Article...]
Garcia, Yastremska in Strasbourg final
Dayana defeated Aryna in St. Petersburg two years ago and was the better player on the court again today, fending off two out of three break points and scoring three breaks from nine opportunities to seal the deal in straight sets. After winning the opening set with a decisive break in the fifth game, 19-year-old Yastremska secured an early break in the second before sealing the contest on he... [Full Article...]
Sunderland Are Vulnerable, Charlton Boss Feels
Charlton were relegated to League One in 2016 and finished 13th and 6th in the previous two seasons before finishing 3rd in this campaign. So as the two sides made their way out in front of the famous old Twin Towers it was Sunderland who were well-fancied to continue their solid league form and gain promotion via the backdoor route that the playoffs provided; though nobody could have anticip... [Full Article...]
Lewandowski strikes twice as Bayern seal German double
It was the 12th time Bayern won the double as coach Niko Kovac , who lifted the Cup with Eintracht Frankfurt a year ago and led them to the 2017 final, became the first man to win the double with Bayern both as player and coach. Kovac, who won the double as a player in 2003, acknowledged the cup win on Saturday was "very important" as "it shows that we have worked well". Manuel Neuer... [Full Article...]