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Wimbledeon: Roger Federer seeded ahead of Rafael Nadal
Eight-time champion Roger Federer was seeded No. 2 for Wimbledon, one spot ahead of Rafael Nadal, reversing their positions in the ATP rankings and creating a debate about whether the All England Club's seeding system should be changed. The loss was particularly surprising given the ease with which Federer had navigated the previous rounds and raised questions about whether he still possessed the ... [Full Article...]
American Coco Gauff, 15, Qualifies for Wimbledon Main Draw
Cori Gauff, 15, defeated Belgium's Greet Minnen in a match 6-1, 6-1 to accomplish the feat. "I don't know about any of the records I break until after, until somebody tells me", Gauff told Wimbledon reporters . "And I'm just happy that, not only did they accept my goals, they really sacrificed everything to make sure I get there". Gauff had a previous run-in with tennis history when she was 1... [Full Article...]
Nottingham Forest sack Martin O'Neill after five months in charge
Keane left the club last week to seek a manager's job of his own, and now his former boss has followed him out of the door at the City Ground on a hectic afternoon during which the club announced nearly immediately that Lamouchi will take over for next season. [Full Article...]
Man Utd linked with shock attempt for Arsenal striker Aubameyang
However, Aubameyang seems as a necessary exclusion from the squad, as Unai Emery needs to add more into the £40 million fund pool available to Arsenal. He's told me quite a few that have happened. Not just at United but other clubs as well. "He told me about Anthony Martial, which I tweeted, I think, two days before United even approached". [Full Article...]
Jonny Bairstow: People were waiting for England to fail
Jason Behrendorff celebrates with team-mate Mitchell Starc as the Australian left-armers took nine England wickets between them at Lord's. Pietersen suggested on social media captain Eoin Morgan looked "scared" when batting against Australia at Lord's, while Vaughan claimed this tournament could "turn out to be top of the tree" in terms of "atrocious World Cups". [Full Article...]
Charles Howell III is two shots back at the Rocket Mortgage Classic
He didn't miss a putt inside 10 feet. "Obviously I made a lot of putts", said Lashley. "There are some putts out there ..." "I'm just trying to play relaxed and confident golf", he said. "We didn't know the setup, how it would be". The first round produced a lot of low scores . Kevin Kisner highlights the slew of players at 6 under. [Full Article...]
South Africa win toss, elect to bowl
South Africa have not played an ODI at this venue, however, won the only T20I here in 2012 where they faced the hosts. Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (capt), Dhananjaya de Silva , Nuwan Pradeep, Avishka Fernando , Suranga Lakmal , Lasith Malinga , Angelo Mathews , Kusal Mendis , Jeevan Mendis, Kusal Perera (wk ), Thisara Perera , Milinda Siriwardana, Lahiru Thirimanne , Isuru Udana ,... [Full Article...]
Lomachenko to fight in the United Kingdom for the first time against Campbell
News of the August 31 fight being agreed to by both parties was confirmed Tuesday on Twitter by WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman. The WBC revealed on Tuesday that a purse bid had been cancelled after terms had been agreed by promoters Eddie Hearn and Bob Arum. [Full Article...]