Perhaps the most remarkable side to their rivalry is that Nadal, the former world number one with 18 Grand Slam titles, has not got the upper hand on the Australian, ranked 43, on court where they are tied 3-3 in matches between them. "No. That's not my job", Kyrgios quipped. "I play against a top talent player, very unsafe player when he wants to play tennis". "When I'm calm, I probably don't... [Full Article...]
Wimbledon umpires are ending the use of courtesy titles "Miss" and "Mrs" for female players at this year's tournament. Prefixes will continue to be used for code violations, medical announcements and player challenges, as they are for women's and men's matches throughout the tennis tour. [Full Article...]
It was clear how disappointed second seed Osaka was by the defeat as she spoke barely louder than a whisper in her post-match press conference and gave very brief answers. Osaka was the oddsmakers' sixth favorite to win the Wimbledon title, listed behind Barty, defending champion Angelique Kerber, Serena Williams , Karolina Pliskova and Petra Kvitova. [Full Article...]
Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim reacts as he leaves the field after being dismissed by India's Yuzvendra Chahal. World Cup 2019, India vs Bangladesh Buildup: The Virat Kohli-led Indian unit would like to return to winning ways when they take on Bangladesh at Edgbaston on Tuesday. [Full Article...]
Bell, a 2017 second-round pick by the Warriors out of OR, is 24 years old and averaged 3.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in 11.6 minutes per game last year. Bell spent the first two years of his career playing for the Warriors. Bell wound up signing with the Minnesota Timberwolves . Vonleh joins former Warrior Jordan Bell , signed on Monday after Golden State swooped in and grabbed D'Angelo Russell ... [Full Article...]
In the sweltering heat of the northeast French city of Valenciennes , the set-piece specialists of the tournament made the most of Sherida Spitse's deliveries to secure victory for the European champions. Lieke Martens , who overcame a foot problem to start for the Oranje , tested Laura Giuliani with a well-taken volley in the 50th minute. Spitse delivered an inviting free-kick from the le... [Full Article...]
The Warriors were quick to recover from the news of Durant's departure, finalizing a sign-and-trade with the Nets for D'Angelo Russell on Monday, league sources tell ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, and agreeing to a maximum contract with Klay Thompson , his agent, Greg Lawrence, told Wojnarowski. [Full Article...]
One handle, @96wasnotenough, referred to the 96 soccer fans who were crushed to death during a 1989 match between the Liverpool and Nottingham clubs in Hillsborough. "Due to a small minority creating offensive versions of this we have immediately turned off the functionality and the Twitter team will be investigating", Adidas said in a statement to HuffPost UK. [Full Article...]