Top seed Iga Swiatek outclassed Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2 6-0 to sweep into the third round of Wimbledon with a dazzling display.The Pole started a little slowly and dropped serve early having broken her opponent, but moved through the gears in what was her first match on Centre Court. Once the 22-year-old found her range with her lethal forehand, the four-time Grand Slam champion was unstoppable as she cruised through. Swiatek, a clay-court specialist with three French Open titles to her name, has found Wimbledon tricky, with her best run coming in 2021 when she reached the fourth round.She…
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A £1m bonus scheme will once again be up for grabs across Sky Sports Racing’s four All-Weather tracks this winter, Arena Racing Company (ARC) has confirmed.Following its successful introduction last year, the scheme returns for racing at Lingfield Park, Southwell, Newcastle and Wolverhampton during the All-Weather Championships campaign between October 17, 2023 and March 29, 2024. The bonuses include five ‘Horse of the Month’ awards and the overall ‘Horse of the Year’ title, which carries a first prize of £100,000. Grant Tuer’s Walking On Clouds lifted the inaugural All-Weather Horse of the Year award after five wins, four seconds, two…
Team India and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin remained number one in the latest ICC Test Rankings even as New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson replaced Joe Root as the top-ranked batter. The Indian team, which lost the World Test Championship final to Australia last month, continues to hold on to its top spot.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — All-Star outfielder Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels said he anticipates returning this season despite a broken left wrist suffered when he fouled off a pitch Monday night. “Of course,” Trout said Tuesday, a few hours after the Angels announced he was placed on the 10-day injured list with broken hamate. “I’ve had other guys reach out who’ve had this surgery before, or had this injury before. I don’t know if it’s going to need surgery or not. We’ll know in the next couple of days, I guess. Some guys came back in four weeks,…
Sheffield Wednesday have appointed former Watford boss Xisco Munoz as their new manager.The 42-year-old Spaniard replaces Darren Moore, who surprisingly departed the Owls having guided the club to promotion to the Championship via the League One play-offs. Munoz steered Watford back into the Premier League having taken charge midway through the 2020-21 campaign, but was sacked during November 2021 after just 36 games in charge.Former winger Munoz won both the LaLiga title and the UEFA Cup while at Valencia, before moving into management with Georgian club Dinamo Tbilisi and moved to Watford in December 2020. Image: Munoz celebrates promotion with…
LONDON – Several Canadian tennis players will have to wait at least another day before playing their first-round matches at Wimbledon. Wet weather has hampered early play at the Grand Slam competition with rain forcing the suspension of several matches Tuesday. Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., Rebecca Marino of Vancouver and Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., had their respective first-round matches pushed back to Wednesday. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Carol Zhao of Richmond Hill, Ont., remained on Tuesday’s schedule. Radu Albot of Moldova had a 7-5, 2-2 lead on Shapovalov…
Scotland followed up their win over West Indies at the weekend with a 31-run victory over Zimbabwe on Tuesday to also knock them out of contention for the final 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification place.Scotland’s triumph now sets up a winner-takes-all clash with the Netherlands on Thursday to determine who claims the second spot alongside Sri Lanka for the 50-over World Cup in India which will take place in October and November. Live ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Thursday 6th July 7:30am Sri Lanka, who are unbeaten so far in the World Cup Qualifier tournament taking place in Zimbabwe, will…
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher and 2023 MLB All-Star Clayton Kershaw was placed on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder soreness, the team announced Monday. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The 35-year-old lefty was scheduled to start Monday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He last pitched on June 27 against the Colorado Rockies, throwing six scoreless innings of one-hit ball. Kershaw was named to his 10th all-star team on Sunday night. He has thrown 95.1 innings this season with a 10-4 record, 2.55 ERA and 105 strikeouts. In a pair of corresponding moves, the Dodgers recalled pitchers Michael…
Juventus, one of the most storied clubs in Serie A, have expressed an interest in a move involving Canadian striker Jonathan David, Italian journalist Nicola Balice of Calciomercato reports. The Italian club is looking to potentially part ways with Dusan Vlahovic after an underwhelming season where he scored just 10 goals in league play. Vlahovic has reportedly drawn interest from Premier League clubs, including Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal. Juventus have a few targets in mind to replace Vlahovic, including David. Balice reports that Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund also remains a target for Juventus but the team is intrigued with David’s…
Emily Upjohn and Paddington feature among a small but select field of six horses still in contention for the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown on Saturday.John and Thady Gosden’s Emily Upjohn made a tremendous start to her campaign in the Coronation Cup at Epsom last month and looks set to step back from a mile and a half to a mile and a quarter, with William Buick taking over in the saddle from the suspended Frankie Dettori. Aidan O’Brien said last week that a step up in distance was under consideration for his Irish 2,000 Guineas and brilliant St James’s Palace Stakes…