Fifteen years after famously stunning Pete Sampras at Wimbledon, seven-time champion Roger Federer returns to the All England Club with his career at a crossroads and his confidence at crisis point. The 34-year-old Swiss, holder of a record 17 Grand Slam titles, is without a major since Wimbledon in 2012 and is enduring arguably the toughest year of his career. Injury forced him to skip the French Open ending a streak of 65 successive appearances at the Slams stretching back...
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Having finally rid himself of his French Open curse, Novak Djokovic is chasing a third successive Wimbledon title to move one step closer to the first calendar Grand Slam in 47 years. The 29-year-old world number one, champion at Wimbledon in 2011, 2014 and 2015, has become the unstoppable Slam machine. His victory over Andy Murray in Paris gave him a 12th major, taking him to within two of Rafael Nadal’s mark and five behind the record 17 of Roger...
Andy Murray has set his sights on the perfect warm-up for Wimbledon as the world number two eyes a record fifth title at Queen’s Club. Murray won his fourth Queen’s crown last year to equal the record set by John McEnroe, Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt, Boris Becker and Roy Emerson. After losing in his first French Open final appearance against Novak Djokovic earlier this month, Murray is back on the practice courts in west London ahead of Monday’s start at...
Former New Zealand international batsman Hamish Marshall is to end his 11 year spell at English country side Gloucestershire, he said on Wednesday.The 37-year-old — who appeared for the Black Caps in 13 Tests, 66 One Day Internationals and three Twenty20s — is Gloucestershire’s highest scorer in Twenty20s having accrued 2,537 runs.Marshall — who along with brother James became the second set of twins to play Test cricket together following the legendary Australian pair Steve and Mark Waugh — also...
Chris Gayle, the big-hitting batsman who sparked a sexism scandal after flirting with a female broadcaster on live television, fanned...
English football authorities launched an investigation after fans pelted Manchester United’s team bus with cans and bottles, injuring two people and delaying the last ever game at West Ham’s Boleyn Ground.Manchester United’s players took refuge on the floor of the coach after it was held up near the stadium by chanting fans who hurled dozens of missiles and let off smoke bombs, as mounted police tried to keep order.The bus was left with gaping holes in the protective glass covering...
Serena Williams finds herself under seige from revitalised rivals and an army of doubters as the defending champion starts her bid for a seventh Wimbledon title and a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam crown. Since she walked off Wimbledon’s Centre Court cradling the Venus Rosewater Dish awarded to the women’s champion nearly 12 months ago, Williams has found herself engaged in a losing battle with the history books. That Wimbledon final victory over Garbine Muguruza meant Williams had won all three...
Britain’s referendum on European Union membership could go either way, polls indicated Tuesday, after a day of tearful tributes to...
Sri Lanka were dismissed for 288 in reply to England’s first innings 416, a deficit of 128 runs, at tea on the third day of the third Test at Lord’s on Saturday.Chris Woakes led England’s attack with three for 31 in an innings where Kaushal Silva top-scored with 79. England lead the three-match series 2-0....
Tottenham Hotspur will play their European fixtures at Wembley Stadium next season, the club and the Football Association announced Saturday.The 2016/17 season will be the last Spurs spend at their White Hart Lane home in London, with work on a new purpose built o400 million ($585 million, 526 million euros) home close to their existing ground having already started.That means Tottenham will need a venue with increase capacity for their European fixtures having qualified for the Champions League with Wembley,...
American goalkeeper Tim Howard paid a touching tribute to sacked Everton manager Roberto Martinez ahead of his game for the Premier League side where he has been for the past decade.Howard, 37, said he was “greatly indebted” to Martinez, who left this week, and hailed the Spanish coach “for his great decency and commitment to me as a player.”The US international also praised David Moyes, Martinez’s predecessor, as “the ultimate leader.”“I remember the promise that David Moyes made to me...
Leicester winger Demarai Gray has called on the Premier League champions to mark their coronation with a dazzling display against Everton on Saturday.Claudio Ranieri’s side were crowned the most unlikely champions in the history of English football on Monday after being 5,000-1 outsiders at the start of the season.The Foxes’ title celebrations began once the final whistle sounded at Stamford Bridge following second placed Tottenham’s 2-2 draw with Chelsea and the party reaches a crescendo this weekend.A 32,000 capacity crowd...
