Recent Wimbledon women’s singles champions ahead of the 2015 tournament which starts at the All England Club on Monday: 2014: Petra Kvitova (CZE)2013: Marion Bartoli (FRA)2012: Serena Williams (USA)2011: Petra Kvitova (CZE)2010: Serena Williams (USA)2009: Serena Williams (USA)2008: Venus Williams (USA)2007: Venus Williams (USA)2006: Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)....
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Serena Williams has set her sights on moving a step closer to an historic calendar Grand Slam as the world...
Andy Murray says he wants to learn the secrets of Jose Mourinho’s success as the former Wimbledon champion fine-tunes his challenge to regain the All England Club title. Murray battled to a three-set victory over Gilles Muller in Friday’s quarter-finals of the Wimbledon warm-up event at Queen’s Club and then caught up with Chelsea manager Mourinho for a quick chat and a picture that he posted on his Instagram account. The 2013 Wimbledon champion has become friendly with Mourinho since...
Lleyton Hewitt insists he can still make some noise in his final appearance at Wimbledon despite being forced to bid a premature farewell to Queen’s Club.Hewitt, famous for his shrieked war cry of ‘C’mon’ whenever he wins an important point, is embarking on a prolonged goodbye tour before retiring after next year’s Australian Open and would love to roll back the years at Wimbledon later this month.The 34-year-old Australian won Wimbledon in 2002 and regards the brief grass-court season as...
West Ham United have appointed former player Slaven Bilic as their new manager on a three-year contract, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday.The 46-year-old former Croatia head coach, who spent 18 months at Upton Park in the mid-1990s, succeeds Sam Allardyce, who left the club in May after his contract was not renewed.“I’m really glad to be back with West Ham United,” Bilic told the club’s website.“It’s in the Premier League, which is among the best in the world....
The fallout from Sepp Blatter’s re-election as president of scandal-plagued FIFA continued on Saturday with Football Association vice-president David Gill confirming he would not take up his post on FIFA’s elite Executive Board.The 57-year-old Englishman-who was a well respected chief executive of Manchester United from 2003-2013 — said he did not think being the British vice-president of FIFA would do his reputation any good while it is headed by Blatter and plagued by corruption investigations.Gill had said on Thursday he...
Three weeks after his heartbreaking French Open final defeat, Novak Djokovic resurfaces to defend his Wimbledon title and prove that...
Liverpool have signed Brazilian international forward Roberto Firmino, the Premier League club said on Wednesday, with the BBC reporting the fee would be o29 million (41 million euros, $46 million).The striker, currently on duty for Brazil in the Copa America in Chile, will join from Bundesliga club Hoffenheim.“Liverpool Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of Roberto Firmino from Hoffenheim, subject to a medical which will take place immediately following the player’s participation in Copa America 2015 for Brazil,”...
New Zealand coach Mike Hesson believes his side are now facing a far more “scary” England team compared to the one the Blackcaps thrashed at the World Cup.In February, New Zealand hammered England by eight wickets in Wellington en route to a World Cup final which they lost to co-hosts Australia.The Blackcaps skittled out England for just 123 on that occasion, with Tim Southee taking a New Zealand one-day international record seven for 33.New Zealand then chased down their meagre...
Two national teams cresting historic waves collide in a pivotal 2016 European Championship qualifying match on Friday when Group B front-runners Wales and Belgium meet at the Cardiff City Stadium.Belgium, 4-3 winners against France in a friendly last Sunday, rose to a highest ever position of second in the most recent FIFA ranking, while Wales slipped one place to 22nd from their own highest ever ranking of 21st.The two teams are level on 11 points at the halfway stage of...
England could host the 2022 World Cup if it was stripped from Qatar following corruption allegations surrounding world governing body FIFA, Britain’s Culture, Media and Sport minister said on Thursday.With England having made an unsuccessful bid to host the 2018 World Cup, which was awarded to Russia, John Whittingdale told parliament the country would be ready to step in if asked to do so by FIFA.But as Russia will host the 2018 tournament, Whittingdale said it was unlikely FIFA would...
England captain Alastair Cook said the ongoing uncertainty over the identity of the team’s next permanent coach would not bother...
