Saturday’s order of play at Wimbledon
Order of play on Centre Court on the 12th day of the Wimbledon tennis championships on Saturday (play starts at 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, prefix number denotes seeding):
New York Yankees suspending relationship with Papa John’s
Pizza chain Papa John’s International Inc will no longer be associated with New York Yankees, the baseball team tweeted on Friday, two days after John Schnatter resigned from the company as chairman of the board after he used a racial slur on a confere…
Golf: Rock leads by two strokes in Scotland on day of records
Robert Rock was two strokes clear at the top of the Scottish Open leaderboard after a second day that saw the Gullane course record twice broken in the cool and calm conditions.
Golden Knights keeping Fleury with $21M extension
One day after being eliminated by the Washington Capitals in the Stanley Cup Finals, goalie Marc-Andre Fleury said he hoped to stick with the Vegas Golden Knights for the rest of his professional career.
Louisville removing Papa John’s from stadium name
A day after saying the school was considering its options regarding the naming rights to Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, University of Louisville president Neeli Bendapudi on Friday announced the school will indeed remove “Papa John’s” from the name.
Former Pro Bowl running back Murray retires
Three-time Pro Bowl running back and 2014 NFL Offensive Player of the Year DeMarco Murray announced Friday that he is retiring from the NFL.
Croatia fan, after 4,000 km futile Crimea detour, hopes for ticket to final
Croatian soccer fan Dubravko Flegar was so keen to support his team in the World Cup that he tried to drive to Russia, only to be turned back when he attempted to cross into annexed Crimea.
Factbox: Longest men’s singles matches at Wimbledon
American John Isner now has the distinction of playing in the two longest men’s singles matches in Wimbledon history after his epic semi-final loss to South African Kevin Anderson on Friday.
Factbox: Kevin Anderson v John Isner – match stats
Key statistics from South African Kevin Anderson’s 7-6(6) 6-7(5) 6-7(9) 6-4 26-24 win over American John Isner in the Wimbledon semi-finals on Friday (prefix number denotes seeding):
Highlights of Wimbledon day 11
Kevin Anderson became the first South African man to reach the Wimbledon final since 1921 after outlasting American John Isner 7-6(6) 6-7(5) 6-7(9) 6-4 26-24 in a marathon encounter on Friday.
