Croatian midfield threat poses dilemma for Southgate
Manager Gareth Southgate has largely stuck to his guns in terms of England’s tactical approach at this tournament but the challenge of a World Cup semi-final against Croatia in Moscow on Wednesday poses him a tricky dilemma.
Factbox: Croatia vs. England
Croatia play England in a World Cup semi-final in Moscow on Wednesday.
Easy for Serena as she rolls into quarter-finals
Seven-times champion Serena Williams prevailed in a Center Court mothers’ meeting on Monday, roaring past Russian qualifier Evgeniya Rodina into the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
Record rout of seeds complete as Bertens beats Pliskova
Kiki Bertens ensured a record exodus of seeds at Wimbledon on Monday when she added Czech Karolina Pliskova to the list of big names to perish before the quarter-finals.
Kerber survives seeding cull to reach Wimbledon quarter-finals
German 11th seed Angelique Kerber became the highest-ranked player to reach the women’s quarter-finals after she outclassed Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic 6-3 7-6 (7-5) at Wimbledon on Monday.
Cibulkova reaches last eight but wins few friends
Dominika Cibulkova reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the third time but made few friends around Court 18 as she beat Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei in controversial circumstances on Monday.
Uruguayan Cunha to referee France vs. Belgium semi-final
Uruguayan Andres Cunha will referee the World Cup semi-final between France and Belgium at the St Petersburg Stadium on Tuesday evening, FIFA said on Monday.
Federer downs Mannarino to stay in hunt for ninth Wimbledon title
Champion Roger Federer’s pursuit of a record ninth Wimbledon title gathered momentum on Monday as he reached the quarter-finals with a 6-0 7-5 6-4 win over Frenchman Adrian Mannarino.
McIlroy looks on the bright side ahead of British Open
Signs of progress at the Irish Open over the weekend put former world number one Rory McIlroy in a positive frame of mind before next week’s British Open at Carnoustie.
Hamilton limited the damage, but Ferrari are the real winners
Lewis Hamilton’s superb fight back from last to second in Sunday’s British Grand Prix cannot mask the fact that Ferrari landed a telling blow on Mercedes and their Formula One champion.
