Hosts Russia and Croatia level at 1-1, go to extra time
Hosts Russia and Croatia were level at 1-1 after 90 minutes in Saturday’s last World Cup quarter-final at Sochi’s Fisht Stadium and the teams will now play extra time.
England fans ‘dare to dream’ after World Cup win over Sweden
England fans in Russia said they were daring to dream of glory on Saturday after the national side cruised past Sweden 2-0 and into a World Cup semi-final for the first time in 28 years.
Djokovic hits back to take out home hope Edmund
Three-time champion Novak Djokovic silenced a raucous Center Court crowd as he came back to beat home favorite Kyle Edmund 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 in the third round of Wimbledon on Saturday.
Hsieh keeps opponents guessing with her box of tricks
Hsieh Su-wei’s game is so unorthodox she admits that finding practice partners has proved challenging in the past.
Seeded 11th, Kerber becomes standard bearer in top half of Wimbledon draw
Even in her wildest dreams 11th seed Angelique Kerber could not have imagined that by the end of the first week of this year’s Wimbledon, she would be the highest ranked player left in the top half of the women’s draw.
Veteran Gulbis upsets fourth seed Zverev in five sets
Former world number 10 Ernests Gulbis became the first qualifier to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon since Brian Baker in 2012 when he upset fourth seed Alexander Zverev 7-6(2) 4-6 5-7 6-3 6-0 on Saturday.
Highlights of Wimbledon day six
Highlights from day six of the Wimbledon championships on Saturday (times GMT):
Halep blames ‘unprofessional’ performance for exit
Simona Halep described her performance as ‘unprofessional’ after the world number one suffered a shock third-round defeat by Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei at Wimbledon on Saturday.
England erupts with joy as team reaches World Cup semi-final
It might not have triggered the earthquake sensors, but the roar of joy that greeted England’s World Cup victory over Sweden on Saturday was heard throughout the land.
Confident England reach first World Cup semi-final in 28 years
England defied almost three decades of disappointment to move confidently into the World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1990 as headers from Harry Maguire and Dele Alli downed a dogged but toothless Sweden 2-0 on Saturday.
