Hsieh casts spell on Halep to cause Wimbledon shock
Women’s top seed Simona Halep suffered a tortuous third round exit to Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei as a wildly unpredictable Wimbledon continued to produce huge shocks on Saturday.
Emotional Hamilton on pole for home British GP
An emotional Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes on pole position for his home British Grand Prix on Saturday after giving his all to stay ahead of Ferrari’s Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel in a knife-edge qualifying.
Defeat is saddest moment of my career: Neymar
Less than a day after being knocked out the World Cup by Belgium, Brazilian striker Neymar said he will find it hard to return to club football.
Kazan confirmed as World Cup graveyard of champions
Kazan’s official participation in the World Cup was coming to an end on Saturday as the Brazil squad made their way to the airport for the long flight home and their fans consoled each other over beers on the streets of the Tatarstan capital.
Nadal taken to extra time but still downs Australian teenager
Never mind the tennis, there was only one thing Rafael Nadal cared about after he completed a hat-trick of straight-set wins to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon on Saturday.
Croatian president flies into Russia for World Cup match
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic flew into the Russian Black Sea city of Sochi to support her country’s football team who face Russia in the quarter-final of the World Cup on Saturday.
Maguire heads England into halftime lead against Sweden
A thumping 30th-minute Harry Maguire header from a corner gave England a 1-0 lead over Sweden in their World Cup quarter-final on Saturday.
Gaviria claims Tour’s first yellow while Froome, Quintana lose time
Colombian Fernando Gaviria snatched the lead of the Tour de France when he won the opening stage as favorites Chris Froome and Nairo Quintana were involved in separate incidents and lost time on Saturday.
Young hopefuls Ostapenko, Kasatkina carry flag for seeds
East European 21-year-olds Jelena Ostapenko and Daria Kasatkina carried the flag for the Wimbledon seeds with straight-set victories on Court Three that took them through to the fourth round on Saturday.
Varane exorcises ghosts of Brazil as France look to semi-finals
After taking the blame for France’s World Cup quarter-final exit four years ago, Raphael Varane exorcised the ghosts of 2014 with the opening goal as France beat Uruguay 2-0 to advance to the semifinals in Russia.
