Mercurial Monfils tames Querrey to reach fourth round
Unseeded Frenchman Gael Monfils tamed the power of American Sam Querrey to reach the last 16 at Wimbledon for the first time on Friday, having previously fallen six times in the third round.
Belgium uses daring and intelligence to outwit Brazil in thriller
Belgium used a combination of daring, intelligence, resilience and not a little luck to oust World Cup favorites Brazil 2-1 in a memorable quarter-final tie on Friday that would have made a worthy final.
Isner ready for couch day after Wimbledon milestone
John Isner promised himself a day on the couch after reaching the last 16 of Wimbledon for the first time on Friday.
Bertens starting to believe as she finally nails Venus
It took Kiki Bertens six match points – over two matches in two different continents – to at long last nail that final point to topple Venus Williams.
Deschamps relieved as France avoids suspensions in pitch melee
France coach Didier Deschamps was relieved to come through his side’s 2-0 quarter-final win over Uruguay without losing any of his players to an unnecessary suspension, he said after Friday’s match in Nizhny Novgorod.
Tsitsipas continues Greek odyssey at Wimbledon
Teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas became the first Greek man to reach the last 16 of a Grand Slam tournament in the professional era when he outclassed Italian qualifier Thomas Fabbiano on Friday.
White Sox pitcher Farquhar throws again, less than three months after brain hemorrhage
Chicago White Sox pitcher Danny Farquhar has started throwing on flat ground, a milestone event less than three months after he suffered a brain hemorrhage.
Fox, Pavon, Van Rooyen share Irish Open lead, McIlroy struggles
Overnight leader Ryan Fox, Matthieu Pavon and Erik van Rooyen shared the halfway lead at the Irish Open on Friday as putting woes left tournament host Rory McIlroy seven shots off the pace.
Belgium holds off Brazil fightback to reach semi-finals
Belgium struck early and held off a late Brazil fightback to send the five-times champions tumbling out of the World Cup with a 2-1 victory in an end-to-end thriller on Friday that earned them a semi-final against France.
Is time running out for Venus?
When Venus Williams declared on Friday that she had simply run “out of time”, she was referring to her third-round Wimbledon loss to Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens.
