Mattek-Sands faces surgery over ruptured tendon
LONDON (Reuters) – American Bethanie Mattek-Sands, whose agonizing on-court injury shocked Wimbledon, says she will need surgery and faces being sidelined from the game.
Querrey through in quick time against Tsonga
LONDON (Reuters) – Sam Querrey needed a matter of minutes to book his place in the last 16 at Wimbledon on Saturday when he polished off Jo-Wilfried Tsonga after bad light had stopped play the day before.
Muguruza smokes past Cirstea to set up Kerber showdown
LONDON (Reuters) – Garbine Muguruza is one of only four women left in the women’s draw to have made it to a Wimbledon final but two years on from that feat, she still wonders quite how she did it.
Dimitrov gets easy ride into Wimbledon fourth round
LONDON (Reuters) – Grigor Dimitrov enjoyed an easy one-hour workout to reach the Wimbledon fourth round on Saturday after his opponent, Dudi Sela, became the ninth player to retire from the men’s draw.
Formula One should buy Silverstone, says McLaren boss
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – Formula One’s new owners Liberty Media should buy Silverstone to end lingering uncertainty over the future of the British Grand Prix circuit and grow the sport, McLaren executive director Zak Brown said on Saturday.
Tennis: Injury cheats should be shamed on court, says veteran physio
LONDON (Reuters) – There is only one way to treat petulant players, such as Australia’s Bernard Tomic, who call for a medical time out to treat a fake injury — expose them to public humiliation.
Vettel fastest in final Austrian GP practice
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel looked a good bet for pole position after posting the fastest time in final practice for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday.
Radwanska leads off Saturday action at Wimbledon
LONDON (Reuters) – Centre Court action at Wimbledon gets under way on Saturday with Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska, runner-up in 2012, taking on Swiss Timea Bacsinszky.
Langer ‘certain’ he has not broken putting rule
(Reuters) – Bernhard Langer issued a statement on Friday saying he is “certain” he has not been violating a rule banning players from anchoring their putter during their stroke.
Australian Kirk three clear at weather-interrupted LPGA event
(The Sports Xchange) – Katherine Kirk of Australia shot a nine-under-par 63 on Friday to surge to the top of the leaderboard before play was suspended in the second round of the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic in Oneida, Wisconsin.
