Japan’s Osaka prepared ‘whole life’ for Venus clash
LONDON (Reuters) – Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka is humbled to be facing Venus Williams at Wimbledon, even if it was the American’s younger sister she wanted to emulate when she was growing up.
Tomic attracts indignation and concern Down Under
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia reacted with indignation and some concern on Thursday to Bernard Tomic’s admission after a lackluster first round defeat at Wimbledon that he was struggling to care about his results at major tournaments.
Nishikori, Osaka keep Japanese flag flying high in SW19
(Reuters) – Japan continued to maintain a keen interest in both singles tournaments at Wimbledon after Kei Nishikori advanced to the third round with a win over Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky on Wednesday and Naomi Osaka followed suit in the women’s draw….
Thiem hopes to bring Paris form to Wimbledon grass
LONDON (Reuters) – French Open semi-finalist Dominic Thiem takes on France’s Gilles Simon at Wimbledon on Thursday, hoping to make inroads into what has been the weakest grand slam for one of the so-called next generation of men’s tennis.
Federer and Djokovic aim for match-point glory
LONDON (Reuters) – Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will be out to complete unfinished business at Wimbledon on Thursday after both were denied a chance to savor match-point glory in their first-round matches.
MLB, NBA champion Gene Conley dies at 86
(Reuters) – Gene Conley, the only man to win both a baseball World Series and an NBA championship in basketball, died on Tuesday at the age of 86, the Boston Red Sox said in a statement.
Tennis – Chilled out Halep hopes for Wimbledon sweetener
LONDON (Reuters) – After her French Open dreams ended on a sour note, Simona Halep is hoping she can savor a much sweeter ending at Wimbledon.
Tennis – Lay off honest Tomic, Wilander says
LONDON (Reuters) – Bernard Tomic should be applauded for his honesty rather than ostracized, Mats Wilander told Reuters, after the Australian was hit by a barrage of criticism for saying he had been bored during his first-round loss at Wimbledon.
Mats Point: Konta can win Wimbledon after ‘most important win’
LONDON (Reuters) – Johanna Konta won what could well be the most important match of her career on Wednesday, and can go on to become the first British woman to win Wimbledon in 40 years, former world number one Mats Wilander told Reuters.
McDavid signs eight-year extension with Oilers
(Reuters) – The Edmonton Oilers have signed captain Connor McDavid to a $100 million, eight-year contract extension that will make the 20-year-old phenom the highest valued player in the National Hockey League.
