Clinical Djokovic destroys Goffin to reach semis
Top seed Novak Djokovic recovered from an edgy start to deliver a devastating display that crushed the spirit of 21st-seeded Belgian David Goffin in straight sets on Wednesday and sent the defending champion surging into the Wimbledon semi-finals.
Confetti flies on Broadway as New York fetes U.S. women’s soccer team
Amid confetti and chants of “equal pay,” New York honored the U.S. women’s soccer team on Wednesday with a ticker-tape parade down the “Canyon of Heroes,” celebrating its World Cup triumph and paying tribute to the players’ emergence as icons of women’…
Silver, NBA unhappy with free agency, trade demands
Most of the big names in NBA free agency agreed to new deals within hours of the deadline passing last week.
Serena returned to tennis to hunt down Slam No. 24, says coach
Patrick Mouratoglou has steered Serena Williams to some of her greatest achievements, but the coach has never seen the American work as hard as she has to battle back from injury and illness in pursuit of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles titl…
Silverstone agrees five-year deal for British GP
Lewis Hamilton’s home British Grand Prix will stay at Silverstone for at least the next five years under a new deal announced by Formula One on Wednesday.
Raiders sign first-round pick RB Jacobs
The Oakland Raiders signed running back Josh Jacobs on Tuesday, the team’s first-round draft pick and No. 24 overall selection in the 2019 NFL Draft.
British Grand Prix secured with new Silverstone deal
Silverstone will continue to host the British Grand Prix, a home race for five times world champion Lewis Hamilton, beyond this weekend as part of a new deal with Formula One announced on Wednesday.
Former South Africa World Cup winner Small dies aged 50
Former South Africa World Cup-winning winger James Small died on Wednesday at the age of 50 after suffering a heart attack.
‘Equal pay’ fight resonates as New York fetes U.S. women’s soccer team
The U.S. women’s soccer team, fresh from its second-consecutive World Cup victory over the weekend, will return to Manhattan’s “Canyon of Heroes” on Wednesday to be honored by New Yorkers with a traditional ticker tape parade.
Silverstone calls news conference, new F1 deal expected
Formula One and Silverstone management called a news conference at the circuit on Wednesday with a new British Grand Prix contract widely expected to be announced.
