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Wimbledon tournament director Jamie Baker said Friday the grass courts were "good and grippy" despite several high-profile tumbles in the first week of the Grand Slam.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticised the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti as the new Brazil football coach, claiming he would be better off sorting out the Italian national team's problems.
Bangladesh on Friday named Liton Das captain for the remainder of its one-day international series against Afghanistan, following this week's shock resignation of veteran opener Tamim Iqbal.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic faces old rival Stan Wawrinka for the 27th time when they clash on Centre Court for a place in the Wimbledon fourth round.
US sprint star Sha'Carri Richardson launched her latest bid for a first World Championships berth with a world-leading 10.71sec in the 100m heats at the US athletics championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Thursday.
South Korean Kim Hyo-joo and China's Lin Xiyu shared the first round lead at the US Women's Open after shooting 4-under-par rounds of 68 at Pebble Beach on Thursday.
Tissanna Hickling qualified for her first senior world championships after she won the women’s long jump at the Jamaican National Championships on Thursday.
Flags representing Aboriginal and Maori people will be flown at stadiums hosting women's World Cup matches in Australia and New Zealand after FIFA agreed to the move on Friday.
Sweden's Jonas Blixt snatched a two-shot lead over American Grayson Murray after a superb nine-under 62 in the first round of the PGA Tour's John Deere Classic on Thursday.
US sprint star Sha'Carri Richardson launched her latest bid for a first World Championships berth in style Thursday, clocking a world leading 10.71sec to lead the 100m heats at the US athletics championships in Eugene, Oregon.
In a surprise move, the All Blacks selectors have opted for Damian McKenzie in the pivotal flyhalf role for Saturday's Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Mendoza.
Andy Murray was within touching distance of the Wimbledon third round on Thursday when he opened up a two sets to one lead over world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas while Stan Wawrinka set up a tasty clash with Novak Djokovic.
Emoni Narawa will make his New Zealand debut on the wing in Saturday's Rugby Championship opening match against Argentina, while Chiefs team-mate Damian McKenzie gets the nod at fly-half.
Australia's Mitchell Marsh said Thursday there were times he thought "he might not get back" after he ended a four-year absence from the Test arena with a scintillating Ashes hundred.
Britain's Liam Broady said he had realised his dream after shocking Wimbledon fourth seed Casper Ruud, admitting he had been haunted by a painful defeat in the boy's final 12 years ago.
Andy Murray takes on Stefanos Tsitsipas in the standout match at Wimbledon on Thursday in a contest with a spicy history after Stan Wawrinka set up a tasty clash with Novak Djokovic.
Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso expressed his concern on Thursday that the massive growth of Formula One’s calendar could become too stressful for the teams.
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina outlasted injured French veteran Alize Cornet 6-2, 7-6 (7/2) on Thursday to reach the third round despite an error-strewn display.
Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka has joined Bayer Leverkusen from Arsenal on a five-year deal, the German club announced on Thursday.
Mitchell Marsh's run-a-ball 118 was the cornerstone of Australia's 263 all out on the first day of the third Ashes Test at Headingley on Thursday after the tourists collapsed either side of his blistering century.
Lewis Hamilton confirmed on Thursday that talks about a new contract with Mercedes had proceeded beyond salary and duration and were now focused on fine details.
A calm and focussed Max Verstappen on Thursday expressed some relief that his Red Bull team have maintained a very healthy lead over all their rivals despite introducing fewer upgrades this season.
Stan Wawrinka set up a Wimbledon third-round clash with seven-time champion Novak Djokovic on Thursday, hoping to "not get killed" by a rival he first faced 17 years ago.
Mitchell Marsh's run-a-ball 118 was the cornerstone of Australia's 263 all out on the first day of the third Ashes Test at Headingley on Thursday after the tourists collapsed either side of his blistering century.
Russian 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva is breaking new ground at Wimbledon but has yet to pluck up the courage to engage in conversation with her tennis hero, Andy Murray.
World number four Casper Ruud crashed out in the second round of Wimbledon on Thursday at the hands of British wildcard Liam Broady.
Tadej Pogacar unleashed a devastating turn of speed to win stage six of the Tour de France on Thursday, but defending champion Jonas Vingegaard took the overall race lead 25 seconds ahead of the Slovenian.
Cesar Azpilicueta's 11-year stay at Chelsea came to an end on Thursday as the Spanish defender returned home to join Atletico Madrid.
Australia's Mitchell Marsh marked his first Test in nearly four years with a blistering hundred as he made England pay for dropping him at Headingley on Thursday.
Marylebone Cricket Club members who verbally abused Australian players during the second Ashes Test at Lord's have brought "shame" on the institution, according to the chairman.
Formula One star Lewis Hamilton would have no complaints about a peaceful protest from Just Stop Oil activists at this weekend's British Grand Prix.
"This is going to be wild," laughed Australia cricket fan Joel Guy as he stepped into the Headingley bear pit on Thursday for the latest chapter of an increasingly bitter Ashes series.