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By Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty has two things on her mind right now: the Wimbledon championships and the prospect of her first Olympic Games. Three weeks since she was forced to retire from the French Open, where she won her first and only grand slam in 2019, Barty

By Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty has two things on her mind right now: the Wimbledon championships and the prospect of her first Olympic Games. Three weeks since she was forced to retire from the French Open, where she won her first and only grand slam in 2019, Barty

By George Ramsay, CNN A turf war is brewing at Wimbledon as organizers have defended the conditions of the grass following injuries to Serena Williams and Adrian Mannarino in back-to-back matches. World No. 60 Nick Kyrgios, meanwhile, complained that the courts are “too slow.” Mannarino was forced to retire against Roger Federer after slipping in

By Ben Church, CNN Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo limped off injured during his side’s 110-88 defeat by the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. The two-time NBA MVP was forced off after appearing to hyperextend his left knee following an awkward landing in the third quarter of the game. He was helped back into the locker

By Ben Church, CNN Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo limped off injured during his side’s 110-88 defeat by the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. The two-time NBA MVP was forced off after appearing to hyperextend his left knee following an awkward landing in the third quarter of the game. He was helped back into the locker

By Reuters staff A last-gasp addition to his team, Mark Cavendish rolled back the years as he claimed his 31st Tour de France stage victory on Tuesday — five years after his last success on the world’s greatest cycling race. The Briton, who finished outside the time limit in his previous participation in 2018, crashed

Seamus Fagan, CNN Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams was forced to retire from her first-round match at the All England Club against Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Tuesday due to an injury suffered in the first set. With Williams leading 3-1 in the first set, the 39-year-old American appeared to slip and hurt herself during a return.

Seamus Fagan, CNN Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams was forced to retire from her first-round match at the All England Club against Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Tuesday due to an injury suffered in the first set. With Williams leading 3-1 in the first set, the 39-year-old American appeared to slip and hurt herself during a return.

By John Sinnott, CNN Roger Federer’s bid to win a 21st grand slam title got off to a nervy start at Wimbledon on Tuesday when his opponent Adrian Mannarino had to retire at the start of the fifth set in the first round. In the seventh game of the fourth set, Frenchman Mannarino slipped and

By John Sinnott, CNN Roger Federer’s bid to win a 21st grand slam title got off to a nervy start at Wimbledon on Tuesday when his opponent Adrian Mannarino had to retire at the start of the fifth set in the first round. In the seventh game of the fourth set, Frenchman Mannarino slipped and

By Neelam Bohra and Radhika Marya, CNN When 10-year-old Gwen Goldman wrote a letter to the New York Yankees in 1961 about her dream to be a bat girl, general manager Roy Hamey told her a young lady such as herself would “feel out of place in a dugout.” Sixty years later, Goldman got to

By Neelam Bohra and Radhika Marya, CNN When 10-year-old Gwen Goldman wrote a letter to the New York Yankees in 1961 about her dream to be a bat girl, general manager Roy Hamey told her a young lady such as herself would “feel out of place in a dugout.” Sixty years later, Goldman got to

By Matias Grez, CNN England gave Germany a lesson in ruthless finishing, converting its only two real chances of the match to finally end its decades-long inferiority complex against its old, historic rival. Germany hadn’t lost a knockout match to England in a major international competition since the 1966 World Cup final, but second half

By Ben Church, CNN Football rivalries don’t come much bigger than England versus Germany. The tie, steeped in decades of history, has thrown up memorable moments, tears, and more penalty shootouts for English fans to care for over the years. The two nations are set to write another chapter in this classic fixture on Tuesday

By Ben Morse, CNN The sight of courts covered in luscious, green grass and fans watching as they savor strawberries and cream can only mean one thing: Wimbledon is here. Fans have been made to wait for the tournament after it was canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic; the only grand slam to

US hammer thrower Gwen Berry has responded to criticism over turning away from the flag while on the podium at the US Olympic trials, saying she “never said that I hated the country.”

By George Ramsay, CNN Hammer thrower Gwen Berry says that the playing of the national anthem while she was on the podium at the US Olympic track and field trials was “set up.” Berry turned away from the flag to face the stands while “The Star-Spangled Banner” played during the medal ceremony on Saturday. She

By Ben Church, CNN It was a good day to be an American at Wimbledon on Monday, with both Sloane Stephens and Frances Tiafoe causing upsets as the grass-court grand slam began. Stephens stunned two-time champion Petra Kvitova in straight sets, 6-3 6-4, while Tiafoe defeated world No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-4 6-4 6-3. Around 6,000

By Ben Church, CNN It was a good day to be an American at Wimbledon on Monday, with both Sloane Stephens and Frances Tiafoe causing upsets as the grass-court grand slam began. Stephens stunned two-time champion Petra Kvitova in straight sets, 6-3 6-4, while Tiafoe defeated world No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-4 6-4 6-3. Around 6,000