Garbine Muguruza, 23-year-old, Spaniard, beat her “role model” Venus Williams to win her first Wimbledon final. Muguruza, who had failed to reach a final in the 23 tournaments since she won the French Open last year defeated five-time champion Williams 7-5, 6-0 and became the second Spanish woman to win the Wimbledon singles title. Muguruza…
ICC Champions Trophy, Final: India v Pakistan at Kennington Oval, Jun 18, 2017 Pakistan v India Pakistan 338/4 (50.0 ov) Azhar Ali 59 off 71, 6 fours, 1 six, Fakhar Zaman 114 off 106, 12 fours, 3 sixes, Babar Azam 46 off 52, 4 fours, Mohammad Hafeex 57 not out, 4 fours, 3 sixes, B…
ICC Champions Trophy, 2nd Semi-final: Bangladesh v India at Edgbaston, Birmingham, Jun 15, 2017 India v Bangladesh Bangladesh 264 for 7 Tamin 70 off 82, 7 fours, 1 six, Mishfiqur Rahim 61 off 85m 4 fours, Mashrafe Mortaza 30 off 25, 5 fours, KM Jadhav 22-2, JJ Bumrah 39-2, B Kumar 53-2, RA Jadeja 48-1…
ICC Champions Trophy, 1st Semi-final: England v Pakistan at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Jun 14, 2017 England v Pakistan England 211 ao (49.5 ov) JM Bairstow 43 off 57, 4 four, JE Root 46 off 56, 2 fours, EJG Morgan 33 off 53, 4 fours, BA Stokes 34 off 64, Junaid Khan 42-2, Rumman Raees 44-2,…
ICC Champions Trophy, 12th Match, Group B: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Jun 12, 2017 Sri Lanka v Pakistan Sri Lanka 236 ao (49.2 ov) N Dickwella 73 off 86, 4 fours, BKG Mendis 27 off 29, 4 fours, AD Mathews 39 off 54, 2 fours, 1 six, DAS Gunaratne 27 off…
Lewis Hamilton won his sixth Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, leading home team mate Valtteri as Mercedes dominated in Monteral. Third Place went to Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull, after Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel battling to fourth, his lead cut to from 25 to 12 points. The two Force India’s, Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon finished…
Spain’s Rafael Nadal, the King of Clay, won his 10th French Open title by beating Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka, at Roland Garros, Paris, scoring 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. The 31-year-old Spaniard won two more than any other player in history – and his 15th major tournament triumph overall. Starting with the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, he went six…
The Everton striker, Dominic Calvert-Lewin gave England a first-half goal and win over Venezuela in 2017 Under-29 World Cup final at Suwon World Cup Stadium on Sunday and a first global title since 1966. Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman later saved a second-half penalty from Adalberto Penaranda as the South Americans applied the pressure in an…
ICC Champions Trophy, 11th Match, Group B: India v South Africa at Kennington Oval, Jun 11, 2017 India v South Africa South Africa 191 ao (44.3 ov) Q de Kick 53 off 72, 4 fours, HM Amla 35 off 54, 3 fours, 1 six, F du Plessis 36 off 50, 1 four, B Kumar 23-2,…
ICC Champions Trophy, 10th Match, Group A: England v Australia at Edgbaston, Birmingham, Jun 10, 2017 England v Australia Australia 277/9 (50 ov) AJ Finch 68 off 64, 8 fours, SPD Smith 56 off 77, 5 fours, TM Head 71 not out off 64, 5 fours, 2 sixes, MA Wood 33-4, AU Rashid 41-4, BA…