LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) - Chinese player Guo Hanyu and France’s Kristina Mladenovic defeated second seeds Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and Luisa Stefani of Brazil 6-3 7-5 on Sunday to win the Wimbledon women’s doubles title. The 10th seeds made a fast start on Centre Court, quickly reading Dabrowski’s early...
London — On Sunday, 16-year-old American Jordan Lee won the Wimbledon boys' singles title, rallying from a set down to defeat Cruz Hewitt 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 on No. 1 Court. The qualifier sealed the victory with a backhand winner on his first match point and celebrated in an on-court interview. The...
Argentina advanced to the 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinals on Sunday afternoon with a 3-1 extra-time win over Switzerland at a sold-out Kansas City Stadium. Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring in the 28th minute, finishing a precise pass from captain Lionel Messi, whose playmaking remained influential despite his World...
Minnesota, United States, selected Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey with the third overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft on Sunday, July 12, 2026, giving the Twins their highest draft position since choosing Royce Lewis first overall in 2017. Lackey, a 21-year-old, 6-foot-2 catcher, entered the draft as a consensus...
Madison, Wisconsin — ESPN released updated preseason Football Power Index ratings this week, listing Wisconsin at No. 11 in the Big Ten and No. 43 nationally with a 4.8 rating. The reports note prior FPI misses last season, and the outlets presented the numeric projections as preseason benchmarks for media...
BERGERAC, France, July 11 (Reuters) - Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier of Soudal Quick-Step claimed his second consecutive Tour de France stage victory on Saturday, powering to another late sprint win on stage eight. After also taking stage seven, the 33-year-old left it late again on the 180.4-km flat route from...
Kansas City. The Kansas City Royals selected Louisville outfielder Zion Rose with the No. 6 pick in the 2026 MLB Draft on Saturday, July 11, 2026. Rose concluded his Louisville career in 146 games with a .358/.438/.585 slash line and a 1.023 OPS, and MLB Pipeline listed him as its...
LONDON – World number one men’s doubles pair Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara captured their third major title together and a second Wimbledon crown by defeating Mate Pavic and Marcelo Arevalo 7-6(4) 7-6(3) on Thursday. Playing on the grass courts of the All England Club, the Briton and his Finnish...
MELBOURNE, July 11 (Reuters) - France defeated Australia 42-26 in a Nations Championship rugby test in Brisbane on Saturday, overturning a 21-12 half-time deficit with a sustained, dominant second-half surge. Among eight changes to the starting XV following their narrow 34-32 loss to New Zealand, Olympic sevens gold medallist Aaron...
San Francisco police say a large fight in the stands at Oracle Park during Thursday night’s San Francisco Giants–Colorado Rockies game led to four arrests and three citations. The incident occurred on July 9, 2026, in the left-field lower-bowl seats during the ninth inning of the Giants’ 8–2 win. Officers...
