Nadal wants time out from referees over slow play
The last time Djokovic played Thiem, the world number two absolutely crushed the Austrian 6-1, 6-0 in the semifinals of the Rome Masters last month. "I'm sure Wimbledon's on top of that stuff"...
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Garry Monk Raiding Leeds United For James Beattie
Sources close to the Swansea City boss said he was frustrated by what he saw as a lack of commitment from Radrizzani on the back of an impressive first year as head coach. However, once Monk quit Le...
Defending champion Garbine Muguruza upset at French Open
I think the crowd today was a little bit tough for me. "You know, I just think it went to her side, and that's all". "I think the rain help [ed] me a lot, because I was really down in the fourth set...
England battle their way to 310 against New Zealand
Jake Ball and Adil Rashid picked up two wickets apiece as Kane Williamson was the only Kiwi batsman to offer some resistance. But just when it seemed the duo were in course to take New Zealand a...
Out-of-nowhere Ostapenko to face Halep for French Open title
Halep won 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to reach her second Grand Slam final, having finished runner-up here to Maria Sharapova in 2014. Celebrating her 20th birthday on the same day opponent and friend Timea B...
Warriors stun Cavaliers in 118-113 win, take 3-0 Finals lead
And Klay Thompson broke out of a long shooting slump with 22 points, and still delivered another stellar defensive performance. This certainly makes a lot of sense as the prices of tickets for a p...
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 hope to take fight to Ferrari in Canada
When asked if the deal with Ferrari is that he's number one, Vettel said "No, it's not". "There are small things that we are beginning to see". "If we are at 21 (races) and you are talking tha...
NBA's Warriors on brink of making pro sports history
Fortunately, tonight was the Cavaliers' best game in the finals. The Cavaliers are led by LeBron James , who averaged 26.4 ppg. "The Bible says the Lord exalts humility and that's one thing I t...
Mexico move closer to Russian Federation 2018 with victory over Honduras
Mexico made another important step towards the 2018 World Cup as they hammered Honduras few days ago, with Oswaldo Alanis, Hirving Lozano and Raul Jimenez getting on the scoresheet. Check out Mexico...
Vegas Play of the Day: Warriors at Cavaliers
They may have no choice. But despite the chilly weather, Clevelanders were fired up to see if the Cavs can climb back into the series after losing Games 1 and 2 on the road to Golden State by a comb...
Djokovic and Nadal matches postponed because of rain
Nadal led 6-2, 2-0 when Carreno Busta stopped. It was 12-times grand slam champion Djokovic's first defeat before the semi-finals in Paris since 2010 when he was also beaten by an Austrian, Ju...
Murray Downs Nishikori to set up Wawrinka Showdown
Sometimes you can miss a toss. "Obviously, it was not the flawless way for the match to end and especially against a good friend", said Nadal , who has lost just 22 games in five matches so far. 'S...
Blowouts more common than close games in Stanley Cup Final
Nearly instantaneously after Phil Kessel notched a goal in the second period to make the score 5-0, PPG Paints Arena was flooded by the chants of it's 18,000-plus screaming fans yelling "WE WANT THE...
Wawrinka levels semifinal against Murray
Nadal , meanwhile, is the hot favourite to collect an unprecedented 10th French Open and 15th career major. Ostapenko converted her second match point with a forehand attack, her 50th victor of th...
Andy Murray taking nothing for granted ahead of French Open semi-final
Among the four men's semifinalists at the French Open , Gustavo Kuerten picks Rafael Nadal to win a record 10th title in Paris . · For the first time at Roland Garros in the Open era, th...
Yuvraj's game-changing knock took the pressure off me: Kohli
According to captain Kohli, the bowling and batting department of team is performing well but the fielding still needs to be improved. "Yuvi's innings, I think, was the game-changing innings", said...
Switzerland's Bacsinszky Reaches Women's Semi-Finals On A Rainy Day
Their semi-final will take place on Thursday, the same day as both of their birthdays. They are the youngest and oldest player remaining in the draw. "It's a nice story, pretty cool", said Bacsinszk...
Bacsinszky, Ostapenko advance to French Open semis
No. 2 Karolina Pliskova beat No. 28 Caroline Garcia 7-6 (3), 6-4; No. 3 Simona Halep beat No. 5 Elina Svitolina 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-0. Logic suggested the steady approach she adopted after losing th...
Durant, Warriors rally to beat Cavs 118-113
The Cavs had a Game 3 win within reach Wednesday night, but the Golden State Warriors came storming back with an 11-0 run to take a commanding 3-0 series lead in the NBA Finals . "They're a great...
PK Subban is pretty confident the Nashville Predators will win Game 3
Guentzel wasn't done. Just ten seconds into the third period, the rookie netted his second goal of the night, and his 12th of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs. "We knew what we were facing going into t...
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Liverpool have improved but need to be more clinical, Klopp says
August 12, 2018Liverpool may have invested £170 million ($217m) in fresh faces but that only gives them a one-year window for Premier League title success, says Jamie Carragher, with further transfer sprees unlikely. "We want to be, it has been clear for ages, champion of England and winning the league but how can we say that?" They didn't lose any player. We have to improve everything.