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Venus And Azarenka Advance To Wimbledon’s Third Round
Venus Williams suffered more than expected, but she managed to save her second Wimbledon match and beat China’s Quiang Wang 4-6, 6-4 and 6-1. The five-time Wimbledon winner gave up the first set to the Chinese player, ranked 55th in the world, but recovered in time to win in an hour and 49 minutes. The American suffered a scare, when …
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Cerrone And Lawler Will Finally Clash at UFC 214
It seems like the highly anticipated combat between two of MMA’s most exciting fighters will take place after all. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and former welterweight champion Robbie “Ruthless” Lawler will face each other on July 29 at UFC 214 in Anaheim, California. Their combat at UFC 213 was postponed because Cerrone suffered an undisclosed infection, but as expected the combat …
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Wawrinka Ousted, But Murray And Nadal Advance At Wimbledon
Fans didn’t have to wait long for Wimbledon’s first major upset as it happened right on the opening day, with the elimination of Swiss player Stan Wawrinka. The No. 3 in the world, lost to Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 and 6-1 and stopped Wawrinka from accomplishing his goals for this tournament. Meanwhile Scotland’s Andy Murray debuted with a …
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Tyron Woodley To Fight Demian Maia at UFC 214
On July 29, UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley (17-3-1) will face Demian Maia (25-6) in the main event of UFC 214 to defend his title. Woodley confirmed the fight, which will be held in Anaheim, California; in the program UFC Tonight. Woodley, who has twice defended his belt against Stephen Thompson (one of the fights ended with a draw at …
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Phil Jackson Out As Knicks President
Phil Jackson is no longer team president of the New York Knicks after running one of the worst eras in the history of the franchise and clashing continuously with star player Carmelo Anthony. Days after Jackson reiterated his desire to trade Anthony and saying he would be willing to listen to proposals for Kristaps Porzingis, Madison Square Garden chief executive …
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Pacquiao’s Boxing Future On The Line As He Faces Jeff Horn
Trainer Freddie Roach accepts that Manny Pacquiao will have two alternatives after facing Jeff Horn on Saturday: seek a second bout against Floyd Mayweather or contemplate retirement. Pacquiao’s future will be defined by the outcome of the bout. The 11-time world champion Filipino exposes his World Boxing Organization welterweight belt against the 29-year-old Australian Horn. According to Roach “Pac-Man” is …
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Federer Defeats Alexander Zverev To Win Ninth Halle Open
Swiss tennis star Roger Federer won the Halle Open for the ninth time in his career after defeating 20-year-old German Alexander Zverev in the final with a 6-1 and 6-3 win in 53 minutes. Federer took away Zverev’s weapons from the start of the match, using powerful serves, backspin shots and stunning back hands to avoid long exchanges and win …
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Federer Advances To Halle Open Quarterfinals
Roger Federer qualified for the quarterfinals of the Halle Open (Germany) after beating local player Mischa Zverev, ranked 29th in the world, 7-6 and 6-4. Federer, currently number five in the ATP ranking and winner of 18 Grand Slam tournaments, will now face another German, Florian Mayer (134th in the world), who shocked Frenchman Lucas Pouille (15th in the world) …
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Canelo Alvarez And Gennady Golovkin Will Fight On September 16
On September 16, Mexican boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will challenge undisputed middleweight champion Gennady Golvokin for the WBC World middleweight title, the WBA Super World middleweight title, the IBF World middleweight title and the IBO World middleweight title. The combat between the Mexican and the Kazakh boxers will be at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In his last fight …
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Murray, Warinka and Raonic All Lose In London’s First Round
The Queen’s Club Championships, played in London and considered the prelude to Wimbledon, lived one of its most surprising days ever remembered as world’s number one Andy Murray, Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka and Canadian Milos Raonic, were all eliminated in the first round. The first surprise of the day was young Australian Jordan Thompson, ranked 90th in the world, defeating defending …
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