WIMBLEDON, England—Twice, Iga Swiatek was a single point from exiting Wimbledon on Sunday, a single point from the sort of confounding defeat at the place that gives her so much more trouble than any of the other Grand Slam tournaments. Down a set and 6–5 in the second against Belinda Bencic, the No. 1-ranked Swiatek…
Sepp Straka Misses out on 59 but Wins John Deere Classic
Sepp Straka put the golf world on 59 watch before coming up short of the magic number, but his 9–under 62 proved to be enough for a two-shot win at the John Deere Classic on Sunday, July 9, in Silvis, Ill. Straka was 11 under par through 14 holes at the par-71 TPC Deere Run…
Trinity Rodman Scores Twice, USWNT Beat Wales in Send-off Match
Thanks to a brace by Trinity Rodman, the U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Wales 2–0 in a friendly Sunday, July 9, in San Jose, Calif. Officially, it was a send-off match for the USWNT before the team heads to Australia and New Zealand as the two-time defending champion in the Women’s World Cup. Rodman in…
Short-handed Earthquakes Draw With LAFC
Denis Bouanga and Cristian Espinoza each scored for their sides in the first half, and the 10-man San Jose Earthquakes held on for a 1–1 draw against host Los Angeles FC on Saturday, July 8. The draw extended winless streaks for both teams. The Earthquakes (7–7–8, 29 points) are 0–2–3 in their last five matches,…
Galaxy Extend Dominance Over Union With 3–1 Win
Tyler Boyd and Riqui Puig scored goals and the Los Angeles Galaxy continued their dominance of the Philadelphia Union with a 3–1 victory on Saturday night, July 8, at Carson, Calif. The Galaxy’s other tally came on an own goal by Philadelphia’s Olivier Mbaizo as they increased their unbeaten stretch to seven matches (3–0–4). Los…
Cordell Tinch Was Selling Cell Phones 7 Months Ago. Now He’s the World’s Fastest Hurdler This Season
Just seven months ago, the hurdler with the fastest time in the world this season wasn’t even hurdling at all. Cordell Tinch was selling the latest versions of cell phones and watches at a store in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The 22-year-old was just waiting to unlock the newest version of himself after a three-year hiatus…
Volkanovski Beats Rodriguez With 3rd-Round TKO for Featherweight Title in UFC 290
LAS VEGAS—After briefly flirting with the lightweight division, Alexander Volkanovski returned to featherweight and showed Saturday night why he’s still the best in that weight. Volkanovski re-asserted himself as the champion with a technical knockout over Yair Rodriguez at 4:19 of the third round in UFC 290. Rodriguez was the interim champion after Volkanovski temporarily…
Nasa Hataoka Turns in a Prime-Time Performance to Lead US Women’s Open at Pebble
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.—The U.S. Women’s Open went prime-time from Pebble Beach. So did Nasa Hataoka. In gusts that topped 20 mph, Hataoka managed to play bogey-free Saturday with a 6-under 66 for the lowest score all week at Pebble Beach, giving her a one-shot lead over Allisen Corpuz going into the final round of the…
Betts Hits MLB-Record 10th Leadoff Homer in First Half to Help Dodgers Rout Angels 10–5
LOS ANGELES—The Dodgers ended the first half of the season with a bang. All-Star Mookie Betts hit his 10th leadoff homer—tying the most in the first half in major league history—and Los Angeles homered five times for the second straight game to beat the slumping Angels 10–5 on Saturday night, July 8. “I think Mookie…
Canterbury’s Sutton Cleared of Serious Neck Injury
Canterbury prop Ryan Sutton has been cleared of a serious neck injury after being taken to hospital following his side’s NRL win over South Sydney. Sutton had his head rocked back in a tackle from Rabbitohs winger Taane Milne and complained of severe neck pain. The English prop was in obvious distress and exited the…
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