Russian sixth-seed Andrey Rublev crashed out of Wimbledon in the first round on Tuesday, losing 6-4 5-7 6-2 7-6(5) to world No.122 Francisco Comesana of Argentina, playing his first match at a Grand Slam.
Defending champion Marketa Vondrousova was knocked out in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday, the first female holder to fall at the opening hurdle since Steffi Graf 30 years ago.
Netherlands' Cody Gakpo scored his third goal of the European Championship and Donyell Malen added two more late on as the Dutch burst back into form with a lively display to defeat Romania 3-0 in their last-16 fixture on Tuesday.
A hard-fought 1-0 victory by Bafana Bafana against Eswatini was not enough as the hosts were dumped out of the Hollywoodbets Cosafa Cup at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Tuesday.
Germany winger Leroy Sané is still waiting for his one defining tournament moment at Euro 2024 and he said on Tuesday he hoped it would come in Friday's quarterfinal against fellow title contenders Spain.
“Time beat him. Time takes everybody out. It's undefeated,” said Rocky Balboa in the film Creed, and those words could easily be applied to Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo who struggled to impose himself on their Euro 2024 last-16 game with…
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named a squad featuring 20 Rugby World Cup-winners — the entire starting XV and five players on the bench — for their opening Incoming Series Test against Ireland at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday.
Brazil coach Dorival Jr expects a tight game when they take on what he considers to be one of Colombia's finest generations of players in Tuesday's final Copa America group stage match.
Nasreddine Nabi’s AS FAR Rabat lost 2-1 to Raja Casablanca in the Moroccan Throne Cup final on Monday night, which appears to have cleared the way for Kaizer Chiefs to announce the 58-year-old Tunisian as their coach.
Eritrea's Biniam Girmay became the first Black African rider to win a stage on the Tour de France when he prevailed in a reduced bunch sprint at the end of the third stage on Monday.
Portugal coach Roberto Martinez praised Cristiano Ronaldo after a roller-coaster night against Slovenia in which the captain missed a penalty in extra time and then scored in a 3-0 shoot-out win to help take them into the quarterfinals at…
Substitute Randal Kolo Muani scored with a deflected shot five minutes from time to give France a nervy but deserved 1-0 Euro 2024 last 16 win over a disappointing Belgium on Monday.
For the last 50 weeks, Carlos Alcaraz knew the exact date and time he would walk back on Centre Court to open the defence of his Wimbledon title and the Spaniard kept his goosebumps in check on Monday to book his place in the second round.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke the women's 400m hurdles world record for the fifth time on Sunday after crossing the line in 50.65 seconds at the US Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon.
Ensuring his players are mentally and physically ready is high on Bafana Bafana coach Helman Mkhalele’s priority list as they gear up for their final group game against Eswatini in the Hollywoodbets Cosafa Cup in Gqeberha on Tuesday.
The Netherlands might have emerged from a disappointing performance in the group phase of the European Championship with a favourable pairing but they will be wary of Romania when they meet on Tuesday in Munich in the round of 16.
The era of India's dominance in cricket may have kicked in with their spectacular triumph in the T20 World Cup on Saturday, several former players say.
The Junior Springboks' impressive opening 2024 World Rugby U-20 Championship win against Fiji was built on a solid performance by their hard-working pack of forwards, coach Bafana Nhleko said.
Spain enjoyed almost total control of Sunday's Euro 2024 win over Georgia and were now looking forward with confidence to a quarterfinal against Germany, coach Luis de la Fuente said.
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