The five-time Grand Slam champion will participate in the event for the first time in seven years, committing to play in this year's tournament as well as in 2018. I am so grateful and excited to be playing the event again! The five-time Grand Slam victor had plummeted to 211. Sharapova has already gained direct entry into Wimbledon qualifying at the end of June. Read More
Ireland have been drawn with Scotland and hosts Japan in a favourable draw for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. "World Cup is a special time obviously there is more excitement closer to it, but you really want to go there when there is someone in your pool that you really got to be on edge about", Foster said. Read More
He also found time for seven rebounds, a game-high seven assists and three steals in 31 minutes. Leonard scored 26 points on 7-of-13 shooting in almost 24 minutes to go with eight rebounds and three assists. The bench contributed a season-best 63 points. You can listen to Spurs vs. Warriors Game 2 live steam as well as all other games in the 2017 NBA Playoffs by signing up with a one-time payment of $9.99. Read More
Manchester United's players have an incredible £38million resting on their UEFA Europa League final against Ajax next week. "But if I was on your side and you are always looking for these kinds of capital letters, big headlines, I accept if you say that". Read More
Korean golf prodigy Kim Si-woo, on Sunday, became the youngest player ever to win the Players Championships in Sawgrass, Florida. The 21-year-old signed for a final-round 69 to claim the unofficial "fifth major" by three shots from England's Ian Poulter and Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa. Read More
It wasn't easy at all, but Thomas' 29 points and 12 assists helped the Celtics hold off the Wizards , 115-105, to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Markieff Morris had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Washington . "Nobody ever has - but doing our best to leave everything we have out there on the floor", Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. Read More
Last season's FA Cup was the only major trophy United had to show in the three seasons since the Scot's retirement, with Mourinho taking over a team needing help. I never saw a bad face. Rooney could start from a deeper role than he has normally employed under Mourinho as United rest a number of key first-teamers ahead of the Europa League final against Ajax and also give a period of compassionate leave to Paul Pogba after the death of his father on Friday. Read More
Looking at the betting trends, the Wizards are 8-1 ATS in their last nine games playing on two days' rest, 1-4 ATS in their last five road games and 0-5 ATS in their last five road games against a team with a winning home record. " Kelly Olynyk is a dirty player, man", Draymond said. "I didn't expect it". "My teammates know who I am", said Olynyk. Olynyk fell backward onto the court, and teammates from both sides intervened to end the altercation. Read More
Day, who won wire-to-wire here previous year, was 1 under and in contention when he teed off Sunday afternoon, yet any threat he posed to break the dubious streak was gone by the time he reached the 16th hole at 1 over - and that was before the Australian carded a quadruple-bogey-9 on the hole, as well as a double bogey at 17, to finish the tournament in a tie for 60th at 7 over. Read More
Last season, Chelsea mounted a dismal defence of the Premier League title and Jose Mourinho was sacked in December 2015, before the club eventually limped to a 10th-place finish under interim boss Guus Hiddink. "I know we're not there yet, but we're very close and it will be very enjoyable after past year". They are seven points clear of Tottenham with three games left, but Pulis said Albion have a duty to themselves to ensure the Blues do not romp home. Read More
SRH have 15 points from 13 matches, leaving them on the edge of a very testing abyss, where their fortunes could teeter and fall over, or they could be back on solid ground. Chasing 155, Warner showed how he can curb his explosive nature and play a calculated innings when needed. The last 10 wickets fell for a mere 43 runs. Read More
Despite the tension being eased, the Wales worldwide has urged his team-mates to continue aiming high. Terry is out of contract with Chelsea at the end of this season, with rumours earlier in the campaign that he could even retire from playing already. Read More
Bayern drew level when a Lahm cross clipped the arm of defender Bernardo and Lewandowski drilled home the penalty on 16 minutes. And then Arjen Robben waltzed his way through the Leipzig defence before firing home a trademark left-foot finish to crown an unbelievable Bayern fightback with virtually the last kick of the match. Read More
Down at Chase Field on Friday, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Arizona Diamondbacks will be continuing their Major League Baseball series. Red Sox pitcher Craig Kimbrel (2-0) got the final five outs as Boston snapped the Brewers' three-game winning streak. Read More
It doesn't matter what happened before, what matters most is the next one. When Jose Mourinho took over in the summer, he declared the Europa League a competition he didn't even want to take part in - and not many United fans would have felt differently. Read More
The bench agreed to look into the petition. Justice CS Karnan goes into hiding after Supreme Court's arrest order against him. New Delhi/Chennai, May 11 As he kept police teams from two states on their toes, a defiant Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan today moved the Supreme Court seeking recall of its order holding him guilty of contempt and awarding a six-month jail sentence. Read More
By contrast, Zidane has so far matched his stellar playing career as a coach as Real need just seven points from their last three La Liga games to guarantee a first league title in five years. "There is no B-team here". Casemiro said that players need to relax before a big game. Madrid are record 11-time European champions and Vazquez - a victor of the competition last season - feels the fans and his side's history make Champions League nights so special. Read More
Despite Chris Lynn's 52-ball 84, the bowlers did a superb job to restrict KKR to 153/6 in 20 overs chasing a modest 168. When Lynn was run out in the 18th over after hitting eight fours and three sixes, the game clearly swung in favour of Kings XI. Read More
Second round I feel much better about. While no team has come back from a three-zero playoff deficit, fans say Monday is the night that will change. The Jazz actually played very well, but a few missed shots and the game's final 22 points from Steph Curry and Kevin Durant were enough. In Round 1 against the Los Angeles Clippers, Utah had five players averaging north of 10 points per game. Read More
The 30-year-old Russian has beaten Bouchard in all four of their prior meetings, most notably a 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, victory in the 2014 Roland Garros semifinals. On Sunday, top-seeded Angelique Kerber , defending champion Simona Halep , Maria Sharapova , and Garbine Muguruza all play first-round matches . Read More
Velazquez is the 26th jockey to win the Derby twice, while Pletcher is the 19th trainer to do so. Pletcher won his first Derby in 2010 with Super Saver while Velazquez won the following year with Animal Kingdom. And then there was everyone's real favorite, Patch , the one-eyed horse. UAE Derby victor Thunder Snow bucked out of the starting gate and was immediately pulled up in the opening moments. Read More
San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker (quad) could miss up to eight months after undergoing surgery to fix his ruptured left quadriceps tendon on Friday. The Spurs have chose to stay off Harden in hopes of not picking up needless three-shot fouls. "We've just got to play better", Harden said. If I have a shot be aggressive and shoot it. Read More
Brazilian investment company DIS argue that they are owed 40 per cent of the additional fee, as they owned that percentage of the midfielder's image rights at the time of his transfer to Catalonia. "The Judge has set bonds of 3,429,768 euros as pecuniary liability for Rosell, Bartomeu, Rodrigues, Football Club Barcelona and Santos Football Club, which must be paid by all jointly", the court said in a statement. Read More
It was just last Friday that the Sunderland boss indicated he would consider his future at the end of the season and following the confirmation of relegation with defeat against Bournemouth, Moyes reiterated that intent. On the playing side, there is likely to be a significant turnover between now and next term. The Scot also said striker Jermain Defoe, who has scored 14 goals this season, could leave the club. Read More
In Toronto's first-round series with the Milwaukee Bucks, it was a 25-point Game 3 blowout loss that led to a switch up in the starting five. Spurs centre Pau Gasol missed all six shots he took and turned the ball over twice but LaMarcus Aldridge had 17 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio look ahead to a Western Conference semi-final showdown with the Houston Rockets. Read More
One potential landing spot for Cutler's potential broadcasting career is Fox, where the network auditioned the quarterback to potentially replace John Lynch in the broadcast booth, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter . "I will tell you that that is not true". Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is having a hard time finding a job on the gridiron, so apparently he's exploring other avenues to stay involved in the game. Read More
Edmonton leaves Anaheim with a commanding 2-0 series lead, thanks to a 2-1 victory, Friday night. The Edmonton Oilers return home after stealing both games in Anaheim and the home crowd will be one of the loudest you'll see in the National Hockey League playoffs. Read More
The Browns already have Houston's second-round pick in 2018 after receiving it in the trade for Brock Osweiler this offseason. He managed a 20 Wonderlic score and has a reputation as a one-read quarterback who doesn't play comfortably from the pocket. Read More
Spurs have once again closed the gap to Premier League leaders Chelsea to just four points, after The Blues opened up a seven-point lead at the summit with a 3-0 at Everton earlier this afternoon. That continuity is now in jeopardy with five games remaining for Arsenal and maybe Wenger , whose contract expires at the end of the season. I still believe in the owners; but something has to be said. Read More
After taking Alabama cornerback Marlon Humphrey in the first round, Baltimore drafted Houston outside linebacker Tyus Bowser in the second round, MI defensive end Chris Wormley and Alabama outside linebacker Tim Williams in the third round, and Virginia Tech safety Chuck Clark in the sixth round. Read More
Dauphin, 22, has appeared in 32 National Hockey League games over the last two seasons. Panarin will now join a team in Columbus that appears to be on the cusp of something special while Saad rejoins... Read More
Max Verstappen , a pilot of Red Bull , was in the lead during the second free practice for the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. He finished the session last, 4.4s off the pace. The first p... Read More
Is Ball the next Magic Johnson? Those evaluations partly explain why the Lakers also felt comfortable trading third-year guard D'Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. Ball, a Chino Hills... Read More
Shortly after protected lists were released Sunday morning, GMs began calling McPhee to try to poach available players from other teams. There are so many potential moves on the table - trades made ... Read More
Only Brock Lesnar's fight against Frank Mir in 2009 is sandwiched between those two. Golovkin insists his contest is the "true boxing fight" as opposed to the "circus show" of Mayweather-McGregor. D... Read More
The decision to interview Jones was met with criticism from those arguing a mainstream outlet like NBC should not give a platform to a unsafe conspiracy theorist - but Kelly's tough questioning o... Read More
Also, the Celtics reportedly passed up on the idea of drafting consensus No. 1 pick Markelle Fultz for Kansas wing Josh Jackson, who is projected to go No. Smith said live on his show First Take t... Read More
Mr Shah, who heads the Gujarat Cricket Association, ruled out resumption of bilateral cricket ties between India and Pakistan anytime soon. There is no reason for you (Sarfraz) to rejoice. "The ot... Read More
London, Ont., shortstop Adam Hall followed on Day 1, going to the Baltimore Orioles with the 60th overall pick. According to Baseball America , the slot value for the 21st overall pick is $2,892,40... Read More
The 40-year-old, known as "Pretty Boy" is the overwhelming favourite - early Las Vegas odds have him at 1-10 with McGregor 7-1. In MMA, the fight is held in a cage which is an Octagon which has a ... Read More
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