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Wimbledon 2022: Kyrgios pushed all the way by wild card Jubb in a five-set thriller
Kyrgios, who combined his usual big serving with the odd under-arm delivery and efficient groundstrokes with some unreliable tweeners, came back after losing the first set to take two sets to one lead. Overall, he converted five of his six break points and went on to win a tough match. The World No. 40 player in the ATP Rankings will next play 26th seed Filip Krajinovic or Czech Jiri Lehecka.
Wimbledon 2022: Nadal survives Cerundolo scare, moves to second round
Competing on grass for the first time since 2019, the Spaniard showcased his trademark fighting spirit to overcome a tricky test from Cerundolo, advancing 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 after three hours and 36 minutes. In front of a packed crowd on Centre Court, Nadal survived a mid-match comeback from the Argentine, who was making his debut at The Championships.
Wimbledon 2022: Swiatek safely through to second round
Playing her first match since bagging the French Open title earlier this month, the 21-year-old Polish won her Centre Court contest 6-0, 6-3 in 75 minutes to be safely through to the second round. Swiatek has now matched Monica Seles's 36-match winning streak from 1990. A second-round win would tie Martina Hingis's season-opening 37-match winning streak in 1997.
Malaysian Open: HS Prannoy, Satwik-Chirag move into second round; Sai Praneeth crashes out
World No 21 Prannoy, who moved up two places in the latest badminton world rankings after reaching the Indonesia Open semis earlier this month, beat world No 30 Liew Daren of Malaysia 21-14, 17-21, 21-18 in one hour and two minutes. Though Daren began the first game with a 2-0 lead, Prannoy snatched the initiative with six consecutive points.
'Hugely proud of what I have achieved': England limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan announces retirement from international cricket
During his 13-year international career with England, the 35-year-old won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup as captain in 2019 at Lord's, the first time England Men had won the world crown. He was also part of the England team that won the 2010 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean. Morgan is the all-time leading run-scorer and most-capped player for England men in both ODI and T20I matches.
Wimbledon 2022: Andy Murray defends use of underarm serve against James Duckworth
After a slow start on Centre Court, Murray rallied past Duckworth 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the second round on Monday. The Scot will next play 20th seed John Isner, against whom he has an 8-0 ATP head-to-head record. The 35-year-old Murray used the underarm serve in the third set of his victory over Duckworth, winning the point as the Australian was left scrambling to get the ball back over the net.
Formula 1, Mercedes condemn Piquet for using racist language against Lewis Hamilton
Piquet used a derogative term in his native Portuguese when referring to seven-time champion Hamilton on a Brazilian podcast last November, which has now resurfaced in social media. An interview in which Nelson Piquet appeared to use a racist term to refer to Hamilton while discussing his win at last year's British Grand Prix has surfaced online.
I am sure Stokes has got the plans for the India Test in place: Joe Root
England crushed the visitors by seven wickets in the third and final Test at Headingley with former Test captain Joe Root (86 not out) and Jonny Bairstow (71 not out) fittingly at the crease to guide the home team to victory. It's been a massive turnaround for England since the time they lost the two-Test series to New Zealand at home in 2021, followed by the 0-4 Ashes debacle and the 0-1 Test series loss against the West Indies.
Sam Billings, James Anderson included as England announce squad for Test vs India
England have added Billings, who represents Kent, to the squad that comprehensively defeated New Zealand. squad. Anderson was rested for the third and final Test against the Black Caps in Leeds which the hosts won by seven wickets on Monday. Anderson is one wicket away from registering 650 wickets in Tests. He could have done that in Leeds if he was not rested for the third Test.
Wimbledon 2022: Ruud advances, Davidovich Fokina stuns Hurkacz on Day 1
The Norwegian kept his composure in a match that was twice interrupted by rain on Court 12 to complete a 7-6(1), 7-6(9), 6-2 victory, his first win at the grass-court major on his third appearance. Ruud dominated the tie-break after a tight opening set before also prevailing in far more dramatic circumstances at the same stage in the second set. He rallied from 2/6 down to clinch a topsy-turvy tie-break in which he saved five set points.
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