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Murray faces Wawrinka in French Open semifinals

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Robert Kubica has 'mixed feelings' after completing Formula One test for Renault

Kubica covered 115 laps, equivalent to one and a half grand prix distances, in a 2012 Lotus E20 painted in current Renault colours on Tuesday. The test took...

Roland Garros - Bacsinszky upsets Mladenovic! Ostapenko beats Wozniacki

Bacsinszky beat 13th-seeded Mladenovic 6-4, 6-4 in a match which was twice delayed by rain. Pliskova had surprised herself with her run here having won only ...

Cavs not looking to slow down pace of Finals with Warriors

They may have no choice. Trailing Golden State 2-0 in the best-of-7 championship series, the Cavs come home after two lopsided road losses hoping for a repe...

Chelsea's brilliant possible XI next season with Riyad Mahrez

His stock has fallen this year after a disappointing campaign, but there's still bound to be plenty of interest in his services. In late May Mahrez confirmed...

Chelsea and Manchester City target Leonardo Bonucci 'open to Premier League switch'

Apparently Allegri accused the central defender of disobeying instructions during Saturday's Champions League final humiliation at the hands of Real Madrid . C...

Makarova stuns top seed Kerber

She had originally targeted a return at Wimbledon , but made quicker progress than anyone had dared hope. Although maybe not, considering how Kerber has fare...

Hazard op a success as Chelsea reveal expected return date

Hazard suffered the injury when he caught his studs in the turf while shooting in training with Belgian in Tubize on Sunday and had an operation on Monday a...

Jelena Ostapenko to face Simona Halep for women's title

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The Senate committee tried to get at what was actually said between Trump and Comey in highly unusual private conversations. He's the one who sets damaging ...

Kyrie Irving, Cavs Fall To Warriors In Game Three

The obvious reaction three games into an National Basketball Association finals the Golden State Warriors are nearly certain to win is that Kevin Durant is ...

Luciano Spalletti leaves Roma

The 58-year-old's second spell in charge ended with Roma setting a new club record for points won in a Serie A season, although they still finished four poi...

Gennett becomes first Reds player with four-home run game

Oh, and he collected 10 RBI total in a record-setting performance that ranks among the greatest - and most unlikely - outbursts in Major League Baseball histo...

Champions Trophy: Pakistan face South Africa in must-win match

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International Olympic Committee to finalise programme for Tokyo 2020 after executive board meeting

The International Olympic Committee's executive board announced the changes at a much-anticipated meeting on Friday. "I am delighted that the Olympic Games in...

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But he insisted he was not too concerned because he knew illness and injury had badly affected Murray's training. Sometimes you can miss a toss. Nishikori's t...

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Manchester United in talks with Torino over Andrea Belotti

The 23-year-old Italian scored a career high 23 goals in Serie A last season for Torino and is expected to leave the Olimpico Stadium this summer. Mourinho ...

Brewers 6, Giants 3

Asked if Dyson would need a physical, Bochy said: "I'm sure". "He had a few more balls up than normal for him". "Isan Diaz and Chase Anderson look like grea...

Southampton happy with Liverpool apology over Virgil van Dijk saga

Earlier this week, Sky Sports journalist Kaveh Solhekol revealed that Liverpool ended their interest in Van Dijk and apologised to the "owner, directors...

Birthday girl Jelena Ostapenko blazes into French Open final

But I think those stories are just very good and nice. "I had so many great moments on the court, big wins and played a great game", she said. And against t...

3×3 Basketball Added to Olympics From Tokyo 2020

The majority of these are either mixed or women's events , making Tokyo the most evenly balanced Games in terms of gender equality, but cycling has gained tw...

Cosby Team Wanted to Use Evidence Accuser Is Gay

A police detective who testified Thursday says investigators interviewed Rodman Conare and other neighbors after Constand came forward, but one woman in the bui...