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Nadal and Swiatek survive wobbles to progress at Wimbledon
Rafael Nadal was again forced to dig deep to reach the Wimbledon third round on Thursday as women's top seed Iga Swiatek survived a stumble to win her 37th match on the spin.
'Surprised' Fox sets early pace at Irish Open
New Zealand's Ryan Fox admitted he was surprised to top the Irish Open leaderboard after the first round on Thursday.
Nadal 'not perfect' but overcomes lapse to reach Wimbledon last 32
Rafael Nadal overcame another mid-match lapse to defeat Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis in four sets and reach the Wimbledon third round for the 11th time on Thursday.
Unrepentant Ecclestone says furore "good publicity" for British Grand Prix
Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone told AFP that the furore over remarks he made on Russia's invasion of Ukraine were "good publicity for Silverstone", which is hosting this weekend's British Grand Prix.
Police raid hotel and homes of Tour de France team Bahrain-Victorious
Danish police raided the Bahrain-Victorious team hotel early Thursday after recent searches of the homes of team members, the Marseille public prosecutor's office announced.
England captain Stokes backs struggling Crawley as India await
England captain Ben Stokes has said Zak Crawley will be given a "lot of time to perform" as the struggling opener looks to put a run of low scores behind him in this week's Test against India.
Former Wimbledon champ Halep advances to third round
Former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep beat Kirsten Flipkens 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday to advance to the third round at the All England Club.
After Piquet slur, Hamilton says F1 must listen to younger people
Lewis Hamilton on Thursday asked why 'older voices' in Formula One are still given a platform for offensive and out-dated views.
Olympic champion Jacobs out of Stockholm 100m after 'pain'
Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs was a late withdrawal from the 100m at the Stockholm Diamond League on Thursday, the latest blow to his injury-hit season coming just two weeks out from the world championships.
Ukrainian doubles player mulls return to help in war effort
Ukrainian doubles specialist Denys Molchanov says he could return to his homeland to help with the war effort, admitting he is finding it tough to focus on tennis as the conflict rages on.
Buttler proud to succeed Morgan as England white-ball captain
Jos Buttler said he had been given the "greatest honour" after being named as England's new white-ball captain in succession to "inspirational" World Cup-winning skipper Eoin Morgan.
Nadal centre stage at Wimbledon as Tsitsipas sets up Kyrgios clash
Rafael Nadal topped the bill at Wimbledon on Thursday as Stefanos Tsitsipas set up a mouthwatering third-round match against Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios.
Buttler proud to succeed 'outstanding' Morgan as England white-ball captain
Jos Buttler said he had been given the "greatest honour" after being named as England's new white-ball captain in succession to "inspirational" World Cup-winning skipper Eoin Morgan.
Stand-in India skipper Bumrah in 'deep water' against England
India's stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah is relishing the challenge of being in "deep water" against revitalised England.
Cheika rings changes in Argentina debut against Scotland
Australian coach Michael Cheika recalled veteran hooker Agustin Creevy to his squad announced on Thursday for his first match in charge of Argentina at home to Scotland.
Britain's Boulter dedicates Pliskova win at Wimbledon to late grandmother
British wildcard Katie Boulter dedicated Thursday's shock second-round win at Wimbledon against 2021 finalist Karolina Pliskova to her late grandmother, who died this week.
'I'm pretty good': Well-behaved Kyrgios is Wimbledon dangerman
Nick Kyrgios buried the rage he showed in his Wimbledon opener to ease into the third round on Thursday and warned: "I just wanted to remind everyone that I'm pretty good."
Balls up: UK govt sports supremo mixes up rugby codes
The UK government's sports supremo, an outspoken ally of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on Thursday reinforced her reputation for gaffes as she mistook rugby league for its rival code rugby union.
Khawaja lauds Green's 'courage' as Australia build lead in first Test
Usman Khawaja on Thursday praised Cameron Green for handling the Sri Lankan spinners with aplomb after the two batsmen helped Australia to a 101-run first innings lead on a weather-hit day two of the opening Test.
Danish police raid hotel of Tour de France team Bahrain-Victorious
Danish police raided the hotel of Team Bahrain-Victorious early Thursday on the eve of the start of the Tour de France in Denmark.
'I'm pretty good': Kyrgios behaves to reach Wimbledon last 32
Nick Kyrgios buried the rage he showed in his Wimbledon opener to ease into the third round on Thursday and warned: "I just wanted to remind everyone that I'm pretty good."
France hand Jolmes, Tanga debuts against Japan
France head coach Fabien Galthie on Thursday handed debuts to lock Thomas Jolmes and number eight Yoan Tanga for the first rugby Test against Japan in Toyota on Saturday.
Bumrah to captain India in fifth Test against England
Jasprit Bumrah will captain India in Friday's delayed fifth Test against England, after regular skipper Rohit Sharma was ruled out with Covid-19, it was announced Thursday.
Gilchrist to lead Scotland in first Pumas Test
Grant Gilchrist will captain Scotland for the first time since 2018 when he leads them out for the opening Test against Argentina in San Salvador de Jujuy on Saturday.
Green, Khawaja put Australia on top in Galle Test
Cameron Green and Usman Khawaja hit half-centuries to put Australia ahead by 101 runs against Sri Lanka after abysmal weather set back the second day of the opening Test on Thursday.
Nadal centre stage at Wimbledon as Covid forces third withdrawal
Rafael Nadal tops the bill at Wimbledon on Thursday after Roberto Bautista Agut became the third player to withdraw from the Championships following a positive coronavirus test.
Vesely says Davidovich Fokina is Wimbledon 'nutter'
Jiri Vesely on Thursday described his second-round Wimbledon opponent Alejandro Davidovich Fokina as "a bit of a nutter" after the Spaniard was knocked out of the tournament on a point penalty.
Wales captain Jones on bench for first Springboks Test
British and Irish Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones will start on the bench and flanker Tommy Reffell will win his first cap for Wales against South Africa on Saturday.
Badosa sets up Wimbledon third-round tie with Kvitova
Spanish fourth seed Paula Badosa beat Romania's Irina Bara 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday to set up a third-round clash against two-time champion Petra Kvitova.
Paula Badosa reaches Wimbledon third round
Spanish fourth seed Paula Badosa beat Romania's Irina Bara 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday to progress to the third round at Wimbedon.
England recall Anderson for delayed India finale
England have recalled James Anderson for the delayed fifth Test against India at Edgbaston on Friday.
Bautista Agut becomes third Covid withdrawal at Wimbledon
Spanish 17th seed Roberto Bautista Agut on Thursday became the third player to withdraw from this year's Wimbledon with Covid-19 in a fresh blow for the tournament, which has returned to full capacity this year.