Rafael Nadal Seeded Third for Wimbledon

World number two Rafael Nadal has been seeded in third for Wimbledon this year behind Novak Djikovic and world number three Roger Federer. The Spanish player now has a 50-50 chance of being in the same half as his Serbian opponent, and it’s possible that the two may meet in ….

Hugh Carthy Wins First World Tour Stage

24-year-old British rider Hugh Carthy spent most of his 101.5km stage riding solo and finished with over a minute clear. Team Ineos Egan Bernal took the win for the overall race as he topped the standings by 19 seconds from Rohan Dennis. Colombian Bernal said that he would bring a ….

Luis Enrique To Leave Spain

Spain manager Luis Enrique will be stepping down from his position for personal reasons and will be replaced by Robert Moreno less than a year after signing up. The former Barcelona manager signed a two year contract last year in July, but has been absent for most of march due ….

Blue Point Wins Royal Ascot 2019

Charlie Appleby-trained Blue Point has claimed the won for the King’s Stand Stakes for a second consecutive year for the opening day of the Royal Ascot. Similar to the 2018 event, which was priced at 5-2, Blue Point finished ahead of Battaash, who has started the race as the 2-1 ….

Dan Evans Wins Nottingham Title

British Dan Evans has won the Nottingham title after his latest win against Evgeny Donskoy of 7-6 (7-3) 6-3. Top seeded Evans lost three set points before he managed to take the first set tie break, breaking to love in the decisive eighth game of the second set. Evans ha ….

Jamie Chadwick Wins in Misano

British driver Jamie Chadwick has won for the second time in three races for the all-female W Series, and has extended her lead at the top of the roster for the championship. 21-year-old Chadwick won in Misano, Italy, and currently holds a 13-point lead over her closest rival, Dutch driver ….

Petra Kvitova Missing Birmingham Warm Up

Two time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova may not compete in this year’s event after she withdraw from a warm up game in Birmingham with an arm injury. The 29 year old, who is currently fifth in the world, and who took the singles title in both 2011 and 2014, pulled ….

Caster Semenya Added to World Champions Squad

Olympic 800m winner Caster Semenya has been officially added to South Africa’s preliminary squad that will be heading to the World Championship in Qatar later in the year. Her participation long term in the squad is currently being determined by an appeal with the Switzerland Federal Supreme Court against a ….

Leeds Rhinos To Join Vitality Netball Superleague

The Leeds Rhinos netball team will be joining the Vitality Netball Superleague for the 2021 season. The team, which is self funded, launched in 2017 and have been given a licence to become a franchise. Director of netball, Anna Carter, told reporters that the Superleague is the icing on the ….

All Blacks Chief Steve Tew To Step Down

Steve Tew has announced that he will be stepping down from the position of New Zealand Rugby CEO at the end of the 2019 season after a 12-year tenure that saw his team win four World Cup titles along with huge increases in revenues. Tew, who was first appointed to ….