Kyrgios is the first Australian male finalist at Wimbledon since Mark Philippoussis in 2003.
Perhaps it's taken nearly a century of fighting for relevance for the Commonwealth Games to find its place as the ultimate sporting palette cleanser.
The US Open champion is looking to start with a clean slate upon her return to the city of her birth.
Badminton boys Ben Lane and Sean Vendy made no bones about feeling chuffed with their Commonwealth Games silver lining.
Charlton are closing in on the season-long loan signing of talented Crystal Palace forward Jesurun Rak-Sakyi. The Addicks are set beat off competition from Birmingham, Cardiff, Derby, Lincoln and Oxford to sign the 19-year-old. The move represents a coup for Charlton after his stunning 19 goal season in PL2 last year.
The 6-2 6-4 second-round loss to Belinda Bencic at the National Bank Open followed her first singles win in more than a year.
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Citizens of Qatar support plans to move the FIFA World Cup one day earlier than previously scheduled
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Qatar will host the 2022 Fifa World Cup later this year; the first to be hosted by an Arab country and the second held entirely in Asia. It is the 22nd edition of the quadrennial tournament, which began way back in 1930.
Nottingham Forest are taking their summer spend towards £110 million after adding three more signings.
Castleford Tigers have announced half-back Danny Richardson has signed a new two-year contract extension, with the option for a further year.
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England led the way with 57 golds, behind only Australia in the medal table, and 176 in total.
"It was not as though he wasn’t scoring goals or in any good form. I think he has been a bit unlucky at Chelsea."
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Eddie Jones has been rebuked by the Rugby Football Union for criticising the English game’s reliance on the private school system. England’s head coach said in a newspaper interview published over the weekend that “you are going to have to blow the whole thing up” because it produces “closeted” players who lack “resolve”. The view has been condemned as “insulting” and “divisive and disrespectful” by 2003 World Cup-winning mastermind Sir Clive Woodard and Twickenham has reacted by highlighting the importance of private schools to the game.
It's the second gameweek of the new Premier League season, which is headlined by Tottenham's trip to Chelsea. Spurs head into the weekend top of the table after thumping Southampton last time out and face the first real test of their new-found resolve against Antonio Conte's former club. First up, though it's Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa vs Frank Lampard's Everton - two clubs, and managers, who lost their opening games and could really do with a win against a possible relegation rival.
The decision has been condemned by the Football Supporters' Association, while some fans have launched a petition urging the broadcaster to re-think. "Sports Report is indeed a shortened affair these days, but as fans, we would prefer to sacrifice a manager's interview than do away with an institution that has served us and the footballing world for decades."
West Ham will play Viborg FF for a place in the Europa Conference League group stages. A 2-1 win on the Faroe Islands for the Danish side on Tuesday night sealed a 5-1 aggregate victory to book a date with the Hammers. The first leg of the play-off tie will take place on Thursday August 18, with West Ham having home advantage, before the return fixture a week later on August 25.
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