LONDON - Venus Williams handed out another lesson to one of Wimbledon's young upstarts when she beat Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 7-5 on Tuesday to become the oldest women's semifinalist for 23 years.
LONDON - Johanna Konta won a place at the Wimbledon semifinal table on Tuesday in a feast of tension-filled tennis, powering past Simona Halep in three epic sets to become the first British woman to reach the final four in almost 40 years.
LONDON - Justine Henin tipped her old rival Serena Williams to come back after her pregnancy and reign supreme once again - saying what Serena wants, she usually gets.
LAS VEGAS - James Harden became a star in Houston, and now he's ready to call the city home.
LONDON - Romelu Lukaku is joining Manchester United for a reported ￡75 million ($97 million), a record fee between British clubs, after a deal was agreed with Everton on Saturday.
WEIHAI, Shandong province - Park Bo-mi's putting prowess proved the difference on Sunday as the South Korean beat compatriot Lee Ji-hoo on the first hole of a playoff to win the Kumho Tire Ladies Open.
LONDON - With a week still to play, Wimbledon's grass courts are already not the lush lawns players are accustomed to early in the tournament.
LONDON - Three-time champion Novak Djokovic admitted on Saturday that he has rediscovered his passion for tennis after making Wimbledon's fourth round for the 10th time.
LONDON - Four of the remaining 16 women at Wimbledon have played in a final at the All England Club. One of them is certain to be eliminated in the fourth round.
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