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FIFA Women's World Cup breaks more TV records following final

  • World Cup

The FIFA Women's World Cup broke another television viewing figures record as the final saw a record peak of 14.46 million people watch the match in the United Kingdom.

viewing figures for this year's men's singles Wimbledon final, between 23-time Grand Slam champion Novak

Djokovic of Serbia and eventual winner Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, which attracted 11.3 million viewers.The


Wimbledon men’s singles champion Alcaraz among field for tennis’s Hopman Cup

  • Tennis

Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz is among the field for tennis’s Hopman Cup, which begins tomorrow after a three-year absence.

just three days after the Wimbledon Championships concluded in London with Alcaraz defeating Serbia’s Novak

Djokovic over five thrilling sets at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.Named after Australian Davis Cup


David Owen: Grand Slam doubles - why things really were better in the old days

  • Inside the Blogs

By most yardsticks - technical ability, physical fitness, quality of facilities and equipment - elite-level sport is objectively better today than it has ever been.

singles prize money had soared 88-fold to £265,000 ($347,000/€308,500).Carlos Alcaraz’s prize for beating Novak

Djokovic on Sunday (July 16) amounted to £2.35 million ($3 million/€2.75 million) - that is 783 times


Alcaraz exudes class on grass to win first Wimbledon title against seven-time champion Djokovic

  • Tennis

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain has ended Serbian Novak Djokovic's 34-match winning streak at Wimbledon by winning

Djokovic had a dream start, racing to a 5-0 lead in the first set before winning it 6-1.Thank you for

(@Wimbledon) July 16, 2023However, Alcaraz fought back to take the second set on tie break and gave Djokovic

a taste of his own medicine when he won the third 6-1.Djokovic, who dropped serve only three times on

him his second defeat in 81 Wimbledon matches"Amazing, what quality at the end of the match,” said Djokovic



Alcaraz to face 23-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic for Wimbledon crown

  • Tennis

World number one Carlos Alcaraz of Spain is set to meet 23-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic of

third man from his country to reach the Wimbledon final after Manuel Santana and Rafael Nadal.Earlier, Djokovic

going to be incredibly difficult but I will fight," Alcaraz said after the game about his final with Djokovic

I dream since I started playing to play a final here and it is even more special playing against Novak

Wimbledon) July 14, 2023In the other semi-final, Sinner enjoyed a decent start against the 36-year-old Djokovic

In the semi-finals, it was always going to be a very tense, very close match," said Djokovic after the


Defending champion Rybakina beaten by Jabeur in repeat of Wimbledon final

  • Tennis

Defending champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan was beaten by Ons Jabeur in the women’s singles quarter-finals at the Wimbledon Championships, in a repeat of last year’s final.

Medvedev and Alcaraz will now meet in the men’s semi-finals on Friday (July 14), while defending champion Novak

Djokovic will face eighth seed Jannik Sinner of Italy.Tomorrow sees the women’s semi-finals scheduled


Wildcard Svitolina shocks top seed Świątek to reach Wimbledon semi-finals

  • Tennis

Wildcard Elina Svitolina shocked top seed Iga Świątek to reach the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Championships in London.

four Grand Slams but never advanced past this stage, took the second 6-2 to level the contest.Novak Djokovic

to turn the contest on its head and take set three 6-4.In the men’s singles quarter-finals, Serbia’s Novak

Djokovic, the second seed, continued his bid for an eighth Wimbledon men’s title defeating neutral Andrey

Rublev in four sets.Rublev claimed a late break to take set one 6-4, before Djokovic stepped up a gear

racing through the second set 6-1.Djokovic went a break up in set three, before serving the set out


Eubanks advances to Wimbledon quarter-finals on "stupidest surface" as he upsets fifth seed Tsitsipas

  • Tennis

World number 43 Christopher Eubanks has reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals today after upsetting Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets, just a month after infamously describing grass as "the stupidest surface to play tennis on."

Kvitova to set up a repeat of last year's Wimbledon final against Elena Rybakina ©Getty ImagesSecond seed Novak

Djokovic of Serbia dropped his first set of the tournament as he returned to complete his match with

, before the 2021 Wimbledon semi-finalist earned a first break of the match in taking set three 7-5.Djokovic


Świątek, Svitolina and Rublev among winners on day of marathon matches at Wimbledon

  • Tennis

Marathon matches were the theme of day seven of tennis's Wimbledon Championships in London, as the men’s and women’s singles fourth-round got underway.

as the final score ended 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 6-7, 6-4 in three hours and 17 minutes.Elsewhere, Serbia’s Novak

Djokovic opened a two-set lead over Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, winning the first two sets on tie-breaks


Two-time champion Murray exits Wimbledon after thriller against Tsitsipas

  • Tennis

Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray of Britain has crashed out of the grass-court Grand Slam after losing to Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas.

4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 7-5 to Canadian 26th seed Denis Shapovalov.Defending champion and Serbian super star Novak

Djokovic is on course for a 24th Grand Slam title, as he got the better of Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka.Djokovic

I have to say that it's amazing what Stan is doing," Djokovic was quoted as saying by ATP."


Dramatic matches, surprise wins and protests as Wimbledon plays catch-up on day three

  • Tennis

A dramatic victory for Stefanos Tsitsipas, a surprise win for Marta Kostyuk and two bizarre protests were the talking points on the third day of tennis’s Wimbledon Championships, as the tournament attempted to catch-up on a backlog of singles matches.

jigsaw puzzle pieces on to court ©Getty ImagesOn the court, in the men’s singles, defending champion Novak

Djokovic of Serbia defeated Australia’s Jordan Thompson 6-3, 7-6, 7-5 in round two.Neutral athlete and


Djokovic and Świątek among day one Wimbledon winners as Venus Williams suffers defeat

  • Tennis

Novak Djokovic and Iga Świątek started the action on day one at tennis's Wimbledon Championships with

Defending men’s champion Djokovic is looking to win a fifth successive title at the All England Lawn

led to a delay of more than an hour as ground staff attempted to dry the grass with leaf blowers and Djokovic

outside stopped, allowing the roof to be reopened and the grass to dry naturally.Once play resumed Djokovic



Djokovic earns congratulations aplenty after record 23rd Grand Slam title at French Open

  • Tennis

President Thomas Bach was among the guests on the final day of the French Open in Paris, where Serbia's Novak

Djokovic broke the record for the most men's singles Grand Slam titles.

unable to add to his 14 French Open and 22 Grand Slam wins because of injury this year.The 36-year-old Djokovic

proved too strong in winning the second and third sets 6-3 and 7-5.Many view Djokovic as a marmite figure

Chapeau Novak," he said."

after his rival exceeded his 22 Grand Slam titles.Chapeau Novak @DjokerNole.

World number one Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, the 20-year-old beaten by Djokovic in the semi-final on Friday