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NewsAFP NewsKvitova hammers out Wimbledon warning
Petra Kvitova, the two-time Wimbledon champion whose career was almost ended by a knife attack, reached her first semi-final since the incident seven months ago by winning her third straight-set match at Birmingham on Friday. The popular, grasscourt loving Czech did that with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) win over
NewsAFP NewsFormer champs Cilic, Dimitrov into Queen's semi-finals
Marin Cilic faces a Queen's Club semi-final showdown with Gilles Muller, while Feliciano Lopez eyes revenge against Grigor Dimitrov in the other last four clash at the Wimbledon warm-up event. Having lifted the Queen's trophy in 2012, Cilic fancies his chances of adding a second title as the
NewsAFP NewsWinter, Caravaggio land Ascot double for O'Brien
Winter and Caravaggio propelled Irish trainer Aiden O'Brien and jockey Ryan Moore to victories in the Coronation Stakes and Commonwealth Cup at Ascot on Friday. Odds-on favourite Winter launched a late charge to gallop clear and win the Coronation Stakes, the grey filly finishing two and a quarter
NewsAFP NewsVinales sets pace for Dutch MotoGP
World championship leader Maverick Vinales rebounded from his struggles in Barcelona with the fastest time across the first two practice sessions on Friday ahead of the Dutch MotoGP. The Yamaha star finished a disappointing 10th at the Catalan GP a fortnight ago but comfortably outpaced German rookie
NewsAFP NewsStruggling McLaren 'never been so uncompetitive'
Crisis-hit former champions McLaren are experiencing their worst-ever spell of form and face a fight to keep staff motivated, according to long-time shareholder Mansour Ojjeh. The French Saudi Arabian-born entrepreneur told reporters Friday that he felt the team’s current tribulations in partnership
NewsAFP NewsCeltic won't sell tickets for match in Northern Ireland
Fears of sectarian clashes have prompted Scottish champions Celtic to refuse to make tickets available to their own fans for a potentially explosive European match in Belfast as it clashes with a key Protestant celebration, the club said Friday. Celtic, traditionally a Catholic supported club, will
