Wildcard Elina Svitolina stunned top seed Iga Swiatek to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals and will face Marketa Vondrousova, who also caused an upset. Ukrainian Svitolina, who returned to the tour in April after having her daughter in October, won 7-5 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 as Swiatek's forehand crumbled. "It's an unbelievable feeling," former world number three Svitolina, 28, said. She will now take on unseeded Czech Vondrousova, who beat American fourth […]
Belarusian Victoria Azarenka who was booed off court by Wimbledon fans after losing a thriller to Ukraine's Elina Svitolina has come out to say "it wasn't fair". Svitolina has not shaken hands with Russians or Belarusians after matches since the war in Ukraine started. She has made her position clear many times but, after not meeting Azarenka at the net, it was the Belarusian who was jeered as she left […]
Heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk will defend his WBO, WBA (Super) and IBF titles against Briton Daniel Dubois in Wroclaw, Poland on 26 August. Ukrainian Usyk, 36, will face Dubois - the WBA mandatory challenger - at the 24,000-capacity Tarczynski Arena. Dubois, 25, holds the WBA (Regular) belt and has won 19 fights, with 18 knockouts, and been defeated once. "He is a great fighter and I do respect him, […]
American Brittney Griner has been selected as a starter in the WNBA All-Star Game just six months after being released from prison in Russia. Griner, 32, spent 10 months in Russian custody for possessing cannabis oil before being released in a high-profile prisoner exchange in December. She has played nine times for the Phoenix Mercury in 2023, having missed the entire 2022 season. The All-Star Game takes place in Las […]
