Month: July 2023

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 9, 2023, 06:12 PM ET Following a lack of handshake at the net in her 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (9) fourth-round loss to Elina Svitolina at Wimbledon on Sunday, former world No. 1 and two-time major champion Victoria Azarenka was loudly booed by the crowd at No. 1 Court as she walked
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Associated Press Jul 9, 2023, 03:59 PM ET WIMBLEDON, England — Top-seeded Iga Swiatek saved two match points Sunday and reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time with a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-3 victory over Belinda Bencic at Centre Court. Swiatek extended her unbeaten run to 14 matches, which includes claiming her fourth
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Jul 9, 2023, 02:07 PM ET The Vancouver Canucks agreed to a two-year deal with forward Nils Hoglander on Sunday. The contract has an average annual value of $1.1 million. Hoglander, 22, appeared in 25 games for Vancouver and 45 regular-season contests for Abbotsford of the AHL in the 2022-23 season. With the Canucks, he
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 9, 2023, 01:10 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Yair Rodriguez had his best moment of the fight, landing a grazing kick that snapped Alexander Volkanovski‘s head back, then following with a combination, including a left that landed flush to Volkanovski’s jaw. Volkanovski nodded his head in acknowledgment of the blows.
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Movistar’s Annemiek van Vleuten clinched her fourth overall title at the Giro d’Italia Donne as Chiara Consonni won the final stage. The 40-year-old secured the title as compatriot Marianne Vos was held off by home favourite Consonni, 24, in a sprint finish in Olbia. Van Vleuten maintained her overall lead over Frenchwoman Juliette Labous, 24.
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