Guardian USNowHow a moped crash led Cameron Norrie to a Wimbledon quarter-finalverified_publisherThe Guardian - Emine Sinmaz at WimbledonHe faces his first ever grand slam quarter-final clash on Tuesday as the last Briton standing at Wimbledon. But Cameron Norrie has told how he only committed to tennis after a moped crash forced him to turn his life around. The 26-year-old, affectionately known as Nozzer, faces unseeded Belgian David …
Guardian USNowIn the very straight world of sport there is still room for flamethrowers like Nick Kyrgiosverified_publisherThe Guardian - Jonathan HornWhen I was a kid, all my sporting heroes were volcanic individuals. I’d get up in the middle of the night and Greg Norman would be storming down the fairway like he was liberating Kuwait. He’d hit 11 birdies in a row, and then whack a regulation 7 iron into a carpark. A blank-eyed Gary Ablett Snr …
Guardian US3 hours agoNew Zealand Cricket strikes pay equity deal so women and men earn same match feesverified_publisherThe Guardian - Guardian sportNew Zealand’s women’s cricketers will be paid the same as their male counterparts after a “landmark agreement” was reached to close the gender pay gap across all formats and competitions. From 1 August, the women’s national team and domestic women’s players will receive the same match fees as men as …
Guardian US8 hours agoAjla Tomljanović survives epic final set to reach Wimbledon quarter-final againverified_publisherThe Guardian - Australian Associated PressAjla Tomljanović has continued to fly the Australian standard handed over by Ash Barty at Wimbledon, surviving a nervy final set to reach the quarter-finals. Watched from the stands by Margaret Court, the new national No 1 battled back from losing the first set to defeat French giant-killer Alizé …
Guardian US11 hours agoJoe Root and Jonny Bairstow have England dreaming of record run-chaseverified_publisherThe Guardian - Ali Martin at EdgbastonAnother run chase taken on at warp speed will reach its thrilling conclusion at Edgbaston on Tuesday as England, powered by their Yorkshire engine room of Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow, look to boldly go where no England team has gone before. Set 378 to win this fifth Test against India, they will, …
Guardian US6 hours ago’I’m terrified I might be here forever’: Brittney Griner appeals to Biden in letterverified_publisherThe Guardian - Bryan Armen GrahamThe detained WNBA star Brittney Griner made a direct appeal to US president Joe Biden for her freedom in a handwritten letter that was delivered to the White House on Monday morning, according to her representatives. “I’m terrified I might be here forever,” an excerpt shared by Griner’s …
