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Keys appeared on course for a first fourth-round appearance at her home slam since 2023 after taking a commanding third set lead against Olympic champion Zheng. But the 2025 Australian Open winner would miss a match point and lose each of the final seven games in a 1-6 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 loss that stunned the crowd.The 31-year-old Keys said she felt as though she “couldn’t play tennis anymore” in the final set.”I obviously got off to a really good lead, and then I got really scared, like I couldn’t swing [the racquet],” Keys said.”I felt like I couldn’t play tennis…
Jak Jones earned a surprise win against Judd Trump at the British Open and will face Mark Selby in the final.Jones produced breaks of 95 and 68 on the way to a 3-1 lead before Trump levelled the match at 3-3.However, Jones knocked in a 59 and a 52 to go 5-3 in front and, after England’s Trump missed a green on the colours in a lengthy ninth frame, the Welshman secured victory.”I started off quite well before the interval and then after that I started missing a few, didn’t I?” Jones, beaten finalist in the 2024 World Championship, told…
John Cena doesn’t believe Gunther’s WWE story has reached a dead end, despite fan frustration with how the former World Heavyweight Champion’s booking has played out since he retired Cena. The WWE legend recently explained why Gunther’s current run should be viewed as another opportunity rather than a step backward. Gunther ended Cena’s in-ring career by making him submit at Saturday Night’s Main Event in December 2025. The Ring General then added AJ Styles to his list of retired legends. Despite adding some crown jewels to his list, his momentum has since become a topic of discussion. Gunther has remained…
As recently as last year Hull avoided relegation to League One only on goal difference. Fast-forward 16 months and they are now going toe to toe with the big names of the Premier League.The turnaround can be traced back to the arrival of Jakirovic before last season. The former Bosnia international joined a club under a transfer embargo, confining them to free transfers and loans, but still made them promotion contenders.Jakirovic guided Hull to a play-off win against a Millwall side who finished three places and 10 points above them, before Oli McBurnie’s last-gasp winner against Middlesbrough secured top-flight football.And…
WWE After reinventing themselves in WCW and establishing the New World Order, Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall returned to WWE and tried to pick up from where they left off. Unfortunately for Nash, his return run was marred by a bicep injury, quad injuries, and a neck injury. In another episode of his “Kliq This” podcast, Nash looked back at the quad injury in particular, noting how it affected his career at the time. “[Dr.] Andrews had put me together a couple of times, and Andrews came in, he said: ‘I just want…
A quarter of an hour before the qualifying session which delivered the biggest surprise pole position in Formula 1 for years, Alpine’s Pierre Gasly was playing online chess with Mercedes driver George Russell and winning.”I must say before the quali, I felt pretty confident,” the Frenchman said, “because I was picking piece by piece after piece.”Gasly’s performance coach Ben Thorne was watching.”For a fun story,” Gasly said, “Ben told me, ‘OK, well, you’re getting George here, but he’s going to get you in a few minutes.'”Gasly said he reacted with a swear word but he was smiling as he recalled…
Greatest Rivalry Series – third TestSouth Africa (12) 29Tries: Arendse, penalty try, Kriel, Marx Cons: Mngomezulu 2 Pens: MngomezuluNew Zealand (12) 24Tries: Savea 2, Jordan, Taukei’aho Cons: Love, McKenzieSouth Africa eventually overpowered a spirited New Zealand, who could only outrun their hosts’ set-piece power for so long, as the world champions came on strong in the final quarter in Soweto to take a 2-1 lead in a high-quality ‘Greatest Rivalry’ series.The two sides traded two tries each in a tight first half, with New Zealand’s composure and ambition with ball in hand stretching South Africa’s onrushing defence.The All Blacks sniffed…
Zoey Serrano has no problem getting close to fans for a photo, but she says some people are getting a little too comfortable with where they put their hands. During her Zoey 101 Q&A, Serrano was asked whether she has ever been groped or grabbed by fans. She said she has never dealt with that during one of her wrestling entrances, but things can get uncomfortable during meet-and-greets when fans pull her in too close for pictures. Serrano explained that she enjoys meeting fans, but some guys have placed their hands around her lower hip while posing with her, which…
Luka Modric turns 41 on Wednesday but is not ready to retire from international football just yet.The Croatia FA has announced, external that their captain intends to continue playing for the national team in upcoming Nations League games, including against England. His decision coincides with the return of Slaven Bilic as manager, with the former West Ham boss helping to guide Modric’s fledgling international career in his first stint in charge of the Croatia side, between 2006 and 2012.Modric earned his first senior cap in March 2006, just before Bilic was named Croatia manager for the first time, and has…
Friday Night SmackDown aired this week from inside the Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, two days away from Sunday Night’s Main Event in Atlanta, Georgia. Our first female sighting was in the form of Candice LeRae, who has not appeared on SmackDown in almost a month. When WWE Champion CM Punk was backstage talking to Nick Aldis, he turned his attention to Johnny Gargano, who is lying on a box like always with Candice. Punk gave Gargano a pep talk, but LeRae was unconvinced. Punk, however, believes that “Johnny Wrestling”, born and raised in Cleveland, lurks within him somewhere and offers…