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Wimbledon qualifying: Britain's Liam Broady loses in final round
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Thursday, 27 June 2019 08:31
British number eight Liam Broady has missed out a place in the main draw of Wimbledon after losing 3-6 0-6 6-2 6-4 6-3 to Frenchman Gregoire Barrere in the final round of qualifying.He had been two sets up after 50 minutes against Barrere, ranked 170 places higher at 117 in the world. Broady's best run at Wimbledon was reaching the…
Kerber beats Halep to reach Eastbourne semis - highlights & report
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Thursday, 27 June 2019 08:52
Reigning Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber is through to the semi-finals of Eastbourne after beating Romania's Simona Halep in straight sets.Germany's world number five Kerber, twice a runner-up at Eastbourne, won 6-4 6-3 in one hour and 13 minutes.Kerber converted five of her seven break points against Halep. The three-time Grand Slam champion will next face unseeded Tunisian Ons Jabeur -…
Fed Cup: New finals tournament to be held on clay in Hungary in 2020
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Thursday, 27 June 2019 02:00
A brand new 12-team Fed Cup Finals will take place on clay in Budapest in Hungary, in April of next year.As BBC Sport reported in March, 20 teams will have the chance to be crowned world champions each year, with eight qualifying ties taking place in February. The winners of those ties will join this year's finalists Australia and France,…
Trans athletes face 'huge' equality fight, says Navratilova
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Wednesday, 26 June 2019 09:35
Martina Navratilova says the struggles faced by trans people are too often underestimated and wants sport to change its rules so trans athletes are not excluded.The 18-time Grand Slam tennis champion was criticised earlier this year after using the word "cheating" when discussing whether trans women should be allowed to compete in women's sport.She later apologised but was dropped as…
Watch: Alicia Keys pays tribute to her 'sister' and inspiration Serena Williams
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Tuesday, 25 June 2019 22:15
Singer Alicia Keys pays tribute to her friend and "sister" Serena Williams for the BBC iPlayer series Legends, as part of BBC Sport's Change the Game campaign.WATCH MORE: Legends on BBC iPlayerBBC Sport has launched #ChangeTheGame this summer to showcase female athletes in a way they never have been before. Through more live women's sport available to watch across the…
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