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“world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka and No 7 Coco Gauff are among the star names chasing a first title”
“He backed up his grand arrival with a dominant 6-3 6-4 6-3 win over the Serb”
“In his eight total seasons in Los Angeles, James made the All-Star team every year and averaged 26.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game.”
“LeBron James’ time with the Los Angeles Lakers has come to an end after eight seasons. James, 41, and his agent, Rich Paul, have informed the franchise that they will be moving on, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported on Tuesday, June …”
“It follows a court decision last week that blocked the department's professional degree definition from taking effect July 1, which would have allowed 11 programs to qualify for a $200,000 lifetime borrowing limit, compared to a $100,000 c…”
“Arsenal have accepted a €20million (£17.2m) offer from Besiktas for Leandro Trossard, according to reports in Turkey.”
“she's won seven times.”
“a catchy accordion-heavy tournament anthem, 'I Am From Bosnia - Take Me to America,' which went viral and has been viewed nearly 5 million times on YouTube.”
“Sabalenka is yet to reach a final at the All England Club with the four-time grand slam champion having lost in the semi-finals three times”
“Novak Djokovic has also stepped up his fashion game at this year's Wimbledon, although he stopped short of wearing a full suit and opted for a custom-made Lacoste blazer for his first-round win over China's Wu Yibing.”
“James joined the Lakers in 2018 via free agency, and he went on to help the team win the 2020 NBA championship.”
“The Lakers went 53-29 last season, but were swept out of the playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the conference semifinals.”
“Trossard scored eight goals and provided 11 assists sharing left wing duties with Gabriel Martinelli last term”
“Yet they still advanced. Canada goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau punches the ball clear as Bosnia's Tarik Muharemovic attempts to head the ball during a World Cup ground-stage match in Toronto on June 12, 2026. Stephanie Scarbrough—AP Player for …”
“Gauff is yet to progress beyond the fourth round”
“The former world number one from Japan arrived for her opening match at SW19 in an elegant, full-length kimono - entirely white to adhere to the tournament's rules.”
“LeBron played eight seasons for the Lakers, his longest stint in his career, and is entering his 24th NBA season as the oldest player in the league.”
“James, who is on the shortlist of the greatest basketball players ever, is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, a four-time champion and a three-time Olympic gold medalist.”
“Trossard... was Mikel Arteta’s preferred option in the Premier League where he started 21 matches.”
“He scored the clinching penalty shot against Italy that sent Bosnia and Herzegovina to the World Cup.”
“The only British female seeded at Wimbledon was Emma Raducanu at No 30”
“"You show up in a full outfit and get snipped in the first round, you kind of look stupid," Fritz said.”
“It sure looks like the most money LeBron can make will be the $15 mil that Golden State can pay him, which you assume he’ll take whether or not the Warriors can trade for AD.”
“LeBron’s oldest son, Bronny, is expected to stay with the Lakers despite his father moving on. Bronny’s $2.3 million contract with Los Angeles became fully guaranteed on Monday, June 29, according to Spotrac’s Keith Smith.”
“Trossard has started all three of Belgium’s World Cup matches to date, scoring twice in the 5-1 thrashing of New Zealand that secured their place in the last 32.”
“which went viral and has been viewed nearly 5 million times on YouTube.”
“19-year-old Mirra Andreeva of Russia is the fifth seed”
“I wasn't 100% sure how I felt, but after seeing the pictures after the match, I feel like it looked all right”
“Fans were left shocked Tuesday morning after LeBron James announced he will no longer play for the Los Angeles Lakers”
“James, who is on the shortlist of the greatest basketball players ever, is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, a four-time champion and a three-time Olympic gold medalist. The four-time Most Valuable Player helped lead the Lakers to the 202…”
“but was Mikel Arteta’s preferred option in the Premier League where he started 21 matches.”
“Yet they still advanced. Canada goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau punches the ball clear as Bosnia's Tarik Muharemovic attempts to head the ball during a World Cup ground-stage match in Toronto on June 12, 2026. Stephanie Scarbrough—AP Player for …”
“French Open runner-up Maja Chwalinska is the first seeded player in the Open era to also receive a wild card”
“Aston Villa have been fined 22.5m euros (£19.4m) by Uefa for a 'significant breach' of its squad-cost rule for 2025.”
“On both platforms, James’ odds to go to the Warriors jumped from 34 percent to 67 percent.”
“‘It’s a fire show. Anyone can go at any time,’ she told Us in October 2025. ... ‘What we’ve done is really thread the needle of honoring — especially Vince — because Gabriella is gone, but she’s gone to a happy and successful life. She’s s…”
“She had been ranked 114th when the Wimbledon entry list was cut-off”
“the other 11 Premier League teams will be permitted to spend upwards of 85% of income on the playing staff and the manager.”
“At Kalshi, the Cavaliers moved from an 11 percent chance to sign James to 22 percent after the latest news. The movement was more modest at Polymarket, going from eight percent to 18 percent.”
“‘What we’ve done is really thread the needle of honoring — especially Vince — because Gabriella is gone, but she’s gone to a happy and successful life. She’s still out there. But we really walk this line of honoring Vince while also findin…”
“Leylah Fernandez losing in straight sets to Indonesia’s Janice Tjen, who is making her debut at SW19 this year”
“Perry has scored 185 runs in this tournament and when their top order did wobble on Sunday against India it was Perry who took them to victory in combination with Ash Gardner.”
“Charania had previously reported that the Warriors were suitors for James’ services after Draymond Green declined his $27 million player option for next season to allow the team flexibility to make a play for the 41-year-old in free agency.”
“Maria Sakkari ... has reached the third round here four times”
“West Indies 125-7 (20 overs): Matthews 30 (28); Gardner 2-13”
“James Harden recently declined his $42 million player option, and the two teams are working on a deal for him to return, but the Cavaliers have limited space to fit both players without exceeding the second apron.”
“Anastasia Potapova could not make it four, outclassed in straight sets as Jessica Bouzas Maneiro advanced a year on from making the fourth round here”
“Australia 127-2 (13 overs): Mooney 61* (36), Gardner 35* (20)”
“At Kalshi, the Cavaliers moved from an 11 percent chance to sign James to 22 percent after the latest news.”
“Ann Li was ousted by Turkey’s Zeynep Sonmez, who reached the third round at Wimbledon last year”
“Earlier, West Indies batter Deandra Dottin had to be carried from the field by her team-mates after the pre-match anthems. Captain Hayley Matthews later said Dottin, who emerged to bat at number eight and hit 26 not out, had 'almost passed…”
“The movement was more modest at Polymarket, going from eight percent to 18 percent.”
“10 Brits lose and Jack Draper withdraw”
“Despite a decent crowd of 10,013, this semi-final was played in front of half full stands.”
“The now former Lakers superstar plans continue his NBA career during the 2026-27 season, giving up an eyewatering $52.6 million salary.”
“This was just Fery’s second win at Wimbledon”
“Brook's Test average of 53.04 is the highest of any man to play for England in almost 60 years”
“He averaged 20.9 points, 7.2 assists and 6.1 rebounds in 60 games while helping the Lakers earn the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference alongside Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves.”
“he is one of only four men to have scored a century in all three formats for the country”
“Tim Kawakami of The San Francisco Standard reported that Draymond Green’s decision to decline his $27.6 million player option gave Golden State a path to offer James the non-taxpayer midlevel exception, projected around $15 million.”
“Stokes gave his '100%' backing to Brook becoming his successor”
“‘Your quarterback sucks though,’ Russini said.”
“Brook, 27, was named England white-ball captain last year and was promoted to Stokes' vice-captain in the Test side for last winter's Ashes tour”
“The Vikings signed quarterback Kyler Murray to a one-year deal in March after McCarthy’s injury-filled 2025 campaign.”
“The last man to simultaneously lead England in all three formats was Andrew Strauss, in 2009. Strauss' spell in charge of the T20 side lasted for one match.”
“McCarthy, the Vikings’ No. 10 pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, and Murray will compete for the starting role.”
“the turnaround from the Test series against New Zealand ending on Monday to a five-match T20 series against India beginning at Chester-le-Street on Wednesday”
“The Bills named promoted offensive coordinator Joe Brady to head coach on Jan. 27.”
“Brook was punched by a nightclub bouncer in Wellington on the eve of a one-day international against New Zealand.”
“Daboll was hired as a offensive coordinator by the Tennessee Titans that same day.”
“On Monday, England head coach Brendon McCullum said there are 'lots of options' to replace Stokes as Test captain.”
“Sophomore guard Alijah Martin will sign a two-year, $4.8 million deal to return to the Toronto Raptors.”
“England director of cricket Rob Key said there were 'many reasons' why Brook was not asked to deputise for Stokes, and admitted one of those was because of the Yorkshireman's own involvement in a late-night incident during the winter.”
“Just in: Free agent F/C Sandro Mamukelashvili has agreed to a four-year, $52 million deal to sign with Los Angeles Lakers, with a player option for the fourth season, sources tell ESPN.”
“In-play, in-picture adverts will not be part of ITV's coverage of the Nations Championship in July, but the 20-second slots, shown before a scrum, are set to return for the November Tests and next year's Six Nations. During their debut at …”
“BREAKING: The Los Angeles Lakers are acquiring Walker Kessler from the Utah Jazz for unprotected first-round picks in 2031 and 2033 and first-round swaps in 2028 and 2030, sources tell ESPN. Kessler will sign a massive four-year, $130 mill…”
“ITV, which has not taken up the option to show commercials during the newly introduced hydration breaks at the football World Cup, said adverts help keep the Six Nations on free-to-air television. The broadcaster, which shares the UK right…”
“Free agent guard Mike Conley Jr. has agreed to a one-year deal to sign with the Boston Celtics, sources tell ESPN. Conley becomes only the 14th player in NBA history to reach 20 seasons.”
“Six Nations chief executive Tom Harrison said the adverts may be "a little bit uncomfortable" for viewers in the UK who, unlike those in the US and Australia, are only used to adverts appearing around, rather than during, play.”
“James ended his second tenure with the Cavaliers and signed a four-year, $154 million deal with the Lakers during the 2018 offseason.”
“ITV has committed heavily to Test rugby, signing a deal to show every match in the 2026 and 2028 Nations Championship. While a UK broadcaster is yet to be announced for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia, ITV has won the rights to the p…”
“The first season didn’t go as hoped, with James suffering a groin injury on Dec. 25, 2018 that sidelined him for 17 straight games, marking the first major injury of his career, with the Lakers missing the 2018-19 season.”
“ITV will show the opening match of next year's Six Nations - Ireland v England in Dublin - on 5 February.”
“The 41-year-old James averaged 25.9 points, 7.9 assists, 7.7 rebounds, and 1.2 steals since joining the Lakers as a free agent in 2018.”
“But on Tuesday, Swan became the first British player to reach the second round at this year's Wimbledon with victory over Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu.”
“He also surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time regular-season scoring record (38,387) on Feb. 7, 2023, now sitting at 43,440 regular-season points scored after an unprecedented 23rd NBA season.”
“It feels like a different life eight years ago [for] me to today,”
“The belief that James could become the King in the North came as Draymond Green declined his $27.7 million player option with the Warriors to become a free agent.”
“Since having the treatment in early 2025, Swan has been able to stay on court and slowly rise up the rankings, helped by winning six titles on the ITF women's circuit.”
“If Green re-signs with the Warriors for less money, they’d have the financial flexibility to offer James the $15.1 million non-taxpayer midlevel exception.”
“Swan first came to prominence when she reached the 2015 Australian Open girls' singles final aged 15.”
“The Lakers wanted to bring James back, but it wasn’t their No. 1 priority as they looked to build the ideal roster around superstar Luka Doncic, who supplanted James as the face of the franchise after he was traded to Los Angeles in Februa…”
“A year later, she became the youngest ever player to represent Great Britain in the Billie Jean King Cup.”
“The first season didn’t go as hoped, with James suffering a groin injury on Dec. 25, 2018 that sidelined him for 17 straight games, marking the first major injury of his career.”
“AC Milan have signed Paris St-Germain striker Goncalo Ramos for a reported club record transfer fee of about £60m.”
“James had a Hall-of-Fame worthy run with the Lakers: eight-time All-Star; seven-time All-NBA honoree, NBA champion, and NBA Finals MVP in 2020 and NBA Cup champion in 2023.”
“The 25-year-old Portugal forward has agreed a contract, external until 2031 after scoring 45 goals in three seasons at the French club.”
“We will always be thankful for his eight years with the Lakers — including the title he led us to in 2020 under the toughest imaginable circumstances and the countless records he broke in purple and gold.”
“Milan's former record signing was winger Rafael Leao, who cost about £42m from Lille in 2019.”
“Last month, Amorim signed a two-year contract to replace Massimiliano Allegri, who was sacked after a catastrophic run of form at the end of the season led to Milan missing out on Champions League qualification.”
