Issue: July 06, 2012   (Archive)
Thursday, June 20, 2013   

Power surge
Four-time champion Serena Williams buried Victoria Azarenka under a record firestorm of 24 aces to reach her seventh Wimbledon final.



Title hopeful Murray looking to LeBron for inspiration
Andy Murray will focus firmly on semi-final rival Jo-Wilfried Tsonga tonight, having cast a longing gaze across the Atlantic for title-winning inspiration from LeBron James.

Lengthy ban for player over 'fix' tweet
A Philippine basketball player was banned for four months and fined heavily after alleging on Twitter that matches in the country's professional league are rigged.

Pele's Brazil side `better than Spain'
Pele believes the Brazilian side that won the 1970 football World Cup was "better" than the Spanish squad that won Euro 2012.



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