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Andy Murray proved his fitness by coming from a set down to beat unseeded Australian James Duckworth. Subscribe to Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNSport Britain's two-time former champion, who has been battling a stomach strain, even threw in an underarm serve to the delight of Centre Court. Murray defended his use of an underarm serve saying 'If they stand four or five meters behind the baseline, then why would you not do that to try to bring them forward if they're not comfortable returning there? Tactically it's a smart play.' The former world number one ran out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 winner in two hours and 43 minutes. Andy Murray battles back to beat James Duckworth and thrill Centre Court ► https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/27/andy-murray-battles-back-to-beat-james-duckworth-and-thrill-centre-court Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray energise restored Wimbledon crowd ► https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/27/emma-raducanu-and-andy-murray-energise-restored-wimbledon-crowd The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian News ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #AndyMurray #Wimbledon #UnderarmServe
Alexander Zverev received a standing ovation from the French Open crowd after being forced to retire due to an injury. Subscribe to Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNSport With the score 7-6, 6-6 in opponent Rafael Nadal’s favour, the German third seed slipped and injured himself, crying in pain as a concerned Nadal rushed around the net to offer his sympathy Nadal reaches French Open final after Zverev forced to retire with injury ► https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/03/rafael-nadal-reaches-french-open-final-after-alexander-zverev-forced-to-retire-after-fall-tennis The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/guardian #Zverev #Nadal #FrenchOpen #RolandGarros
Australia won the Women's Cricket World Cup for the seventh time after beating England by 71 runs at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch, New Zealand. Subscribe to Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNSport Alyssa Healy struck a record-breaking 170 to set Australia up for victory as England fell short of defending their title despite Nat Sciver's unbeaten 148. 'Really proud of Nat [Sciver] and the fact she [gave] us a chance of winning, we unfortunately didn't have anyone with her to be able to really maximise two set batters,' said England captain Heather Knight. 'Credit to Australia, the way they played in a final was pretty amazing.' Healy said 'to put a huge total on the board ... I'm really proud of our batting unit. To be able to do it on the biggest stage is pretty impressive Australia power to Women’s Cricket World Cup final win over England ► https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/apr/03/australia-england-womens-cricket-world-cup-final-report Alyssa Healy lights up final as Australia prove they are without equal ► https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2022/apr/03/alyssa-healy-world-cup-final-australia-england The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/guardian #cricket #australia #england
England head coach Eddie Jones has admitted that France "deserved" to win the Six Nations, saying that "they are the best team" in the competition. England finished another disappointing Six Nations campaign with a 25-13 defeat to Grand Slam winner France in Paris on Saturday and Jones says his side "created enough opportunities to win the game" but weren't "clinical enough." England finished third in the championship, 15 points behind the French. Eddie Jones admits ‘results aren’t good enough’ as England lick wounds Paris savours a France team worthy of gracing the city of light
Alexander Zverev has been kicked out of the Mexican Open after he used abusive language and attacked the umpire's chair with his tennis racket, following his and Marcelo Melo's defeat to Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara at the men's doubles competition in Acapulco. Subscribe to Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNSport Warning: this video contains strong language. Alex Zverev thrown out of Mexican Open for striking umpire’s chair ► https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/feb/23/alex-zverev-thrown-out-of-mexican-open-for-striking-umpires-chair-tennis The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/guardian #zverev #mexicanopen #tennis
There was a moment to cherish for a fan at the Hundred after he caught Liam Livingstone's gigantic six into the stands as Birmingham Phoenix beat Northern Superchargers at Headingley on Tuesday. The fan caught the towering six before tumbling over the seats in front of him. As cheers roared out, the spectator grabbed the remains of his beer and downed it on camera. While dancing in celebration, the fan also managed to snatch his mobile phone which fell out of his pocket. Who said cricket was boring? Subscribe to Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNSport Watch more from the amazing world of sport series here ► https://www.theguardian.com/sport/series/amazing-world-of-sport The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/guardian
Marcell Jacobs is the new 100m Olympic champion after a stunning performance in the men's final. On an evening of pulsating drama the 26-year-old, a former long jumper, powered clear in the last 30m to win in 9.80sec. The American Fred Kerley was second in 9.84sec while Canada’s Andre De Grasse flew home in 9.89 to take bronze. 'Let's say that this is a dream that every child has. When I started doing athletics my dream was to win the Olympics,' said Jacobs Subscribe to Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNSport Olympics: Marcell Jacobs becomes the new 100m king with glory for Italy ► https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/aug/01/olympics-marcell-jacobs-becomes-the-new-100m-king-with-glory-for-italy The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/guardian
Sunisa Lee came to Tokyo thinking the best she might do was win an all-around Olympic silver but the youngest member of the US gymnastics team grabbed the gold after Simone Biles dropped out of the event over mental health concerns. Subscribe to Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNSport With Biles watching from the front row at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Lee won the all-around to secure the title for the US for a fifth straight Games on the final rotation – the floor exercise – for a 57.433 winning total. Surprise package, 22-year-old Brazilian Rebeca Andrade, who had topped the rankings for the majority of the evening, took the silver for her country's first-ever medal in women's gymnastics and Russian Angelina Melnikova completed the podium by taking the bronze for the ROC. Sunisa Lee steps up in Biles’s absence to win Olympic women’s gymnastics all-around ► https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/29/sunisa-lee-wins-womens-all-around-gymnastics-tokyo-2020-olympics The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/guardian