Author: Reuters

Patten, Heliovaara win doubles crown in epic Wimbledon final

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Britain's Henry Patten and Finland's Harri Heliovaara beat Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson 6-7(7) 7-6(8) 7-6(11-9) in an absorbing men's doubles final at Wimbledon on Saturday to clinch their first grand slam titles. The unseeded duo of Patten and Heliovaara started playing together only three months ago but ousted seeded

Ecuador reach Copa quarters, Mexico out after 0-0 draw

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Ecuador secured a place in the Copa America quarter-finals on Sunday after grinding out a 0-0 draw with Mexico, who bowed out of the tournament after finishing third in Group B. Ecuador, who are looking to reach their first semi-final since hosting the event in 1993, face defending champions Argentina in

Martinez double powers Argentina to top of Copa America Group A

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Lautaro Martinez struck twice in the second half to help Argentina's second string beat Peru 2-0 at the Copa America on Saturday and finish top of Group A, knocking Peru out of the tournament. Martinez, featuring in the starting line-up for the first time in the competition, found the net in

‘Not young’ Biden vows to beat Trump

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President Joe Biden said on Friday he intended to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in the November presidential election, giving no sign he would consider dropping out of the race after a feeble debate performance that dismayed his fellow Democrats. "I know I'm not a young man, to state the obvious,"

Belgian fans went too far with angry reaction to draw

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Belgian fans went too far with their angry reaction to the team’s draw against Ukraine in the European Championship, veteran defender Thomas Meunier said on Thursday. Supporters booed and whistled their side after a dour 0-0 stalemate that set up a last-16 clash with France, and more derision rained down when