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Carlos Alcaraz reached the last 16 at Wimbledon on Saturday after a tough battle against Nicolas Jarry as defending women's champion Elena Rybakina snuffed out the hopes of Britain's final hope Katie Boulter.

New Zealand romped to a 41-12 win over Argentina in Mendoza on Saturday as the All Blacks got their Rugby Championship campaign off to a flying start.

Chris Woakes urged England to recreate the spirit of Headingley 2019 as they look to revive their Ashes hopes against Australia, but without any of the accompanying tension.

South Africa expanded their squad for a Rugby Championship match against New Zealand on July 15 to 34 players after a 43-12 triumph over Australia in Pretoria on Saturday.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina insisted he had no regrets after his decision to serve underarm when just two points from a place in the Wimbledon last 16 spectacularly backfired on Saturday.

Christopher Eubanks made the last 16 of a Grand Slam for the first time at Wimbledon on Saturday with a little help from four-time major winner Kim Clijsters.

Ons Jabeur thanked the rain after battling back from a set down to beat Canada's Bianca Andreescu and reach the Wimbledon fourth round on Saturday.

Paris Saint-Germain have signed South Korean international Lee Kang-in from Real Mallorca, the Ligue 1 champions announced on Saturday.

South Africa captain and No. 8 Duane Vermeulen said the 43-12 triumph over Australia in Pretoria on Saturday in the Rugby Championship opener was a "fantastic performance".

Chris Woakes led the way with the ball before England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett held firm to give England the upper hand in a must-win third Ashes Test for the hosts against Australia at Headingley on Saturday.

Mark Cavendish crashed out of what was set to be his final Tour de France on Saturday, ending the sprint legend's quest to go one better than Eddie Merckx for stage wins.

Holger Rune saved two match points to defeat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and reach the Wimbledon last 16 on Saturday, with the Spaniard left to regret deciding to serve underarm when he was just two points from winning.

England won the under-21 European Championship for the first time since 1984 as Curtis Jones' goal beat Spain 1-0 in Saturday's final.

Trampolines and trapezes are out on the asphalt in Montreal, with colorful acrobats twirling near skyscrapers in breathtaking feats.

Paloma Ruiz-Picasso, the last of Pablo Picasso's four children, has been appointed administrator of the estate managing rights linked to the artist and his work, replacing her brother Claude, their lawyer has told AFP.

England won the under-21 European Championship for the first time since 1984 as Curtis Jones' goal beat Spain 1-0 in Saturday's final.

United States women's team star Megan Rapinoe announced on social media on Saturday that she would be retiring from football at the end of this season.

One of the rare African-born figures to head a German cultural institution, Bonaventure Ndikung is aiming to highlight post-colonial multiculturalism at a Berlin arts centre with its roots in Western hegemony.

Lewis Hamilton said McLaren's strong performance in qualifying at the British Grand Prix should act as a "wake-up call" to former champions Mercedes.

Kurt-Lee Arendse scored a hat-trick of tries as understrength South Africa crushed Australia 43-12 in Pretoria on Saturday in the first match of the Rugby Championship season.

Carlos Alcaraz reached the last 16 at Wimbledon on Saturday after a tough battle against Nicolas Jarry as defending women's champion Elena Rybakina prepared to face Britain's last hope Katie Boulter.

Max Verstappen showed his relief at surviving tricky and changeable conditions on Saturday when he outpaced friend and rival Lando Norris to take pole position for the British Grand Prix.

Carlos Alcaraz was forced to dig deep on Saturday to see off the challenge of Nicolas Jarry and reach the last 16 at Wimbledon.

Mark Cavendish crashed out of the Tour de France on Saturday ending his quest to overtake the all-time record for stage wins as Denmark's Mads Pedersen won a sprint for stage eight in Limoges.

Mark Cavendish crashed out of the Tour de France on Saturday ending his quest to overtake the all-time record for stage wins as Denmark's Mads Pedersen won a sprint for stage eight in Limoges.

Openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran both scored hundreds as Afghanistan crushed Bangladesh by 142 runs on Saturday to seal their three-match one-day international series.

David de Gea announced his exit from Manchester United on Saturday after 12 years as the club's number one goalkeeper.

England's quest for Australia wickets in the third Ashes Test at Headingley resumed Saturday after rain had kept the players off the field for most of the third day.

Mark Cavendish crashed out of the Tour de France on Saturday ending his quest to break the all-time record of stage wins as Denmark's Mads Pedersen won a sprint for the eighth stage.

Max Verstappen claimed his fifth straight pole in qualifying Saturday for the British Grand Prix.

World number three Daniil Medvedev defeated close friend Marton Fucsovics to reach the Wimbledon last 16 for the second time on Saturday.

On the afternoon of July 4, as Americans were celebrating the country's independence with elaborate fireworks displays, a prisoner named Joseph Martire passed out in his cell in Texas, amid the excessive heat that has been swamping much of the southern United States in recent days.