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THERE'S a strong British contingent taking to Wimbledon today as the second round gets underway. And Paddy Power have boosted home hopefuls Emma Raducanu , Andy Murray and Heather Watson ALL to win today to a tasty-looking 5/1 - which can easily be added to your bet slip HERE* . Paddy Power: Raducanu, Murray & Watson all to win - NOW 5/1* Darkness in her first round match meant Watson was unable to finish on Monday but she was excellent on the resumption inside Court One to reach the second round yesterday. She has had a tough time on court in post-pandemic times and has only reached the second round of any tournament once this year. She faces Wang Qiang later tonight in what looks a finely-balanced match on paper. Paddy Power: Bet £20 and get it back as CASH if it loses* Emma Raducanu kicks things off for the Brits when she takes to Centre Court in today's second match there. She had a tough looking start in the first round against Alison Van … [Read more...] about Paddy Power Wimbledon offer: Raducanu, Murray & Watson all to win in 2nd round boosted to 5/1

SUMMER has officially started as Wimbledon gets underway TODAY. And Sky Bet have boosted a cracking looking treble to get the championships under way. SKY BET: GET £30 IN FREE BETS* You can get Novak Djokovic, Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray ALL to win their first round matches today at 9/4 - boosted from 7/4 and can be added straight to your bet slip HERE . Defending men's champion Djokovic will open Centre Court at 1.30pm this afternoon. He takes on World No81 Soonwoo Kwon of South Korea. This presents Djokovic's best chance of a Grand Slam this year having been banned from the Australian Open for vaccine reasons and losing out to Rafa Nadal in the quarter finals of the French Open. World No1 Daniil Medvedev isn't here due to the ban on Russian and Belarussian athletes by the All England Club following the invasion of Ukraine. Next up on Centre is the poster girl for this year's championship, Emma Raducanu. Wimbledon Day One offer Sky Bet Get … [Read more...] about Wimbledon boost – Sky Bet: Novak Djokovic, Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray all to win 1st round matches boosted to 9/4

EMMA RADUCANU will become a top-10 player next month despite being dumped out of Wimbledon. But Britain’s Golden Girl has been told to “raise her level” as she continues to negotiate life on the tennis tour. Raducanu was beaten 6-3 6-3 by Caroline Garcia in the second round of SW19 on Centre Court on Wednesday evening. However, the 19-year-old will move UP a place from world No11 when the tournament is over, due to a quirk in the rankings system. There are no ranking points available at Wimbledon and players like Czech Karolina Pliskova - the 2021 losing finalist who was beaten by an emotional Katie Boulter on Thursday - will drop out of the top 10. Raducanu will regroup now before heading to New York for the defence of her US Open crown. READ MORE WIMBLEDON STORIES WIMBLEDON 2022 Liam Broady two sets down on Centre Court, Katie Boulter OUT, Nadal on later HOME TREBLE Get Raducanu, Murray & Watson all … [Read more...] about Emma Raducanu to move into top 10 world rankings next month despite being dumped out of Wimbledon in second round

BOXER Jai Opetaia battled to win the cruiserweight title against Mairis Briedis - despite his jaw being broken in the second round. The Australian pulled through to win the IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles in a unanimous points decision. This is despite the 27-year-old sustaining a suspected broken jaw earlier in the no-holds barred fight against three-times champion Briedis. The contest finished 10 minutes before midnight on Saturday as Opetaia overcame his injury to win. Briedis had only previously lost to Oleksander Usyk in his 29-fight professional career, and exchanged blows with Opetaia throughout the bout. One of his punches knocked out Opetaia's mouthguard and appeared to break his jaw. READ MORE IN BOXING 12 ROUNDS WITH AJ Anthony Joshua reveals he'd love to go drinking with Tyson Fury 'BE HAPPY FOR HIM' Fury slams 'bulls**t' criticism of AJ in shock praise of Brit rival And in the … [Read more...] about Boxer Jai Opetaia BREAKS his jaw in second round but carries on to win cruiserweight title on points vs Mairis Briedis

EMMA RADUCANU survived a test of her nerve, stamina and side-strain to emerge victorious on her Centre Court debut. The teenage author of British sport’s greatest fairytale defeated Belgium’s Alison van Uytvanck 6-4 6-4 in 100 minutes to clinch a place in the second round of Wimbledon. Since her historic and astonishing victory as a qualifier and a rookie at last year’s US Open - where she strung together ten matches without dropping a set - Raducanu has won more blue-chip sponsors than tennis matches . Yet following weeks of concern over her fitness, after she retired hurt just seven games into her opening match at Nottingham earlier this month, this was an impressive first outing on the most famous court in tennis. Handed a tough first-round draw against a dangerous opponent, ranked 47th in the world, Raducanu prevailed thanks to her frying-pan backhands and kitchen-sink forehands. Against the more physically-opposing and bigger-serving Belgian, Raducanu relied on … [Read more...] about Emma Raducanu survives tricky test to reach Wimbledon second round with straight sets win over Alison van Uytvanck

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for July 2 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Sergio Garcia, one of the golfers to threaten legal action over the DP World Tour’s suspensions of LIV Golf participants , got into a heated rant during the BMW International Open last week after learning of the tour’s actions, according to a report. A player competing in the tournament last week told The Daily Telegraph that Garcia "flew off the handle" after learning in the locker room that the European tour had handed out $120,000 fines to those players competing in LIV Golf events without releases and banned those players from playing in the Scottish Open next week. Sergio Garcia of Spain hits on the 11th hole during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at The Country Club June 17, 2022, in Brookline, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. … [Read more...] about Sergio Garcia launches into profanity-laced rant after learning of DP World Tour ban: ‘you’re all f—ed’

EMMA RADUCANU crashed out of Wimbledon but said public pressure on her to win Slams every time was a “joke”. The Brit, 19, was beaten 6-3 6-3 by Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia in only her second-ever Centre Court match. Her next appearance at major level will be a title defence at the US Open in New York in late August. Asked if she was ready to return as defending champion following this SW19 exit , Raducanu said: “There’s no pressure. “Like, why is there any pressure? I’m still 19. Like, it’s a joke. I literally won a slam. “Yes, I have had attention. But I’m a slam champion, so no one’s going to take that away from me. READ MORE ON WIMBLEDON WIMBLEDON 2022 Boulter & Broady in Brit action, Rafael Nadal on later, Kyrgios vs Tsitsipas BRIT SPECIAL Get Raducanu to win in straight sets & Murray to win 3-0 or 3-1 at HUGE 4/1 “If anything, the pressure is on those who haven’t done that. “Going back … [Read more...] about ‘It’s a joke’ – Emma Raducanu, 19, slams public pressure on her after crashing out of Wimbledon in second round

EASTENDERS star Lorraine Stanley has been spotted looking worlds away from her character Karen in a glam new Instagram snap. The soap actress could be seen wearing her natural curls down as she headed out for a night out with pals on Thursday. Lorraine, 46 , who is best known for playing Karen Taylor in the long-running BBC One soap, looked glamorous in the new snap. Showing off her long curly blonde locks, the actress appeared to go make-up free for the selfie as she held up a glass of wine. She wore a striped shirt for the special occasion, as she revealed her two friends had taken her for a "birthday meal". "Thank you for a lovely birthday meal, you spoilt me," Lorraine wrote to her two friends. "Food, company and cocktails were the best." READ MORE ON EASTENDERS DRAG QUEEN VIC EastEnders to get first ever drag queen as Tara Misu arrives SOAP SHOCK EastEnders' Jessie Wallace & Letitia Dean look very different … [Read more...] about EastEnders star Lorraine Stanley worlds away from character Karen in glam snap during night out with pals

ANDY MURRAY becoming the first British man to win in 77 years topped a poll of Wimbledon's top 20 most memorable moments. Other smash hits include Goran Ivanisevic winning as a wildcar after beating Tim Henman in the semi-final across three days in 2001 and John McEnroe’s infamous ‘You cannot be serious!’ rant in 1981. Steffi Graf's 1988 victory that was part of her Grand Slam year and Cliff Richard performing "Singin' in the Rain" on Centre Court during a 1996 rain delay also featured in the list. The study of 1,000 tennis fans found 68 per cent consider Wimbledon to be the sport’s best tournament. And eight in 10 follow Wimbledon more than any other competition in the sport. Fans fondly remember the longest ever tennis match (11 hours) between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut in 2010 and Jana Novotna being consoled by the Duchess of Kent after losing the final in 1993. READ MORE IN TENNIS LOVE ALL Wimbledon's Wags & Habs, from … [Read more...] about Wimbledon’s top 20 moments: Murray, Henman, McEnroe, Federer and Sir Cliff Richard – the best bits EVER at SW19

The man who could anticipate everything on the baseball diamond swears he didn’t see this coming. In fact, he thought it might never happen at all. Keith Hernandez was caught completely by surprise when the Mets announced that they would be retiring his number. The ceremony, set for July 9 at Citi Field, is a long overdue recognition for one of the team’s best players. For as long as there are the New York Mets, there will be a No. 17 plaque on display, making Hernandez immortal in a place he never wanted to be in the first place. “There was no excitement for coming to New York, because they were a last place team,” Hernandez says. Speaking over the phone from his backyard in California, Hernandez recalls the day in 1983 when he was traded from the Cardinals to the Mets. “It was a very sad day for me,” he admits. “I was a Cardinals fan as a kid. I came up in the ‘70s when New York was going bankrupt. It was kind of a dangerous town. I didn’t go out when we’d visit, I’d stay … [Read more...] about Keith Hernandez never wanted to come to New York and now he’s forever a Met: ‘Best thing that ever happened to me’