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British newspaper demands it simply stop raining
Just. Stop. Raining. That was the unusual plea published in an editorial in The Times of London on Saturday, a measure of Britons' growing frustration ...
Women outnumber men on US Olympic team
During this, the summer of the 40th anniversary of Title IX, American women have reached another milestone in sports: For the first time, they ...
Wimbledon champ Federer eyes Olympic singles gold
The morning after Roger Federer won a record-tying seventh Wimbledon championship, he returned to the site of his latest triumph to conduct interviews ...
Federer, Azarenka return to No. 1 in rankings
By tying Pete Sampras with a record seven Wimbledon titles, Roger Federer also has tied the American's career mark of 286 weeks at No. 1 in the ATP ...
Federer a Grand Slam champion again at Wimbledon
Up in the players' box on Centre Court, Roger Federer's twin daughters squirmed, yawned, made funny faces and then applauded the new Wimbledon ...
Murray falls short as British wait continues
Hope turned to disappointment one more time for Andy Murray and British tennis. Murray stood closer to the Wimbledon title Sunday than any British man ...
Federer beats Murray for 7th Wimbledon, 17th major
A Grand Slam title drought did indeed end in Sunday's historic and riveting Wimbledon final, only it was Roger Federer's lengthy-for-him gap between ...
Federer downs Murray for 7th Wimbledon title
Once the Centre Court roof was closed, nothing could stop Roger Federer from winning his record-tying seventh Wimbledon title. The 30-year-old Federer ...
Roger Federer wins 7th Wimbledon title
Once the Centre Court roof was closed, nothing could stop Roger Federer from winning his record-tying seventh Wimbledon title. The 30-year-old Federer ...
AP PHOTOS: A look back at Wimbledon
Roger Federer won his record-tying seventh Wimbledon title Sunday, beating Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 under a closed roof on Centre Court.
Federer leads Murray in Wimbledon final
Roger Federer has rallied to take a lead of two sets to one over Andy Murray in the first Wimbledon singles final to be played under a roof.
The world in 1938, a Brit's last Wimbledon final
The last time a British man made it to the final of Wimbledon, the war — World War II — hadn't yet begun. It was 1938 when Bunny Austin lost the ...
Britain hails Andy Murray as a hero _ for now
Andy Murray has messed up a lot of people's weekend plans. Murray's surprise victory in the Wimbledon semifinals, after losing at the same stage three ...
Williams sisters win Wimbledon doubles title
One Wimbledon title wasn't enough for Serena Williams. About five hours after Williams won her fifth singles title by beating Agnieszka Radwanska, she ...
Back at top, Serena Williams wins 5th Wimbledon
For Serena Williams, the low point came in early 2011, when she spent hours laying around her home, overwhelmed by a depressing series of health ...
Marray ends 76-year doubles drought for Britain
One 76-year Wimbledon wait came to end for Britain on Saturday — in men's doubles. Jonathan Marray of Britain and Frederik Nielsen of Denmark beat ...
Ending long droughts in the world of sports
Andy Murray snapped one drought for Britain just by reaching the Wimbledon final, becoming the first man from the host country to get that far since ...
Serena Williams wins 5th Wimbledon title in 3 sets
Serena Williams is back, and she looks almost as good as ever. The 30-year-old American won her fifth Wimbledon title Saturday on Centre Court, ...
Murray tries for British breakthrough at Wimbledon
The Brits know how to stage a coronation, and they'll do so Sunday for either regal Roger Federer or one of their own, Andy Murray. Queen Elizabeth ...
Serena wins 5th Wimbledon title in 3 sets
Serena Williams won her fifth Wimbledon title, and 14th major championship, by beating Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 Saturday.
Federer again, Murray for once in Wimbledon final
Once again, Roger Federer will be playing in the Wimbledon final. For once, it will be against Andy Murray. A few hours after Federer reached his ...
Federer's record 8th Wimbledon final, Murray's 1st
Roger Federer is back in the Wimbledon final for the first time since 2009. If that seems like a long gap for the six-time champion, imagine how all ...
Federer reaches record-tying 8th Wimbledon final
For Roger Federer, it's Wimbledon final No. 8. For Andy Murray, it's No. 1 — and the first for a British man since 1938. Federer, a 16-time Grand Slam ...
S.Africa: Tennis star investigated on rape claims
Investigators on two continents are at last probing accusations a Hall of Fame tennis player was a serial pedophile, three decades after the alleged ...
Serena Williams faces Radwanska in Wimbledon final
More than once during the past fortnight, Serena Williams has won an important point at Wimbledon and then returned to the baseline, her clenched fist ...