London
Experience overcame youth in the Wimbledon quarterfinals when 34-year-old Tatjana Maria beat Jule Niemeier, aged 22, 4-6 6-2 7-5 in an entertaining battle of German outsiders today. Maria, who returned from maternity leave only last summer after giving birth to her second daughter, is ranked 103 in the world and Niemeier 97. “I have goosebumps everywhere,” Maria said. “It was such a tough match against Jule … I think today we made Germany really proud.” Both women started nervously, spraying errors, but Niemeier, playing at her first Wimbledon, took the early initiative, breaking in the first game and grabbing the set. Reuters
Kuala Lumpur
Doubles shuttlers endure tough day in office
India’s Commonwealth Games-bound women’s doubles duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand made a first-round exit from the Malaysia Masters Super 500, losing to local pair of Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan here today. The Indians were outplayed 14-21 14-21. None of the Indians won, with two other women’s doubles pairs also suffering first-round defeats. In the women’s singles, Malvika Bansod suffered a 10-21 17-21 defeat to local hope Goh Jin Wei.
New Delhi
Dorjsuren appointed Indian pistol team’s foreign coach
The National Rifle Association of India today appointed two-time Olympics medallist Munkhbayar Dorjsuren as the chief foreign coach of the national pistol team ahead of the ISSF World Cup in Changwon, South Korea, beginning on July 9.
Milan
AC Milan complete Origi free transfer signing
AC Milan have completed the signing of former Liverpool striker Divock Origi on a free transfer, the Serie A champions confirmed today.
London
PSG hire Galtier as coach after sacking Pochettino
Christophe Galtier became Paris Saint-Germain’s seventh coach in 11 years under the club’s Qatari-backed ownership after Mauricio Pochettino was fired today.
CALAIS
Van Aert extends Tour lead with Stage 4 solo win
Wout van Aert extended his overall lead in the Tour de France when he finished off some sterling team work to win the fourth stage after three second places in the opening three race days. — Agencies
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