Tag: Women’s tennis
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July 16
1920 — Babe Ruth breaks his season record of...
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July 15
1912 — Jim Thorpe wins the decathlon at the...
Tennis Hall of Famer Shirley Fry Irvin dies at 94
NAPLES, Fla. — Tennis Hall of Famer Shirley Fry Irvin, who won three consecutive major titles in the 1950s to complete a career Grand...
Gymnast Oleg Verniaiev out of Olympics after doping ban
KYIV, Ukraine — Olympic champion gymnast Oleg Verniaiev is set to miss the Tokyo Games because he has been banned following a failed drug...
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July 14
1951 — Citation is the first horse to win...
Britain’s Johanna Konta to miss Olympics due to COVID-19
LONDON — Johanna Konta of Britain won't compete at the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, she said Tuesday, after being dropped from...
Britain’s Johanna Konta to miss Olympics due to COVID-19
LONDON — Johanna Konta of Britain won't compete at the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, she said Tuesday, after being dropped from...
AP Sportlight
July 13
1881 — William Renshaw sets the record for the...
AP Sportlight
July 12
1901 — Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox...
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July 12
1901 — Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox...