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Attendances in women's football have risen dramatically. In 2019, the Camp Nou had a record attendance for a women's football match with 91,648 fans watching Barcelona take on VfL Wolfsberg; England set a record for the highest attendance at a Lionesses' home fixture in 2019 when 77,768 fans watched the team play Newcastle United; and Newcastle United set a record for its first game at St James' Park with 22,134 watching its match in the fourth-tier of English women's football. The demand for European women's football has never been higher, which is why eyebrows were raised over stadiums that have been selected to host the Women's European Championship currently taking place in England. Pundits contend that the English Football Association (FA) and UEFA, European football's administerin...

A highly emotional Amanda Anisimova got the better of her southpaw opponent Coco Gauff during singles on Centre Court on Saturday. The two Americans battled in a high-quality matchup; Anisimova won, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-1. Anisimova, who had never played on the center court at Wimbledon, said after her win: "It's just a huge privilege to play on this court playing Coco. Winning is so special, especially in front of a full crowd -- you guys were amazing." Gauff, who had won the first set 6-3, led 2-1 in the second before Anisimova settled into the match -- it was the first time she had played a match on the main court at Wimbledon. By the end of the set, both players were separated by a tiebreak which Gauff managed to win before momentum swung back in favor of Anisimova. Gauff's first se...

Two-time Major tournament winner Justin Thomas has had many happy Saturdays playing golf. The third round at the 2022 US Open is unlikely to rank among the others. The writing was perhaps on the wall before the first over of Justin's day at Edgewood. Thomas' opening drive was called out by mistake, which prompted a bemused reaction from the American. Following a solid start of three consecutive pars, confusion made way for fury at the fourth hole when his tee shot landed in a drain in the center of the fairway. Not afforded a drop, he proceeded to play his ball as it lay, with his errant shot sailing into a bunker well short of the green. Looking down at the drain in disgust before his ball had even landed, Thomas could be heard saying on Sky Sports' broadcast: "That's what pisses me of...

Rafael Nadal announced on Friday that he intends to play at Wimbledon for the first time in three years despite his lingering foot injury. The 36-year-old, speaking at a press conference in Mallorca, Spain, said that he will be going to London on Monday to play in the grand slam he has twice won, based on how his foot feels. "If there is any possibility, which it looks like," Nadal explained, "my intention is to travel to London on Monday. I will play an exhibition match at Hurlingham as I've done many times before, and prepare myself in the best way possible." Rafael Nadal: "I haven't played at Wimbledon for three years and I'm very excited to be back. But we'll see how my foot progresses day by day, because it's a day-by-day thing. I trust that things will go well and I can train w...

Serena Williams, a seven-time Wimbledon champion, will make her expected return to the grass courts of SW19 when the tournament starts later this month, after being given a wild card entry to arguably the most famous tennis tournament in the world. She will compete in ladies’ singles, according to Wimbledon's announcement Tuesday. American tennis player Serena Williams hinted at the highly anticipated news on Tuesday: "SW and SW19. It's a date. 2022, see you there." SW19 is the postcode district in Southwest London incorporating Wimbledon, among other boroughs. The social media post showed her standing on a grass court with white sneakers on. Williams has not played competitively since an injury forced her to retire in a first-round match at Wimbledon last year. The 23-time major champi...