Rain, environmental activists affect play during Wimbledon
Rain was again affecting play at Wimbledon on Day 3 of the grass-court tournament, and environmental activists halted two matches as well.
Intermittent showers Wednesday forced matches on the outside courts to be suspended twice, while play in the main stadiums was also stopped for a short time because of the weather.
That didn't stop topranked woman Iga Swiatek and defending men's champion Novak Djokovic from reaching the third round in straight sets on Centre Court. But it did prevent several other players from even taking the court, with some first-round matches pushed back until Thursday.
Two Just Stop Oil protestors were arrested after disrupting one match by running onto Court 18 and throwing orange confetti onto the grass, before being led off by security.
Swiatek eased into the third round with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Sara Sorribes Tormo, hitting 27 winners compared to just three for her opponent. Djokovic was up next, and defeated Jordan Thompson of Australia 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-5 to become the third player in history to reach 350 Grand Slam match wins — joining Roger Federer and Serena Williams.
NBA ANTETOKOUNMPO SHOULD BE READY FOR TRAINING CAMP >>
Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo had surgery on his left knee during the offseason, but Milwaukee coach Adrian Griffin said the two-time MVP should be ready for training camp.
Griffin said after a practice with the Bucks' summer
league team that Antetokounmpo had a “routine” procedure.
Antetokounmpo finished third in MVP balloting this past season. He averaged a career-high 31.1 points along with 11.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 63 games.
NFL FORMER COMMANDERS CENTER CHASE ROULLIER ANNOUNCES HE'S RETIRING AFTER 2 MAJOR INJURIES >>
Former Washington Commanders center Chase Roullier has announced his retirement, deciding his football-playing days are over seven weeks shy of his 30th birthday because of injuries that derailed his career.
Roullier cited the effects of two significant injuries in recent years — a broken left fibula and a damaged right knee — as the reason he's done in the NFL. The Commanders released him earlier this offseason.
Roullier looked like an impressive draft find before the injuries. After getting picked in the sixth round in 2017, the Wyoming product quickly became Washington's starting center and kept that job for three full seasons from 2018-20.
Colleges EX-FLORIDA QB JALEN KITNA AGREES TO PLEA DEAL THAT DROPS 5 FELONY CHILD PORN CHARGES >>
Ex-Florida quarterback Jalen Kitna, the son of retired NFL quarterback Jon Kitna, accepted a plea deal that dismissed five felony child pornography charges stemming from his arrest last November.
Kitna instead pleaded guilty to two counts of disorderly conduct, second-degree misdemeanors.
Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge Susan Miller-Jones placed Kitna on six months' probation for each count but did not levy a fine or require the 20-year-old to register as a sex offender.
MLB YANKEES PITCHER CORDERO SUSPENDED FOR REST OF SEASON UNDER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE POLICY >>
Yankees pitcher Jimmy Cordero was suspended for the rest of the season by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday for violating the sport's domestic violence policy.
MLB said the 31-year-old right-hander accepted the suspension and will miss the season's final 76 games and the postseason.
Cordero was 3-2 with a 3.86 ERA in one start and 30 relief appearances and has a $720,000 salary, the major league minimum.
Cycling FORMER GIRO CHAMPION HINDLEY WINS TOUR MOUNTAIN STAGE >>
Former Giro d'Italia champion Jai Hindley seized the Tour de France's yellow jersey on after claiming the first mountain stage of this year's race during an eventful ride in the Pyrenees.
Hindley was part of an early breakaway and became the first Australian leader of the race since Rohan Dennis back in 2015.
Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard showed his great form in the last climb of the day when he dropped two-time winner Tadej Pogacar with a sharp attack.
Vingegaard moved into second place, 47 seconds behind Hindley, according to provisional results.
Soccer JOHN BERYLSON, AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN AND OWNER OF ENGLISH SOCCER TEAM MILLWALL, DIES AT AGE 70 >>
John Berylson, an American businessman and owner of English soccer team Millwall, has died. He was 70.
His death was announced by the second-division London team, which said Berylson had “lost his life in a tragic accident” on Tuesday.
It has since been reported that Berylson died in a car crash in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
Berylson became involved with Millwall in 2006 and, by the following year, was a significant shareholder after leading a consortium to invest in the club, which was in the third division of English soccer at the time.