Ashleigh Barty completed a memorable double for Australia when she won the Wimbledon girls' singles title with a 7-5, 7-6 (7/3) victory over Russia's Irina Khromacheva in the final on Sunday. Just 24 hours after Barty's compatriot Luke Saville won the boys' title against Britain's Liam Broady, the 15-year-old became only the second Australian girl to win the junior Wimbledon singles, and the first for 31 years. Queensland-based Barty battled back from a break down in the both sets to emulate Debbie Freeman's triumph in 1980. Khromacheva, 16, made a fast start as the third seed broke in the third game. But 12th seed Barty broke back to level at 4-4 and then converted her second set point with a stinging forehand. Barty, the first
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Mercy Rule wins it for Avery Bulls.
For a tournament that started last Saturday, the Will Dicus tournament finally came to an end. The tournament was prolonged throughout the week due to rain and has now been completed. Last night the Avery Bulls came in as the #1 seed as by winning both games they played last Saturday.In the semi-final round, the Equip Ministries defeated the Watauga Braves 10-0. Equip moved to the championship game against the Avery Bulls for a huge battle. Avery got 6 runs in the top of the first inning, but Equip came right back with 4 runs in the bottom of the first, ending the inning 6-4. The heavy hitting Bulls racked up 2
Harvick saves best for last;Driver wins Coca-Cola 600 after Earnhardt runs out of fuel entering
CONCORD, N.C. -- With 10 laps remaining in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600, Richard Childress descended from a team pit box and headed to his condominium overlooking Turn 1 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. "I said, 'I don't think we've got much of a chance to win, so I'm going to beat traffic,' " said the owner of Richard Childress Racing. "It's a good thing. I could see some things going on that I wouldn't have seen down here." Childress had a perfect vantage point to watch Kevin Harvick, the driver of his No. 29 Chevrolet, pull off his latest Sprint Cup stunner. Harvick inherited a victory in NASCAR's longest race of the season (and the longest in its history at 603 miles because of
9-Yr Old Wins Face on Kyle Busch’s Truck & a Whopping Hundred Bucks
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (April 18, 2011) - Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) is pleased to announce that 9-year old Dalton Griffin of Spring Hill Tenn. has been selected as the winner of the "Riding Shotgun With Kyle Busch Motorsports" essay contest for the Greater Nashville area. Griffin's name and picture will adorn the area above the passenger side window of Kyle Busch's No. 18 Dollar General Toyota for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway this Friday, April 22. Additionally, Griffin will receive a $ 100 gift card from Goodlettsville, Tenn. based Dollar General, KBM's primary sponsor for the race. Griffin, a student at Wright Elementary School in Spring Hill Tenn., had his essay selected as the winner among
Fastest white guy in the World – Lemaitre wins European 100m Gold
Dwain Chambers missed out on a medal as Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre won the European Championships 100m, with Mark Lewis-Francis taking silver.Chambers was joint-favourite for gold but after making a fast start he tied up towards the end and finished fifth. Lemaitre, 20, crossed the line in 10.11 seconds, 0.07s ahead of Lewis-Francis and Frenchman Martial Mbandjock.