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Day 10 saw the end of Johanna Konta’s dream of a title on home soil as she was beaten by five-time champion Williams, while Muguruza made light work of underdog Magdalena Rybarikova. It will be the second time Muguruza has faced a Williams in the SW19 showdown and she will hope it goes better than last time when she lost 6-4 6-4 to Serena in 2015. For Venus it is a return to the final for the first time since 2009 and a second shot a grand slam glory this year, having lost to her younger sister in Australia....

LOOKAHEAD TO SATURDAY: Serena Williams goes for her eighth Wimbledon title and first major championship since giving birth to her daughter, Olympia, on Sept. 1. The 36-year-old American takes on Angelique Kerber, who lost to Williams in the 2016 final. Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, is playing just her fourth tournament since returning to action in March. “It’s been a crazy 10 months,” Williams said. “I was still pregnant at this time last year....

Winston Duke, the actor behind the staunchly independent M’Baku in both Black Panther and the last 2 Avengers films, has just confirmed that he will be returning for the upcoming sequel. While his involvement wasn’t exactly in question, the unique nature of the film has left many questions unanswered. So any concrete answers are particularly helpful, no matter how obvious they might have been. In fact, the sequel has been seeing multiple script revisions even during filming, so it’s not surprising that things are being played close to the chest....

The inquiry comes nearly 21 months after a female student accused Winston of sexually assaulting her in his apartment. John Clune, the woman’s lawyer, spoke to the Times. “We thought it went very well,” he said. “The school seemed to take it very seriously.” Last December, the local prosecutor, William N. Meggs, announced that he lacked evidence to charge Winston in the case. Winston won the Heisman Trophy last season and led Florida State to the BCS national championship....

Such a great swathe of the country is affected that weather maps over the weekend displayed unbroken winter storm warnings for 2,000 miles from border to border, while more than a third of the country experienced below-zero temperatures. Emergency declarations are currently in place in at least seven states—Alabama, Oregon, Oklahoma, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Texas. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the current conditions are on a par with the historical cold snaps of February 1899 and 1905....

“When we leave this stage tonight, it is no longer about us. It is about cultivating the game that has given so much to us,” Manning said last month. “It’s about nurturing football to live and thrive another day, another year, decade and another generation. It’s about guaranteeing that kids everywhere can learn, bond, grow and have fun with every flag pulled, every tackle made, every pass thrown, every run, block, sack and touchdown scored....

The conference hasn’t won an NCAA men’s basketball national championship since 2000, when Michigan State defeated Florida to give coach Tom Izzo his first title. MORE: Best photos from the First Four | Updated bracket The Spartans are the perceived best bet to break that streak with a No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region, and they’ve reached the Final Four five times since that national championship run. Michigan State is coming off a Big Ten Tournament championship last weekend, too....

The contest in 2015/16 will see the franchise bid for their third Big Bash League title and it will be interesting to see if the Perth Scorchers can resuscitate the A game that they brought to the competition last year to win it back-to-back. Sportsbet’s preview of the final against the Sydney Sixers last season highlights the talents of a relatively unchanged squad that will put the Perth Scorchers as one of the Big Bash Betting favourites during the 2015/2016 competition....

Amidst recent movement from the quarterback, the blackballed former NFL passer expressed desire to get back into the league following a recent workout in Seattle. On Wednesday, after a workout in which he was throwing passes to current Seahawks wide receiver Aaron Fuller, Kaepernick reiterated that he hasn’t given up on getting back into the league, potentially with Seattle. “Still waiting for that chance,” Kaepernick said (via the Seattle Times)....

But the four drivers — Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano and Ryan Newman — don’t need to win. The top finisher among the four will capture the Sprint Cup title. MORE: Gordon wins pole, Harvick highest Chase driver | Homestead lineup breakdown | Homestead predictions They might enter the race with the mentality they have to win, but as the race plays out, strategy and how the others are running could impact decisions....

New Delhi, April 13 (IANS): Sunrisers pace spearhead Dale Steyn wants to pick the brains of former Pakistan skipper Waqar Younis, who is a bowling consultant with the Hyderabad franchise. The top-rated fast bowler said Waqar’s presence is a big boon for Sunrisers and the youngsters will benefit a lot from the Pakistani. Waqar, known for his reverse swing and toe crushers, has 789 international wickets during an international career that spanned over 14 years....

The pro wrestling world was in shock late Tuesday night when rumors were swirling that WWE was set to be sold. However, an immediate sale is not guaranteed, for now, per Ariel Helwani. This news came after Stephanie McMahon gave her resignation from WWE, days after Vince returned from retirement following a string of sexual misconduct allegations. MORE: Full timeline of WWE changes Why did Vince McMahon retire? The Wall Street Journal reported recently that McMahon allegedly paid hush money to a former WWE paralegal over an affair....

The airline’s 77,000 workers had better hope they do. A poor image–a new survey of fliers by J. D. Power and Associates gives the airline mediocre grades for service–is only one of the problems United’s new worker-owners will have to fix, and fast. Costs are another. The deal calls for employees to trade $5 billion in wage cuts and work-rule changes for at least 53 percent ownership, but the unions have promised their members that higher productivity won’t mean layoffs....

There were no surprises when the Pelicans called out Williamson’s name on Thursday following his sensational season with Duke. The 18-year-old – who has been compared to Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James – broke down and shed tears after being chosen by the Pelicans. “I mean, I don’t know what to say,” Williamson told ESPN. “I didn’t think I’d be in this position. My mom sacrificed a lot for me....

“Certainly in the last year or two, he’s been playing outstandingly well. We saw it in the IPL. And even in the series against us, he bowled very well. Now, we’re seeing him come along with the bat and making contributions that any team would be pretty happy to have from their all-rounder,” said Williamson ahead of the limited over series against the hosts. The series comprises three ODIs and as many T20 Internationals....

The men’s final will be played Sunday, with Roger Federer going for a record eighth Wimbledon title and 18th Grand Slam championship against 2011 winner Novak Djokovic. Kvitova outplayed Bouchard, a 20-year-old Canadian playing in her first major final, with her big serve, aggressive returns and flat ground strokes. Kvitova, the 2011 champion, put on a clinic of power tennis, ripping baseline winners off both wings and leaving Bouchard looking helpless....

Murray won his second Wimbledon championship on Sunday with a spirited performance built on precise return of serve. Raonic, the first Canadian to play for a Wimbledon title, was valiant but frustrated. Final score: 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2). MORE: Wimbledon images | Recent champions | Hail Serena Williams Andy Murray (Getty Images) Thousands of Britons, aching from recent pains of politics, crowded Wimbledon for the final. Murray, who is from Scotland, was seen as the antidote for relentless bad news following the Brexit vote....

The 10th seeded Bopanna and Dabrowski needed just 1 hour 3 minutes to prevail over the all-Croatian pair of Nikola Mektic and Ana Konjuh, 7-6(5), 6-2. They finished with 10 winners against five unforced errors and nine aces. Bopanna and Dabrowski were able to convert two out of their four break point opportunities. This was the seventh win in a row for the Indo-Canadian pair, who won the French Open title a month ago in Paris, saving two match points in the final....

The Chinese has achieved her success mostly in home tournaments over the years, and the grass court is definitely not good for her. This season she has dropped out of the top 100 of WTA and today Simona is the favourite against her. Hsieh Su-wei has been a Wimbledon champion in doubles in 2013. She knows very well what it feels like to play on the holy grass in London....

The German now possesses a humble total of three grand slam tiles in comparison, but that does not mean she gets public transport with the general population. Novak Djokovic had somewhat of an out-of-body experience during his semi-final win over Rafael Nadal, while there was a first in the women’s doubles. GHOST BUS A photo of Kerber waiting by a bus on the streets of Wimbledon just hours after winning her semi-final against Jelena Ostapenko on Thursday provided an uplifting tale of humility....