LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) – The modern pentathlon has been
the source of some of the Olympics’ greatest tales and the sport
will provide the platform for Andrey Moiseev to soar into a
pantheon of sporting greats should he win a third successive
gold medal in London.

After triumphs in Athens and Beijing, the 33-year-old
Russian comes into the Games among the favourites to complete an
unprecedented treble.

LONDON (Reuters) – After 76 years of national pain, British tennis fans will have to wallow in disappointment for at least another 12 months after enduring torrential rain and a hail storm of Swiss bullets that ended Andy Murray’s Wimbledon hopes on Sunday.

A day that started with dreams of a great British millstone being erased from the record books ended as a rain-soaked nightmare with sodden fans trudging away having seen Roger Federer blast his way to another title.

LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) – After 76 years of national pain,
British tennis fans will have to wallow in disappointment for at
least another 12 months after enduring torrential rain and a
hail storm of Swiss bullets that ended Andy Murray’s Wimbledon
hopes on Sunday.

A day that started with dreams of a great British millstone
being erased from the record books ended as a rain-soaked
nightmare with sodden fans trudging away having seen Roger
Federer blast his way to another title.

LONDON (Reuters) – The gulf between Serena Williams and Agnieszka Radwanska was perhaps never more evident than when the Pole left Wimbledon’s Centre Court as a beaten finalist and described her defeat as a “dream” and the culmination of the “best two weeks of my life”.

For Williams, this was a 14th grand slam title and another 1.15 million pounds ($1.78 million) to add to a burgeoning pool of career cash, while Radwanska had missed out on claiming a maiden major title in her first major final.

LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) – The gulf between Serena Williams
and Agnieszka Radwanska was perhaps never more evident than when
the Pole left Wimbledon’s Centre Court as a beaten finalist and
described her defeat as a “dream” and the culmination of the
“best two weeks of my life”.

For Williams, this was a 14th grand slam title and another
1.15 million pounds ($1.78 million) to add to a burgeoning pool
of career cash, while Radwanska had missed out on claiming a
maiden major title in her first major final.

LONDON (Reuters) – American Serena Williams powered her way to a fifth Wimbledon title with an explosive start and a fighting finish to beat Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1 5-7 6-2 on Saturday.

The 30-year-old, contesting her seventh Wimbledon singles final, blew her nervous opponent off court in the first set but after a short rain interruption was then forced to go toe-to-toe with the Pole before winning the last five games.

LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) – American Serena Williams powered
her way to a fifth Wimbledon title with an explosive start and a
fighting finish to beat Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1 5-7 6-2
on Saturday.

The 30-year-old, contesting her seventh Wimbledon singles
final, blew her nervous opponent off court in the first set but
after a short rain interruption was then forced to go toe-to-toe
with the Pole before winning the last five games.

LONDON (Reuters) – For a man with a passing resemblance to boxing great Muhammad Ali, France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga proved a consummate fighter as he recovered from a low blow to punch his way off the ropes and push Andy Murray hard in his Wimbledon semi-final on Friday.

The powerfully built Frenchman collapsed on Centre Court as he served for the third set in his 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-5 defeat, struck in the groin region by a thumping Murray shot while trying to duck and dive at the net.

LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) – For a man with a passing
resemblance to boxing great Muhammad Ali, France’s Jo-Wilfried
Tsonga proved a consummate fighter as he recovered from a low
blow to punch his way off the ropes and push Andy Murray hard in
his Wimbledon semi-final on Friday.

The powerfully built Frenchman collapsed on Centre Court as
he served for the third set in his 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-5 defeat,
struck in the groin region by a thumping Murray shot while
trying to duck and dive at the net.

LONDON (Reuters) – Roger Federer, written off by some as a waning force, soared back into orbit to beat defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3 on Friday and reach a record eighth Wimbledon final.

If it were not for the giant mechanical roof and the floodlit glow over Centre Court, Federer’s victory could have been a flashback to 2007 when he was at the peak of his powers and beat Rafa Nadal to win his fifth title.