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Great Britain & Ireland rally in singles, stun U.S. to win Walker CupJosh Hill hit a bunker shot to 3 feet and birdied the 18th hole to win his singles match and secure Great Britain & Ireland's upset of the United States in the Walker Cup on Sunday at Lahinch Golf Club in Ireland.,The 22-year-old Englishman defeated Tyler Watts -- ranked No. 2 in the World Amateur G...

WBC roundup: Cuba starts strong in defeat of ColombiaAriel Martinez and Erisbel Arruebarrena each homered as Cuba got off to a hot start and coasted to a 7-4 win over Colombia in Pool A play of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at San Juan, Puerto Rico.,Martinez and Arruebarrena plated four runs on their first-inning home runs, which staked Cuba (2...

Kyle Schwarber provides muscle as US routs Great Britain at WBCKyle Schwarber hit the tie-breaking two-run homer in the fifth inning on Saturday night for the United States, which overcame a slow start to beat Great Britain 9-1 in World Baseball Classic Pool B play in Houston.,Gunnar Henderson capped the five-run fifth for Team USA, which improved to 2-0 headin...

Slovakia upends Great Britain, advances to Billie Jean King Cup final

Slovakia advanced to face Italy in the Billie Jean King Cup finals by rallying to defeat Great Britain 2-1 on Tuesday in Malaga, Spain.,Emma Raducanu of Great Britain swept Viktoria Hruncakova 6-4 6-4, and Rebecca Sramkova lost her first set to Katie Boulter, putting Slovakia's backs against the wal...

Great Britain advances to face Slovakia at Billie Jean King Cup semis

Great Britain's Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter defeated Canada's Rebecca Marino and Leylah Fernandez, respectively, on Sunday to advance to the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Malaga, Spain.,Raducanu won 6-0, 7-5 to lead things off before Boulter followed with a 6-2, 6-4 win to ous...

Poland, Great Britain advance to Billie Jean King Cup quarters

Iga Swiatek and Magda Linette won singles matches to lead Poland to a 2-0 victory over host Spain on Friday to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals of the Billie Jean King Cup.,Great Britain also advanced with a 2-0 victory over Germany at Malaga, Spain. Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter won singles mat...

Elise Christie's Olympics Were Another Nightmare<em></em>

Last week, British short track speed skater Elise Christie crashed out of the 500m race and finished fourth in an event she holds the world record, adding another disappointing finish to an Olympic career that’s been waylaid by an avalanche of bad luck. Christie was distraught after her fourth strai...

Elise Christie's Suspicious Short Track Crash Is As Frustrating As It Gets

British speed skater Elise Christie is one of the fastest women in the world on the short track, and she’s probably the most likely athlete to win a gold medal for Team GB in Pyeongchang. She owns the world record in the 500-meter, has a pair of World Championship gold medals, and has won several Eu...