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Another break for Struff
Follow live coverage from our team at SW19 with world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka leading Emma Raducanu in the third round under the roof Getty Images Day five at Wimbledon 2025 is wrapping up with women's world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka facing Britain's Emma Raducanu on Centre Court and so far it's been one of the matches of the tournament. Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz (2) is through to the fourth round, along with Americans Taylor Fritz (5) and Amanda Anisimova (13). But the upsets have continued with Madison Keys (6) eliminated. Follow along for the latest updates, analysis and reaction throughout the fifth day from our team at the All England Club in south-west London. Watch: BBC (UK), ESPN (U.S.); Get involved: live@ GO FURTHER Madison Keys latest Wimbledon seed to fall after grass masterclass from Laura Siegemund Getty Images Struff 1-6, *5-3 Alcaraz Just when it seemed like Alcaraz was in control of the match, Struff has stepped on the gas. He breaks Alcaraz's serve with a beautiful backhand and all of a sudden he's one game away from taking the second set! Getty Images In the women's singles, Elise Mertens (24), pictured, has won four games on the spin against Ukrainian Elina Svitolina (14). The Belgian is a double break up at 4-1, serving to make it 5-1 in the first set on No. 1 Court. A fine start. Plenty of American interest in today's women's doubles! Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Liudmila Samsonova (15) beat Alycia Parks and Camila Osorio 7-6(5), 6-4, with Quinn Gleason and partner Ingrid Martins outdone by Mirra Andreeva/Diana Shnaider (5), 7-5, 6-3. Elsewhere: Babos/Stefani (10) beat Panova/Guo, pictured, 7-6(3), 6-7(3), 6-3; Zhang/Alexandrova (14) beat Hozumi/Sutjiadi 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-2 beat Panova/Guo, pictured, 7-6(3), 6-7(3), 6-3; beat Hozumi/Sutjiadi 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-2 Italians Paolini/Errani (3) were shocked by Chan/Krejčíková, 6-3, 6-2; Dabrowski/Routliffe (2) beat Sönmez/P. Kudermetova 6-3, 6-3 On at the moment, Ostapenko/Hsieh (4) are at one set each against Kostyuk/Ruse, 5-7, 6-2, 0-0 in the third, with all-American pair Hailey Baptiste and Caty McNally 5-1 up in the second set after losing the first 1-6 against Siegemund/Haddad Maia (11). Caoimhe O'Neill/The Athletic It is Zac's first time at Wimbledon and Henry Patten and Olivia Nicholls have just made his day. The British duo just lost their mixed doubles match but when they came off court 17 they gave nine-year-old Zac a moment he will never forget. Patten handed him Nicholls' towel as a Wimbledon keepsake and signed his program too. 'It's my first time at Wimbledon and it feels really good to have this,' Zac said, already excited to share the news with his school friends. 'I got to watch loads of Brits play today and I got this. It's really cool.' Getty Images Struff 1-6, *2-2 Alcaraz Strong response for Struff after having his serve broken, returning the favor immediately. He hits a couple of nice shots, eventually forcing Alcaraz into a difficult stroke that does not make it over the net. Struff 1-6, 1-2* Alcaraz Struff has his serve broken as he rifles a backhand into the net, followed by a small fist-pump from Alcaraz. The No. 2 seed appears to be in firm control of this match at the moment. Getty Images Glad you asked. Top seeds Arévalo/Pavić beat Munar/Martinez 6-3, 6-2; Erler/Frantzen beat Doumbia/Reboul (11) 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-3 beat Munar/Martinez 6-3, 6-2; Erler/Frantzen beat 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-3 Brazilians Matos/Melo surprised Mektić/Venus (8) 7-6(3), 5-7, 7-6(6) 7-6(3), 5-7, 7-6(6) Krawietz/Pütz (3) defeated Romios/Seggerman 6-3, 7-6(3); Nouza/Rikl beat Cabral/Miedler 6-3, 7-6(9) defeated Romios/Seggerman 6-3, 7-6(3); Nouza/Rikl beat Cabral/Miedler 6-3, 7-6(9) Andreozzi/Demoliner got past Romboli/Smith 6-3, 6-4; Hijikata/Pel beat Americans Tracy/Cash 6-3, 6-7(5), 7-6(11) Getty Images How have things been going in the doubles today? Let's check in, firstly on the mixed doubles. American Withrow and Khromacheva beat Brit Glasspool and Olmos 6-3, 6-3 All-British pair Silva/Paris beat Schuurs/Arends 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5) U.S. player Lammons and Panova surprised seventh seeds Perez/Krawietz 7-6(2), 6-4 7-6(2), 6-4 American duo Melichar-Martinez/Harrison were beaten by Jiang/Bhambri, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(6) Coming up later: Wu/Doumbia vs. UK-U.S. pair Krawczyk/Skupski, and Brits Cash/Watson vs. Italians Vavassori/Errani (3) Struff 1-6, *0-0 Alcaraz He makes it look too easy sometimes. Alcaraz paints a serve down the line and all Struff can do is wave at it as the ball blazes by him. First set to Carlos! Getty Images Checking out the men's singles scores, with plenty of sets taken across the All England Club. Nuno Borges, smiling above, has taken the second set 6-4 against Karen Khachanov (17) after losing the first 7-6(6) and is a break up at 2-0 in the third. No wonder he's grinning. Nicolas Jarry leads João Fonseca at 6-3, 6-4, though Fonseca is ahead 4-1 in the third set. Kamil Majchrzak is up 6-3, 7-6(4), 1-0 on serve on Arthur Rinderknech, while Luciano Darderi fought back to take the third set 6-3 after losing the first two 6-4, 6-4 against Jordan Thompson. 2-1 to Thompson, on serve, in the fourth there. Getty Images Struff 1-5* Alcaraz Carlos Alcaraz is rolling already. He lobs a shot towards the back of the court and Struff cannot get enough velocity on the return to will it over the net. Alcaraz is now a game away from winning the first set in under 30 minutes. Impressive work from these Wimbledon fashionistas. Let's see if The Athletic can procure a giant strawberry costume on expenses (pictorial evidence to follow hopefully...). Alcaraz 2-1* Struff Carlos Alcaraz, the second seed, is underway against unseeded German Jan-Lennard Struff on Centre Court. Alcaraz leads 2-1 on serve so far. Getty Images FINAL: Bellucci 6-7(7), 4-6, 3-6 Norrie The crowd at Wimbledon gives Norrie a standing ovation as he reaches match point. After a brief volley, this match fittingly ends with an unforced error by Bellucci. Loud applause rains down on Norrie as he advances to the fourth round of the tournament. Caoimhe O'Neill/The Athletic After saving a number of match points (so many I lost count) British duo Olivia Nicholls and Henry Patten finally succumbed in straight sets against American Asia Muhammad and Argentine Andrés Molteni (6-3, 6-4). The match was held on court 17 where every now and then a ball seemed to pop out towards the walkway between No. 1 Court and Centre Court. The same place former Real Madrid and Wales player Gareth Bale has just been spotted. Now there's someone who can strike a ball out of the ground. Bellucci 6-7(7), 4-6, *3-5 Norrie Bellucci has no margin for error and he played like it in that game, staving off defeat by breaking Norrie's serve. Can he battle his way back into this match? Bellucci 6-7(7), 4-6, 1-4* Norrie This has turned into a very impressive performance from Cameron Norrie. He just hit a drop shot that Bellucci could only stare at as he breaks serve again and is now just two games away from winning this match in straight sets. Getty Images Let's take a look at the scores around the courts in the men's singles. Jordan Thompson leads Luciano Darderi by two sets, 6-4, 6-4, though he trails 3-1 in the third, with Darderi serving to make it 4-1. Karen Khachanov (17) won the first-set tiebreak 7-6(6) against Nuno Borges, but is a break down at 1-2* in the second. João Fonseca, seemingly performing a Michael Jackson dance move in the picture above, trails Nicolas Jarry 3-6, 4-5*, with Jarry serving for the second set. Kamil Majchrzak and Arthur Rinderknech are locked at 5-5 in the second after the Pole took the first set 6-3.
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Did Deion Sanders Make ESPN's List of Best NFL Draft Picks?
Did Deion Sanders Make ESPN's List of Best NFL Draft Picks? originally appeared on Athlon Sports. ESPN recently released a list of 'The best NFL draft pick ever at every slot from No. 1 to 262.' As expected, the best of the best were featured with a few surprises. Advertisement However, one name expected to be part of the greatest was on the list. Deion Sanders was given the title of best No. 5 pick in NFL history. The Colorado Buffaloes coach beat out a few all-time talent to be considered as the GOAT pick for the Atlanta Falcons. While there are a few inaccuracies with the list, ESPN's Ben Solak did an outstanding job putting it all together. Here was the reasoning behind his analysis. I know this because I've spent the past month or so looking at every draft pick since the common draft era began (1967) and using the modern seven-round format (Nos. 1-262) to answer that very question: Who was the best player taken at this draft slot? Plenty of "Oh, I remember him!" moments ... and plenty of impossible decisions. How I went about things: I took "best" to mean some combination of "most talented" and "most successful." As is always the challenge in debating the bestness of football players, any argument that exclusively looks at Super Bowl wins and All-Pro nods is insufficient and lacks context. Similarly, any argument that leans solely on individual player stats and film impressions is lacking as well. I generally tried to use historical accolades to contextualize career-long production. Peak season performance and single-season record-setting also mattered to me; this isn't just a measure of who played the longest but also who played ... well, the best. And of course, rings matter because rings always matter. But there's no formula here. There's my read on each pick, levied as fairly as I could make it. Disagreement is expected. In order to be the best draft pick, you kind of have to play for the team that drafted you. I only used this rule to the water's edge -- I'm not dumb enough to knock Brett Favre because he was drafted by the Falcons. But when it came to splitting hairs, the spirit of the exercise implies that the player was talented and the team that drafted him was successful because of the pick. Lifers for one franchise got an edge over career journeymen. There isn't a bump for QB value (unless it was inescapable). Again, the specifics of the exercise established a guardrail. Is "best draft pick" the same as "most valuable draft pick?" If that feels like a pointless distinction, understand that I had to make it in order to solve several ties. I'm interested in finding the best player regardless of position, which means that safeties can beat quarterbacks, and guards can beat pass rushers. Only in cases of the blatantly obvious (see: Purdy, Brock) did I let the expanded impact of the quarterback position affect my choice. I am 28 years old. I did my best with the stars of the 1970s and 1980s, but please do not interpret any mischaracterizations of the historical GOATs as ageist propaganda. When I'm being deliberately anti-throwbacks, I'll make it very clear, I promise Related: Nike Pays Homage to Deion Sanders' Untouchable 'Double Play' Feat Sanders went fifth overall in 1989 NFL Draft. He was 'Prime Time' for a reason and lived up to that nickname during his illustrious career Advertisement 'It's a loaded fifth pick (Junior Seau, LaDainian Tomlinson, Jalen Ramsey and Ja'Marr Chase), but Sanders gets the nod for his unique place as a two-way player (not to mention his two rings — one of which came in his Defensive Player of the Year season — and his six first-team All-Pro appearances),' Solak writes. 'Does he also get a bump for providing excellent return on a sixth-round draft pick in the MLB draft? Who's to say?' Related: Lil Wayne Sees Deion Sanders During Trip to Texas Amid Growing Health Concerns Nobody can argue about Sanders' place on this list. He's one of the greatest athletes on the face of the planet with a mark in not only the NFL, but MLB as well. During his Prime (no pun intended), Sanders could've played in the NBA for the Atlanta Hawks and was giving an opportunity to try out in the early 90s. This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 4, 2025, where it first appeared.
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Red Wings forward announces shock NHL retirement at age 28
A hard-working forward who played a long time for the Arizona Coyotes before joining the Detroit Red Wings, along with a one-game Columbus Blue Jackets cameo, has called it quits on his NHL career. And he's done it quite early, at age 28. Advertisement Christian Fischer revealed to The Athletic's Max Bultman that he has chosen to retire rather than seek a new contract in unrestricted free agency. "Over the last couple years, I think I just look at my life and what makes me happy, and being around family and kind of my life in Scottsdale," Fischer told The Athletic. "... In the end, I'm very thankful for the career I had, but just personally I think I know it's time for a new chapter in my life." Fischer played 46 games as a fourth-line forward in 2024-25, with 45 of those games for Detroit. MORE: Hurricanes goalie leaving to play in Russia for KHL powerhouse Advertisement He had just seven points, but as recently as two seasons ago, he had 27 points. Fischer closes his NHL career having played in 523 games, scoring 62 goals and dishing out 75 assists. He also had 978 hits in his career. Fischer entered the NHL as a second-round pick by the Coyotes in 2015, and he lasted a decade in pro hockey. "If you told me that when I was 10 years old, 'You're going to play 500 games in the NHL,' I would be the happiest kid you've ever seen," Fischer told The Athletic. MORE NHL NEWS:
