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Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon before

semifinal with injury

(AP) — Rafael Nadal cause I have to pull out from in the final on Friday.
withdrew from Wimble- the tournament," Nadal said
don a day before he was during a news conference Kyrgios advanced to his first
supposed to play in the at the All England Club on final at a major tournament.
semifinals because of a Thursday. He will meet either Novak
torn abdominal muscle. Djokovic or Cam Norrie for
The 22-time Grand Slam the championship on Sun-
"Unfortunately, as you can champion was scheduled to day.
imagine, if I am here, it's be- face Nick Kyrgios for a berth

Pogačar wins 6th stage of Tour and takes yellow jersey

northern France — the lon- has worn yellow on the Tour dropped back and the advan-
gest of this year's Tour — after taking the lead on the tage was down to two min-
Pogačar pulled away in the 20th stage in 2020 and the utes with 50 kilometers to
sprint finish on the crest of eighth stage last year. go. Simmons couldn't keep
the Côte des Religieuses to up with Van Aert, who kept
take his first stage victory this Friday sees the Tour's first his lead stable at just over a
year ahead of David Gaudu mountain stage and a return minute with 25 kilometers
and Michael Matthews on to a place where the UAE remaining, but the Belgian
Thursday. Team Emirates rider made didn't have enough energy
his name. The 176-kilome- left to stay in front on the re-
Pogačar now leads the Tour ter seventh stage runs from peated climbs.
by four seconds ahead of Tomblaine to a summit fin-
American rider Neilson ish on La Planche des Belles Pogačar said he had thought
Powless, thanks to the bonus Filles, where he surged to Van Aert could take the stage
seconds based on stage plac- victory to take the yellow win on his own and credited
ings. jersey from fellow Slovenian his team's "incredibly good
(AP) — Tadej Pogačar is Primož Roglič in the penulti- job" getting him into position
back in the yellow jersey Asked about the prospect of Wout Van Aert was the leader mate stage in 2020. to fight for the stage win on
at the Tour de France. And being back in yellow, which heading into the stage and the uphill finish of the Côte
it's earlier than perhaps wasn't confirmed when he was the focus of attention Despite the imposing length des Religieuses.
even he expected. was speaking, Pogačar said in with a breakaway, but was of the stage, the pace was re-
televised comments that for caught with 11 kilometers lentlessly fast from the start. Van Aert had led since the
On the way to his wins in the now he was focused on the remaining. Van Aert dropped second stage Saturday, with a
2020 and 2021 Tours, Pogačar stage win and "anything else off on the hilly final section Van Aert, Quinn Simmons series of impressive rides and
took the yellow jersey in the is just a bonus." of the stage and eventually and Jakob Fuglsang broke a stage win along the way.
mountains, but on Thursday lost more than seven min- away and had a four-min- The Belgian will now swap
all he needed was the modest After an imposing sixth stage utes. ute gap to the peloton at his yellow jersey for green as
Côte des Religieuses hill in of nearly 220 kilometers (137 one stage, but were gradu- leader of the sprint classifica-
the border town of Longwy. miles) through Belgium and It's the earliest that Pogačar ally reeled back in. Fuglsang tion.

WNBA players union 'stands with' Griner after guilty plea

(AP) – Brittney Griner's tionally," her lawyer, Maria tion of Griner's accomplish- days have passed since my to compose herself several
guilty plea Thursday has Blagovolina, told reporters ments on and off the court wife has been able to speak times. "I'm frustrated my wife
not lessened the support the outside the court near Mos- with a call to action. to me, to our family and our is not going to get justice. I
Olympic gold medalist con- cow following the guilty plea. friends," Cherelle Griner said know you all are frustrated,
tinues to receive from her "One hundred thirty-nine during the rally, stopping too. That's why you're here."
WNBA peers. Griner, 31, was detained at
Moscow's Sheremetyevo
The Phoenix Mercury All- Airport while returning to
Star pleaded guilty to drug play basketball in Russia, and
possession charges on the police said they found vape
second day of her trial in a canisters containing cannabis
Russian court in a case that oil in her luggage.
could see her sentenced to
up to 10 years in prison. The The plea came a day after
chance of Griner being con- President Joe Biden had a
victed were considered ex- phone conversation with
tremely high before her plea. Griner's wife Cherelle during
which he told her that he is
Speaking through an inter- working to free the two-time
preter, Griner told the court Olympic gold medalists as
that she had no intention of soon as possible.
committing a crime and had
acted unintentionally because It also came after Griner's
she had packed for Moscow WNBA team held a public
in a hurry. The trial was then rally in support of the 6-foot-
adjourned until July 14. 9 center with several hun-
dred fans in attendance. The
Griner emphasized "that rally at the Footprint Center,
she had committed this act home of the Phoenix Mercu-
through negligence, uninten- ry and Suns, was part celebra-