Sports News Roundup: Soccer-Man City sign Dutchwoman Roord from Wolfsburg; Tennis-Pegula races to second-round victory over Spain's Bucsa and more

Fan favourite Richardson had lost her place at the Tokyo Olympics after a positive cannabis test and failed to qualify for last year's world championships but showed she was determined to get it right this time in Eugene, Oregon. Tennis-Bencic rallies past Collins into Wimbledon third round Swiss 14th seed Belinda Bencic battled from a set and a break down to send American Danielle Collins tumbling out of Wimbledon on Thursday with a 3-6 6-4 7-6(10-2) victory that earned her a third-round meeting with Poland's Magda Linette.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Soccer-Man City sign Dutchwoman Roord from Wolfsburg

Manchester City have signed Dutch midfielder Jill Roord from VfL Wolfsburg on a three-year deal, the Women's Super League side said on Thursday. The 26-year-old, who has been capped 86 times and won the 2017 Women's Euros, played for Arsenal from 2019-2021 and said she was excited to return to England.

Tennis-Pegula races to second-round victory over Spain's Bucsa

American fourth seed Jessica Pegula overcame a second-set wobble to dispatch Cristina Bucsa, ranked 74 places below her, 6-1 6-4 on her way to the third round at Wimbledon on Thursday. The Florida-based Pegula made a business-like job of wrapping up the first set before Bucsa, 25, had really settled.

Soccer-Australia, NZ cleared to fly Indigenous flags at Women's World Cup

Global soccer governing body FIFA has agreed to requests from Australia and New Zealand to display Indigenous flags at the Women's World Cup, the co-hosts said on Friday. The Australian Aboriginal flag and the Torres Strait Islander flag will be on display at all 35 matches across Australia, with the Māori flag, known as 'Tino Rangatiratanga', to feature at all 29 matches in New Zealand.

Tennis-Murray tantalisingly poised, Broady stuns Ruud as Wimbledon heats up

Andy Murray left a baying Centre Court crowd on tenterhooks as he moved within a set of beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in a late-night Wimbledon thriller to conclude a day in which less-heralded Briton Liam Broady scored a huge shock on Thursday. The 36-year-old twice former champion, who plays with a partly metal hip joint, rolled back the years to lead 6-7(3) 7-6(2) 6-4 when play was stopped with the 11pm curfew looming.

Tennis-Big-serving Zverev powers past Dutch qualifier Brouwer

Germany's Alexander Zverev fired 20 aces past Dutch qualifier Gijs Brouwer to move into the Wimbledon second round with a hard-earned 6-4 7-6(4) 7-6(5) win on Thursday. The 19th seed did not have an easy tournament start against the world number 153, whose own first serve percentage matched that of Zverev, and with the German getting just two break opportunities in total in the first two sets.

Athletics-Richardson dominates and Coleman cruises in 100m heats at US Championships

Sha'Carri Richardson kicked off her U.S. championships with the best performance of her career on Thursday by winning the opening 100m heat in a world-leading 10.71 seconds, while Christian Coleman cruised through on the men's side in 9.95. Fan favourite Richardson had lost her place at the Tokyo Olympics after a positive cannabis test and failed to qualify for last year's world championships but showed she was determined to get it right this time in Eugene, Oregon.

Tennis-Bencic rallies past Collins into Wimbledon third round

Swiss 14th seed Belinda Bencic battled from a set and a break down to send American Danielle Collins tumbling out of Wimbledon on Thursday with a 3-6 6-4 7-6(10-2) victory that earned her a third-round meeting with Poland's Magda Linette. Former Australian Open runner-up Collins powered through the opening set in 43 minutes and broke early in the second to take control of the contest on Court Two, as Olympic champion Bencic struggled to make her opportunities count.

Tennis-Djokovic and Wawrinka renew age-old rivalry for first time on grass

Novak Djokovic will play Stan Wawrinka for the 27th time in a storied rivalry when they clash on Friday but surprisingly they have never played each other on grass, let alone at Wimbledon. The two faced off for the first time in the 2006 Croatia Open final when Djokovic retired with breathing issues and, though the Serbian has dominated in the years since with a 20-6 record, some old wounds have still not healed.

Soccer-Spain's Azpilicueta joins Atletico Madrid as free agent

Atletico Madrid have signed Spain defender Cesar Azpilicueta on a one-year deal as a free agent, the LaLiga side said on Thursday following his departure from Chelsea after 11 seasons. Azpilicueta has joined Atletico after the Premier League club agreed to let him go with 12 months left on his contract.

Tennis-Murray's night-time drama ends on a Wimbledon cliff-hanger

If guts and grit win grand slam titles just hand the Wimbledon trophy to Andy Murray right now. Of course it doesn’t work like that though and the Scot must come back on Friday to earn a spot in the third round after an epic battle with Greek powerhouse Stefanos Tsitsipas was halted with the clock approaching 11pm local time on Thursday.