Alex de Minaur could not be deflected by either rain showers or a determined compatriot as he began his assault on Wimbledon’s grass citadel with a straight sets victory.
Vincenzo Montella hailed Turkey’s spirit in overcoming a highly fancied Austria side and booking a place in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals. The manager also admitted he had wiped “a horrible stain” from his career, banishing the ghosts of a…
The king is dead. Long live the ki … well, not exactly. Not yet. But on the day that Andy Murray announced he had played his last singles match at Wimbledon, Jack Draper stepped in to give the Centre Court crowd – and a primetime BBC One…
2 min 14 sec: Baumgartner nearly equalises immediately with a fierce daisycutter from 25 yards that beats Günok all ends up and whistles inches past the left-hand post! This is an astonishing start to the game!
Jimmy Anderson gave England a glimpse of what they will be missing when he is put out to pasture after next week’s Lord’s Test, taking seven wickets for 35 for Lancashire against Nottinghamshire – the best bowling figures in the County…
Andy Murray pulled out of the singles but there were wins for Cam Norrie, Jack Draper and Katie Boulter, while defending champion Marketa Vondrousova lost to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
For all his positivity in the Wimbledon buildup, until Novak Djokovic set foot on the match court, with its related stress and pressure, he was not entirely sure how his knee would hold up on the grass. The 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Vit…
Twelve months after writing her name in Wimbledon history, Marketa Vondrousova made history of a different sort on Tuesday when she was defeated in the first round by Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, a Spaniard who had never won a grand slam match…
Chelsea are poised to sign the England right-back Lucy Bronze and the Spain youth international midfielder Júlia Bartel, both from Barcelona on free transfers.
Britain is guaranteed to have at least one representative in the third round of the women’s singles after Katie Boulter and Harriet Dart, the country’s current No 1 and No 2 respectively, recorded straight-sets victories here on Tuesday to…
At 31, Fabian Hürzeler, the Premier League’s youngest permanent head coach, is fulfilling a long-term ambition. “It’s always been the target,” he said when unveiled at Brighton’s training complex on Tuesday. “It’s important in life to…
Tadej Pogacar took victory in the first mountain stage of the 2024 Tour de France, from Pinerolo to Valloire, after out-climbing defending Tour champion, Jonas Vingegaard, at stage four’s summit of the Col du Galibier.
Chelsea have signed Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Leicester for around £30m. The 25-year-old has agreed a six-year contract at Stamford Bridge and is reunited with Enzo Maresca, having worked with the Italian at the King Power Stadium this…
Belgium had just lost late on to France in the Round of 16 at Euro 2024 when Kevin De Bruyne was asked by a journalist whether it hurt that Belgian's 'golden generation' had never reached a major final. De Bruyne appeared annoyed at the…
Andy Murray’s Wimbledon singles career has come to an end after he was unable to sufficiently recover from the back surgery he underwent 10 days ago. Murray first played at Wimbledon in 2005 and won two of his three grand slam titles there…
Arsenal have signed the World Cup-winning Spain forward Mariona Caldentey from Barcelona on a free transfer. The 28-year-old had a 10-year spell at Barcelona during which she won 25 trophies, including three Champions Leagues, the third of…
Andy Murray 19-year Wimbledon singles career has come to an end after a back injury forced him to withdraw from the men’s draw at his final championships on the morning of his scheduled first round match on Tuesday.
Cristiano Ronaldo reacted to shedding tears during Portugal’s Euro 2024 game against Slovenia and then scoring a penalty in the shootout victory by calling them “inexplicable moments”. Ronaldo was cast in the role of villain after missing…
The US were eliminated from the Copa América with a 1-0 loss to Uruguay on Monday night, a defeat that will increase pressure on US Soccer to remove coach Gregg Berhalter before a World Cup on home soil in 2026.