American stuns world No 1 with 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) victory Sinner beats Norrie 6-2, 7-5 and calls for schedule change Hailey Baptiste ended Aryna Sabalenka’s title defence in Madrid on Tuesday and halted the world No 1’s 15-match winning streak with a 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) quarter-final victory to...
Ultramarathon swimmer sets record pace over 55km in crocodile-filled Australian river
Andy Donaldson completes journey in WA’s Ord River in under 12 hours British-Australian athlete says risk of wildlife is always ‘nerve-racking’ Andy Donaldson and his team were aware of the dangers that lay ahead, but just in case a reminder was needed, a huge 2.5-metre freshwater crocodile waiting at the...
All World Cup teams poised for tax exemption after Fifa talks with US treasury
Teams should now be exempt from US federal taxes Many will still have to pay US state and city tax Fifa is poised to secure a last-minute tax exemption for all 48 World Cup qualifiers after intensive negotiations with the US treasury. After months of lobbying Fifa has secured a...
‘I will love it. Love it’: 30 years on from Kevin Keegan’s infamous rant
The then Newcastle manager’s on-air blast at Sir Alex Ferguson remains a classic Premier League moment Premier League history is littered with red letter days and Monday 29 April 1996 will for ever rank among the most memorable. Thirty years on, recollections of the aftermath of Newcastle’s 1-0 victory at...
Giuliano Simeone follows in father’s footsteps to his Atlético destiny
Youngest son of Diego Simeone has had to earn his chance but is now making the most of it at the Metropolitano At the beginning of the final training session before their biggest game in a decade, Atlético Madrid’s players lined up by the centre circle at the Metropolitano and...
‘The best match I have coached’: Luis Enrique thrilled by PSG’s 5-4 win over Bayern Munich
A record nine goals in semi-final first leg ‘We fought and we’re back in the tie,’ says Harry Kane Luis Enrique called it “the best match I have ever coached”. Vincent Kompany called it “unbelievable”. Marquinhos said it was “crazy”. Harry Kane took a different tack, choosing instead to praise...
Sam Neill announces he is cancer-free after taking part in Australian clinical trial: ‘I’m very, very excited’
Jurassic Park actor is advocating for CAR T-cell therapy, which he underwent as part of a clinical trial, to be rolled out for blood cancer patients across Australia Sam Neill has announced he is now cancer-free after undergoing a new treatment when chemotherapy stopped working on his stage-three blood cancer....
Witcher 3 director’s Blood of Dawnwalker launches September 3 with steep system requirements
Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, a writer and quest designer on CD Projekt Red's first two Witcher games who went on to direct the award-winning Witcher 3, has spent the past several years building an original RPG at his new studio, Rebel Wolves. While the game resembles the director's prior fantasy series in......