Category: Sports

Czech 11th seed beats 45-year-old 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 to reach second round ‘I love playing,’ says 2000 and 2001 champion at Flushing Meadows On an unforgettable evening in New York, Venus Williams offered yet another demonstration of her perpetual greatness as she battled into the night with Karolína Muchová, making...

Australian Open champion beaten by Renata Zarazúa World No 6 suffers string of errors in loss One of the main home hopes at the US Open has suffered an early exit from the tournament after Madison Keys lost in the first round on Monday. There were early signs the world...

New Zealand 54-8 Spain Black Ferns await news on Leti-I’iga and Olsen-Baker New Zealand are up and running in their Rugby World Cup defence with a big win against Spain, but the victory was marred by injuries to Kaipo Olsen-Baker, who was helped off the pitch with a suspected ankle...

Can the Gunners follow up last season’s stunning Champions League success by ending Chelsea’s WSL dominance? Guardian writers’ predicted position: 1st (NB: this is not necessarily Suzanne Wrack’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 2nd Continue reading...

Just seeing the first Brazil team to reach a Rugby World Cup was enough for fans as South Africa roared to 66-6 win In certain other sports, Brazil’s absence from any World Cup tournament would be regarded as downright bizarre. It’s not quite like that in rugby, and their women’s...

Visma-Lease a Bike rider left bloodied by spill in the rain Dane recovers to pip Ciccone on mountain finish Jonas Vingegaard finished strongly to win the mountainous second stage of the Vuelta a España on Sunday, emphasising his status as the general classification favourite in the absence of Tadej Pogacar...

Manager could not guarantee he would remain at club Hudson-Odoi grabs equaliser in 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace Nuno Espírito Santo could not guaran­tee that he will remain as Nottingham Forest’s manager after the end of the transfer window as he prepares to meet with the owner, Evangelos Marinakis, this...

Hill Dickinson Stadium has a debut to remember with awestruck supporters hoping it can help the club step into a successful era As the old song goes, Everton are a football club that know well their history. But now, finally, the future is here. If Goodison Park was a temple...

Richarlison and Martín Zubimendi are changing things up at Spurs and Arsenal while Graham Potter needs to get ugly Ruben Amorim has been a highly successful Manchester United manager against continental opposition and promoted Premier League clubs. He’s been respectable against the top teams in England, with a win at...

Englishman hits final round 68 to win by three shots Patrick Cantley and Russell Henley tie for second It was not Patrick Cantlay, Russell Henley, Scottie Scheffler or any other golfer that Tommy Fleetwood had to battle with at the Tour Championship. Instead, the Englishman had to see off the...