Category: Sports

Glaring errors around Pavlyuchenkova’s match have not been an exception in first year of system’s use at SW19 When the Wimbledon organisers announced last year that electronic line-calling would replace line judges for the first time at the Championships this year, plenty of criticism could have been anticipated. Some people...

Trailing 8-0 at half-time, the third-placed visitors scored 14 unanswered points to close the gap to the top two Every win results in the same amount of points and every round in Super League has the same level of ­importance attached to it. But as the Leeds players punched the...

The last-gasp escape against Fiji revealed areas of concern for Joe Schmidt as he prepares to name squad for series The Wallabies know they aren’t expected to beat the formidable British & Irish Lions in the first Test in Brisbane in less than two weeks. Their performance in Newcastle on...

Captain was bamboozled by Jadeja’s bowling before falling to Washington Sundar in crushing second Test loss to India It was raining hard in Birmingham on Sunday morning. A weight of great black clouds broke over the city while it was feeling its way into the day. On the streets people...

Dutchman wins Stage Two from defending champion Van der Poel: ‘It was a nervous day again’ Mathieu van der Poel won stage two of the 2025 Tour de France into Boulogne-sur-Mer for Alpecin-­Deceuninck, claiming the race lead from his teammate Jasper Philipsen after a quick succession of short climbs inside...

Majority of leading names selected by Andy Farrell for Canberra game First-choice pairing of Finn Russell and Jamison Gibson-Park reunited Andy Farrell has picked his strongest British & Irish Lions combination so far for his squad’s penultimate fixture before they take on Australia in Brisbane next week. The majority of...

Iceland will be leaving the party early but, following some initial wobbles, the hosts are still going strong. After losing their tournament opener to Norway, Switzerland ultimately settled a nation’s nerves thanks to a combination of smart ­substitutions on Pia Sundhage’s part and some excellent play from ­Manchester City’s Iman...

Anyone can ask any question of the players, leading to absurd inquiries, but it can sometimes serve a useful purpose To spend even a little time at Wimbledon is to drown in the sheer scale of things. This is a place of mind-boggling numbers: the 40 miles of racket string,...

Briton Sonay Kartal loses to Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in clash marred by technological failure Wimbledon organisers have apologised after the electronic line-calling system was turned off in error at a crucial moment in Sonay Kartal’s match on Centre Court. The British No 3’s opponent, the 34-year-old Russian veteran Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova,...

Piastri fumes at controversial stewards decision Norris: ‘Being on top at your home race is very special’ Lando Norris said his maiden victory at the British Grand Prix was everything he had dreamed of and a special moment to savour at his home race. However, his furious McLaren teammate, Oscar...