Britain’s No 1 was outpointed when her opponent raised her game but showed why she merits the hype and spotlight that surrounds her It’s a little after 8pm by the time the first ball is tossed. Karen Khachanov has just beaten Nuno Borges on No 3 Court and so even...
‘I won’t be going anywhere’: George Russell adamant he will stay at Mercedes
Russell confident of new contract amid Verstappen links Mayer to stand against Ben Sulayem for FIA presidency George Russell believes he “won’t be going anywhere” and is likely to have a new contract confirmed with Mercedes as he played down suggestions that he could lose his seat to Max Verstappen....
Russians absent from world chess top 10 for first time since official lists began
A poor outing from Ian Nepomniachtchi brought up an unlikely first but Serjey Karjakin made a strong comeback at Blitz last week It would have been inconceivable in the glory days of the Soviet chess empire. For the first time since 1971 when Fide, the world chess body, began publishing...
Senseless death of Diogo Jota will not stop us celebrating what he brought life | Barney Ronay
His loved ones’ lives are changed for ever and at one level this is not a sports story. But Jota’s footballing talent, heart and will should be cherished, amid the grief Bad moon, bad times and a river that will be overflowing for some time yet. It is impossible not...
Women’s Euro 2025: five-star Spain lay down marker before Germany enter fray – live
Denmark face Sweden before Germany take on Poland Player guide | David Squires’ wallchart | Mail Emillia You can keep up to date with the race for the Euro 2025 Golden Boot here: Following last night’s 4-0 win over Portugal, Spain midfielder Mariona Caldentey said: “Obviously, going 4-0 up at...
Pedro Neto may miss Chelsea’s Club World Cup quarter-final after friend Jota’s death
Enzo Maresca says Neto will make decision if he is ready Portuguese teammates won Nations League last month Enzo Maresca said that he will let Pedro Neto decide if he is ready to face Palmeiras after Chelsea excused the winger from training following the death of his friend and international...
The Tour de France’s version of VAR? Get ready for yellow card controversy
Aggressive, dangerous or unsporting behaviour will be subject to review, as will ‘anything that arouses suspicion’ The 2025 Tour de France could see yellow cards issued for bad behaviour by riders thanks to cycling’s answer to football’s VAR. Every touch of shoulders, switch of wheels, dramatic acceleration and multilingual insult...
‘We’ll find another way’: England still believe they can fight back to defeat India
England trail India by 510 runs after second day of Test Assistant coach Patel: ‘There’s a lot of cricket to go’ England may have dragged themselves from the field at the end of day two 510 runs behind, but they also ended it declaring their absolute belief that this is...
Emma Raducanu confronts top-five struggles before Sabalenka showdown
British No 1 has poor record against top-seeded players ‘Playing slam champions … it’s a different ball game’ Hours after Emma Raducanu’s latest convincing defeat by Iga Swiatek just a few weeks ago at the French Open, the 22-year-old was understandably still seething. Once again, she had given herself an...
Jack Draper knocked out of Wimbledon by inspired comeback kid Marin Cilic
Britain’s mens No 1 Draper beaten 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 4-6 Cilic previously reached Wimbledon finals, losing in 2017 The question that sprang into Jack Draper’s mind after this chastening defeat was simple: how did Andy Murray do it? Draper, the new hope of British men’s tennis, had come into these...