On the 50th anniversary of the first Tour finish on the Champs-Élysées, we could be in for a cliffhanger finish The climbs of Mont Cassel and Le Mont Noir won’t be enough to split the peloton, so this is almost guaranteed to be a bunch sprint, unless it gets windy....
Max Verstappen reportedly in advanced talks with Mercedes over blockbuster move
Dutch driver’s camp believed to have made first move Sky Italy say deal ‘close’ with Mercedes yet to make call Max Verstappen’s future with Red Bull is under scrutiny with reports that talks about a move to Mercedes have intensified in the buildup to this weekend’s British Grand Prix. Speculation...
‘Like a kid in a sweet shop’: Brailsford back calling shots at Ineos Grenadiers
Former team principal will be present at Tour de France John Allert says 61-year-old ‘a not-so-secret weapon’ Dave Brailsford has returned to a leading role at Ineos Grenadiers on the eve of the 2025 Tour de France, calling the shots on team selection and performance objectives, barely a month after...
Women’s Euro 2025: favourites Spain enter fray after Swiss slip on opening night – live
All the latest news and reaction from Switzerland Email Will | Interactive player guide | Wallchart Ryan Mason has his permanent job as a head coach at West Brom. Ben Fisher went along to have a chat with him about what he plans to do at the Championship club. Mason...
Raducanu revels in Centre Court joy after ‘one of the best matches I’ve played’
Victory against Vondrousova sets up Sabalenka tie Raducanu: ‘I’m just so happy to have that level’ Emma Raducanu has described her stellar second-round victory over Marketa Vondrousova at Wimbledon as one of the best matches she has played in a long time as she set up a highly anticipated meeting...
‘Most special day of my life’: world No 733 Tarvet enjoys limelight in Alcaraz defeat
Briton beaten in Wimbledon second round 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 ‘I had chances that gave me confidence I was competing’ As a script it surely would have been rejected by Hollywood for being too outlandish. A 21-year-old British student, who has never played on the main tennis tour before, suddenly finds...
England’s Woakes laments ‘frustrating’ marginal decisions going India’s way
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Karun Nair handed reprieves Day one of second Test ‘could have been so different’ England started the second Test just as they had the first, by winning the toss and putting India in to bat. The plan was to make inroads before the last, vague vestige of...
Owen Farrell in line for Lions call-up to Australia after Elliot Daly arm injury
Daly suffered suspected broken arm against Reds Farrell, 33, would feature in fourth Lions tour Andy Farrell is understood to be on the verge of calling up his son Owen to join the British & Irish Lions squad in Australia as a replacement for Elliot Daly who is set to...
Wimbledon diary: anyone for air-con? Don’t bank on finding much ice at SW19
Fans and ballkids find novel ways of beating the heat as temperatures hit 34C and leading female players dismiss merits of five-setters With temperatures on day two hitting a high of 34C, the sun belted down on the grounds with little respite. Organisers have put preventive measures in place to...
Talisman Stokes at Edgbaston evokes Flintoff’s 2005 impact – but he is due a score
England team hang on their captain’s every word but he is on his longest run of Tests without a century A day out from the second Test against India at Edgbaston and Andrew Flintoff was dog-sticking to England’s batters in the nets, his very presence bringing memories of 20 years...