McLaren teammates in two-horse race for F1 title Team principal backs Norris to triumph at Silverstone Lando Norris has urged fans at Silverstone not to cast his McLaren teammate and world championship rival, Oscar Piastri, as a villain at Sunday’s British Grand Prix. Norris won the Austrian GP in Spielberg...
Brain fade sees basketball player dunk in his own net to trigger double-overtime defeat
Amadou Seini scores in Australia’s basket at U19 World Cup Cameroon were six points up with less than a minute left Australia’s brightest men’s basketball prospects, including the younger brother of an NBA star, survived a double-overtime thriller to record their first victory 101-96 at the Fiba Under-19 World Cup...
Farewell tradition, hello robots: Wimbledon adjusts to life without line judges
After 147 years, the championships are using an AI system for greater accuracy but some fans prefer the old ‘drama’ Sometimes progress registers simply as absence, and so it was on the opening day of Wimbledon this year when the pursuit of greater accuracy led to the disappearance of the...
Manchester City knocked out of Club World Cup as Al-Hilal strike twice in extra time
Last 16: Manchester City 3-4 Al-Hilal (aet) Leonardo goal sets up quarter-final against Fluminense What a last-16 tie, what a triumph for Al-Hilal, what crushing disappointment for Manchester City who, as the contest aged, gradually lost shape and tempo and crumpled in this shock of the Club World Cup. The...
Queues and winning Raducanu make Wimbledon feel even more British than usual
Seven inspired wins, David Beckham in the royal box and 10,000 fans at Wimbledon Park meant a memorable start to SW19 It might sound implausible, but this was a day where Wimbledon, that most quintessential of British sporting institutions, felt even more British than usual. The queues were lengthy, the...
Carlos Alcaraz escapes first-round scare as Fabio Fognini tests his limits
Reigning champion wins 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 Spaniard: ‘I was really nervous at the beginning’ Carlos Alcaraz said he was proud to have squeezed into the second round after struggling with his nerves and the heat on Centre Court during his dramatic five-set win against Fabio Fognini on...
From Russo to Katoto: six contenders to be top scorer at Euro 2025
We pick half a dozen contenders to lead the scoring charts in Switzerland, from the WSL Golden Boot winner to France’s formidable finisher Russo is coming into this tournament in the form of her career. Her 12 goals in the Women’s Super League played an integral role in the Gunners’...
Quel triomphe! Tour de France celebrates 50 years of finishes on Champs-Élysées
From LeMond’s astonishing comeback to Cavendish’s four victories, the final dash up the great avenue is now part of race folklore It is impossible now to conceive of the Tour de France without two things: the race leader’s yellow jersey and the finale on the Champs-Élysées, a spectacle that is...
Emma Raducanu relishes Wimbledon return despite no great expectations
Tough draw, injury and off-court matters mean British No 1 is not looking far beyond first-round match with Mimi Xu Being Emma Raducanu is not the easiest task. For all the positives that come with achieving fame early, as she did after her stunning US Open triumph as an 18-year-old...
Harry Kane sinks Flamengo to set up Bayern Munich’s Club World Cup tie with PSG
Last 16: Flamengo 2-4 Bayern Munich Gerson 33, Jorginho 55pen; Pulgar 6og, Kane 9 73, Goretzka 41 A World Cup is a better place for the Brazilians, but this one has lost two in 24 hours. The day after Botafogo fell to Palmerias, Flamengo departed too, cut down by Harry...