British No 1 ‘feeling so much better’ after tonsillitis Draper will be seeded No 4 this year at Wimbledon Jack Draper says he is feeling refreshed before Wimbledon after his bout of tonsillitis and is determined to make Centre Court his own as he prepares for his first championships at...
Tennis chiefs lobby gambling firms to close accounts of those abusing female players
Report finds 40% of online abuse came from gamblers WTA and ITF meeting companies to establish new terms Tennis authorities are lobbying gambling firms to close the betting accounts of punters found to have sent abusive messages to female players, with one American gaming company this week already warning its...
Chess: Carlsen finally achieves 2900 rating as Niemann aims to be Las Vegas party pooper
The world No 1 abandoned his attempts to reach the round number at classical chess in 2023, but achieved it this week on the first Freestyle rating list For years the world No 1, Magnus Carlsen, tried to achieve a 2900 classical rating but he always peaked 10-20 points short...
European Under-21s: 10 standout players at the tournament in Slovakia
The Germany v England final on Saturday brings together two stars in Nick Woltemade and Harvey Elliott By WhoScored Nick Woltemade enjoyed a solid season for VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga, scoring 12 times and providing two assists. He really came alive in the DFB-Pokal; Stuttgart won the cup and...
Erling Haaland hits 300th goal in Manchester City rout of Juventus at Club World Cup
Group G: Juventus 2-5 Manchester City Koopmeiners 11, Vlahovic 84; Doku 9, Kalulu 26og, Haaland 52, Foden 69, Savinho 75 Erling Haaland’s 300th career goal graced this canter of a victory and Savinho’s 75th-minute peach lit up a Manchester City display that will be noted by the other big guns...
‘A three-week drama in daily episodes’: curtain to fall on free-to-air Tour de France coverage
Gary Imlach prepares for one final race as La Grande Boucle moves behind a paywall after 40 years on ITV and Channel 4 When the last rider rolls across the Tour de France finish line in Paris on 27 July it will mark more than the end of the world’s...
‘A bit like a new era’: Lauren James on England’s Euro 2025 ambitions
Chelsea forward on the way her brothers sharpened her skills and how the country can get behind the Lionesses ‘I think it was in me from when I was young,” says Lauren James of the fierce competitive drive that has taken her from playing football with her brothers, Josh and...
Kurtley Beale to lead First Nations & Pasifika XV against Lions in Melbourne
Veteran Wallaby has four weeks to recover from hamstring injury Players eager to honour heritage, share culture and show off elite talent Former Wallabies playmaker Kurtley Beale has been selected to lead the First Nations & Pasifika XV, which will debut against the British & Irish Lions in Melbourne in...
England should be ‘careful’ and save Archer for third India Test, urges Farbrace
Sussex head coach ‘wouldn’t pick’ quick for second Test Archer completes red-ball comeback against Durham The Sussex head coach, Paul Farbrace, says he would not pick Jofra Archer for next week’s second Test against India, warning that one match bowling with the red ball for the first time in four...
France’s Grace Geyoro: ‘We must look England straight in the eyes’
In the first of our exclusive Euro 2025 interviews, the midfielder talks about France’s belief and being a role model Grace Geyoro has suddenly become one of the most experienced players in France’s squad for the Euros. Last month the head coach, Laurent Bonadei, made the controversial decision to drop...