Whatever the result of Champions League final, PSG’s owners have positioned club as game’s next superpower Put a bisht on it. That’s a wrap. At first glance it might be tempting to see the 2025 Champions League final as one of the more obviously high-European occasions in recent football history....
Jack Draper overcomes raucous French Open crowd to beat home hero Monfils
Draper into third round with 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory British No 1 wins five games in a row to claim fourth set As 15,000 people cheered on his potential demise late into Thursday night, for a sustained period Jack Draper looked completely frazzled. He found himself playing a few...
Have bat, will travel: Raza and cricket’s wanderers follow in footsteps of WG Grace
Zimbabwe player’s high-profile trip around the world this week should prompt more players to think global and play local Do you remember the first of Zimbabwe’s three ODIs against Bangladesh in 2022? No? Let me refresh your memory. Bangladesh’s batters had racked up 303 for two. Zimbabwe had lost both...
Men’s transfer window summer 2025: all deals from Europe’s top five leagues
All the latest Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Serie A deals and a club-by-club guide Women’s transfers summer 2025: all the moves Continue reading...
Del Toro breaks from Bardet and Carapaz to win stage 17 and extend Giro d’Italia lead
‘Today I realised that I will never give up’ Perfectly timed sprint follows two difficult climbs Isaac del Toro of UAE Team Emirates-XRG maintained his excellent form at the Giro d’Italia to win stage 17 with a perfectly timed sprint on Wednesday, the Mexican’s first stage victory helping him to...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander soars as Thunder stroll into second NBA finals
Thunder crush Wolves to reach first finals since 2012 Gilgeous-Alexander drops 34 as OKC takes West title Holmgren, Williams shine in 124-94 Game 5 clincher The Oklahoma City Thunder tried their best to balance the euphoria of the moment with the fact that they haven’t completed their mission. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander...
Women’s transfer window summer 2025: all deals from world’s top six leagues
Every deal in the NWSL, WSL, Liga F, Frauen-Bundesliga, Première Ligue and Serie A Femminile as well as a club-by-club guide Men’s transfers summer 2025: all the moves Continue reading...
Maresca tells Chelsea players European trophy can build ‘winner mentality’
Manager sets sights on further success after comeback Palmer: ‘It is a good feeling for us and the fans’ Enzo Maresca said Chelsea can use winning the Uefa Conference League as a springboard for future success after Cole Palmer fired his team to a 4-1 victory over Real Betis in...
‘Red-ball cricket is the soul of the game’: Kane Williamson joins Middlesex
One of the game’s modern greats still wants to play Tests and is looking forward to the ‘nice buzz’ of an English summer The world’s third-best Test batsman has made a quiet arrival in London for the beginning of a four-month stint in county cricket. Middlesex made headlines recently by...
Jack Draper earning more ‘respect’ with rise but insists attitude will not change
‘People with good values are more important to me’ Fifth seed faces home favourite Monfils in round two Life as a top player at a grand slam has always been a world apart from the sober reality of being one of the rank and file. The best are routinely scheduled...