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Wildcard’s remarkable run to Wimbledon semi-finals has stunned the world and he will need to excel in specific areas to topple the French Open champion With the exception of his first‑round match against Damir Dzumhur, few people gave Arthur Fery much of a chance against any of his opponents en...

Czech 10th seed clinches a 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (10) victory Muchova faces compatriot Noskova in Saturday’s final She finds a first serve on match point and the contact is perfect: 117mph, punched hard down the centre line, and from the moment her hand receives the message from her strings, she...

Jayèma on working with England stars, a new look for Raphinha and forging a friendship with Lamine Yamal’s family Jayèma has had a World Cup like no other. Who else but the London hair stylist has worked with footballers from England, Brazil, the United States and Canada, and hung out...

With the head coach having released the handbrake, his side were far superior compared with four years ago in Qatar against the same opponents The scorelines may have been exactly the same, but the stylistic gulf in France’s two World Cup knockout performances against Morocco could not have been greater....

Britain’s Paralympic dame is quitting after a stellar career that began in the swimming pool as a 14-year-old before five Games hoovering up cycling gold medals “This is the first time that I will speak about the next chapter,” Dame Sarah Storey says in a quiet corner of a busy...

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The 23-year-old may not stand out by many metrics, but his excellence goes deeper than numbers alone How about we all agree on Arthur’s Seat? I’d love to claim it but the honour belongs to a quick-witted friend of a friend, the literary agent Geraldine Cooke. Maybe it doesn’t have...

With the World Cup down to eight teams, our writers assesses who’s left, identify the biggest remaining threats to France and make calls on who will lift the trophy Lionel Messi. As he proved in thrilling style against Egypt, Argentina’s No 10 still has magic in his boots even at...

Tottenham’s strategies have changed over the years and this summer’s transfer splurge marks a sharp turn away from the Levy years A couple of weeks ago, Sotheby’s in London concluded one of its biggest art auctions. In all, the sale of 25 modern and contemporary works raised almost £300m. Seated...

Davinson Sánchez looked to the heavens. Cucho Hernández trudged back to his teammates. By the end, the pair’s penalty misses sent the Colombian team to the grass in anguish as Switzerland danced in front of their supporters, nearly alone in a sea of yellow. Switzerland had prevailed on penalties, 4-3,...