Seven-time champion, now 44, continues on-court return She will also compete in doubles with sister Venus Serena Williams will make a stunning return to singles competition at Wimbledon after being announced as the tournament’s final wildcard on Sunday. Wimbledon will mark Williams’s first singles appearance in nearly four years after...
Maybe this World Cup will bring the best out of the US, not the worst | Barney Ronay
Tournament could hold up a useful hand mirror to the isolationism and divisiveness of Trump’s joint-host nation One of the best parts of following football across the world is the way it drags you into special places, local shrines, objects of profound cultural connection. The US, of course, has these holy spaces...
Wyndham Clark battles hostile crowd to win US Open again: ‘It’s rare fans boo your shots’
Several spectators removed from course over conduct ‘They definitely didn’t want me to win,’ says 32-year-old Wyndham Clark spent much of Sunday afternoon hearing cheers for everyone but himself. The grandstands and six-deep galleries packed around Shinnecock Hills revelled in his mistakes, groaned when he escaped trouble and reserved their...
World Cup 2026: Cape Verde continue remarkable story; Messi, Mbappé and Haaland return – live
⚽ All the latest news from day 11 of the tournament⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail us Beiranvand, by the way, holds the world record for the longest throw in a competitive match – 61.0026m – and for the longest drop-kick, 78.014m. Not bad for someone...
England are a mess in this Test: isn’t it about time the Brendon McCullum era ended? | Andy Bull
Head coach seems to have led a charmed life since finishing his playing career but England are currently shambolic off the field as well as on it At the end of the fourth day’s play here the abiding question wasn’t whether England could complete a record-breaking fourth innings chase or...
Sophia Dunkley smashes England past Scotland as T20 World Cup winning run goes on
Group 2: England, 200-5, bt Scotland, 162-7, by 38 runs Three wins out of three for hosts who top Group 2 England’s grudge match against Scotland at Headingley ended in a convincing win for the World Cup hosts by 38 runs, to ensure they maintained their position atop Group B....
World Cup 2026: Curaçao claim historic point; Iran unhappy at lack of support from teams – live
⚽ All the latest news from day 10 of the tournament⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail us Tony Mason was one of those up at the crack of dawn in the UK this morning: “After last night’s and this morning’s shenanigans things are starting to get...
US Open glory beckons for Wyndham Clark with six-shot lead going into final round
Gritty display leaves American in complete control Scheffler closest threat after McIlroy charge fades Wyndham Clark’s lead shrank, then grew, then all but swallowed the tournament whole. The 2023 US Open champion watched a four-shot advantage get cut in half on Saturday while still on the first hole, only to...
England offer rare peek behind the curtain with no place to hide under Tuchel
There was more insight at the World Cup training base than usual with intensity on the rise under Thomas Tuchel The tall hooded figure kept barking instructions under a hot Missouri sun. Thomas Tuchel was looking for perfection as preparations for Ghana geared up. England’s head coach watched from a...
Golden Boot: World Cup 2026 top goalscorers
Who is winning the battle to be top scorer at the World Cup? Live and updated throughout the tournament All-time World Cup goalscorers The Golden Boot is awarded to the World Cup’s top goalscorer, with assists used as a tie-breaker if two or more players finish level. The 2026 tournament...