Rafael Nadal hopes of retiring at Paris 2024 Olympics set to be scuppered by ITF rules June 18, 2023 Rafael Nadal is being denied a potential farewell at the Paris 2024 Olympics by inflexible International Tennis Federation rules that need changing, says one of the sport’s leading chiefs. Nadal, 37, has announced that he plans to retire next year and it is understood that the King of Clay had hoped to bow out on [...]
‘Tennis is asleep at the wheel. It needs a wake-up call’ – Dietloff von Arnim interview June 18, 2023 Dietloff von Arnim on why the International Tennis Federation needs change, the Davis Cup ‘failure’, and running for president. With Novak Djokovic still in record-breaking shape, Iga Swiatek underlining her status as one the sport’s new stars and focus turning to the pristine lawns of Wimbledon, it would be easy to assume that all is [...]
Brits win men’s and women’s singles titles at Nottingham Open in grass court bounce June 18, 2023 Andy Murray and Katie Boulter won the men’s and women’s singles titles at the Nottingham Open yesterday in a grass season bounce for Brits following a disappointing spell on clay. Former British No1 Murray backed up Challenger Tour wins on clay in France with a straight sets 6-4 6-4 win against Frenchman Arthur Cazaux. The [...]
Murray wins in Nottingham as Scot closes in on Wimbledon seed June 18, 2023 Andy Murray edged closer to a Wimbledon seed with his third Challenger title of the year at the Nottingham Open. The former British No1 backed up Challenger Tour wins on clay in France and on grass at Surberton at the Nottingham Open to leave him on the cusp of a favourable draw at tennis’ third [...]
Moeen punished for spraying substance on hand during Ashes June 18, 2023 England’s returning cricketer Moeen Ali has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee after admitting to spraying an unauthorised drying agent on his hands. The all-rounder was standing on the boundary on the second day of the first Ashes Test between England and Australia. Moeen – who has returned to the Test side [...]
Cyclist Lizzie Deignan: It’s tricky to not give working mothers a false sense of it being easy June 17, 2023 If you ask anyone who has a child whether or not parenthood is 18 years of plain sailing, you’re unlikely to find a single person who’d say yes. Professional cyclist Lizzie Deignan is no different. This month was supposed to see her long awaited return after having a second child. But two things changed. Deignan [...]
Inside Roger Federer’s retirement, from Wimbledon return to travelling the world June 16, 2023 Roger Federer has confirmed he will be returning to Wimbledon this year as part of a wide-ranging chat about what life’s been like since his retirement last year. Federer was in Bostall Gardens, Greenwich, to open a colourfully-designed new tennis court created by artists Low Bros as a part of Federer’s Neon Legacy project with [...]
Sangakkara: Sri Lanka have positive Test cricket future under ex-England coach Silverwood June 16, 2023 Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has called on his former team to find a way to play more Tests, and encourages cricket fans to embrace new technologies. The 45-year-old played 134 Tests between 2000 and 2015 for The Lions and is widely seen as one of the best Sri Lankan cricketers of all time. [...]
Watch news: Omega’s new dressy diver and a Bucherer experience June 16, 2023 While Omega’s dressy diver hops time zones and date lines, fashion giant Saint Laurent makes a muse of a cult Girard-Perregaux digital from the Seventies, and London’s bricks-and-mortar retail scene gets immersive, courtesy of Bucherer. Fully Bucherer Garden today, you’ll be sure of a big surprise. ‘Masterworks’ is a new exhibition concept launched in horological [...]
How the Home Office made it easier for English football to sign foreign youngsters June 16, 2023 A little over two years after English football shut the door on a host of foreign talent by implementing strict post-Brexit rules, it prised it open again this week when the Home Office approved a relaxation of the regulations. The biggest change affords clubs more scope to appeal for an exception to be made if [...]