Thousands enter Wimbledon ballot for 2025 Grand Slam Championships September 2, 2024 Thousands entered the ballot for the 2025 Wimbledon Championships on Monday as tickets for the iconic tennis Grand Slam became available. Fans were forced to wait in the queue for over an hour due to demand, despite the ballot not closing until 16 September. Ticket prices for the Championships – this year won by Carlos [...]
Transgender athlete Petrillo will not race for gold at 2024 Paralympic Games September 2, 2024 Transgender athlete Valentina Petrillo will not race for gold on Tuesday after failing to progress through her T12 400m athletics semi-final on Monday at the Paralympic Games in Paris. The visually-impaired Italian, who previously won 11 national titles in the men’s category, qualified for the semi-finals of the women’s T12 400m. The 51-year-old, who transitioned [...]
Draper storms into first ever slam quarter-final at US Open September 2, 2024 Brit Jack Draper stormed into his first ever Grand Slam quarter-final on Monday, beating Tomas Machac to reach the last eight at the US Open. Prior to Monday’s win against the Czech athlete at Flushing Meadows, the 22-year-old had only ever reached the fourth round at the four major annual tournaments. But Draper dominated his [...]
Jonnie Peacock smiles despite failing to medal in Paralympic Games as Sherman Guity Guity claims gold September 2, 2024 Jonnie Peacock’s bid for a third gold medal in four Paralympic Games was unsuccessful on Monday as he finished fifth in the men’s 100m T64 final at the Stade de France. The 31-year-old Brit won gold in London and Rio before sharing a bronze medal in the 100m dash in Tokyo but he could finish [...]
How much has Scottie Scheffler earned after Tour Championship win? September 2, 2024 It’s been an incredible season for Scottie Scheffler. The world No1 golfer on Sunday won the Tour Championship to add to his second Masters title, second Players Championship title, becoming a father and the brief spell he spent in jail back in May. And how much has he banked this season as a result of [...]
Uefa sets reduced price cap for away tickets in Champions League September 2, 2024 European football’s governing body Uefa will enforce reduced ticket price caps from next season after uproar from fans at the cost of attending the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League. Scottish pair Celtic and Rangers last season charged closest to the old price cap of €70 (€69.45 and €68.65 on average respectively), while there [...]
Leclerc Monza win timely as Formula 1 continues topsy-turvy season September 2, 2024 It’s fair to say Charles Leclerc has not had it all his own way during the 2024 Formula 1 season, but he has managed to win twice where it really matters for him personally. Earlier in the season he triumphed in his home principality of Monaco, where he had learned to race with his father [...]
Cockroft wins fourth 100m title as Paralympics GB continue gold rush September 1, 2024 Hannah Cockroft completed the four-peat on Sunday, winning the T34 100m title at her fourth consecutive Paralympics. Cockroft burst onto the scene winning gold in the showpiece women’s wheelchair event in London 12 years ago and has repeated the feat in Rio, Tokyo and now Paris. She led home fellow Brit Kare Adenegan with Lan [...]
Slot says Liverpool still have ‘lots to prove’ after cruising past Man United September 1, 2024 Luis Diaz scored twice in the first half and Mohamed Salah continued his prolific record at Old Trafford.
Atkinson five-for hands England series win over Sri Lanka at empty Lord’s September 1, 2024 Gus Atkinson’s dream inaugural Test summer continued at Lord’s on Sunday as he took a five-for in England’s 190-run victory over Sri Lanka. The bowling milestone adds to the two he got in his first Test at the Home of Cricket and comes just days after his first Test 100 for England. He is the [...]