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Alcaraz wins French Open to go just one title short of career Grand Slam June 9, 2024 Carlos Alcaraz moved to within one title of a career Grand Slam on Sunday with a marathon five set victory over Alexander Zverev at the French Open. The 21-year-old Spaniard toppled his German opponent 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 on Court Philippe-Chatrier to win La Coupe des Mousquetaires at Roland Garros for the first time. [...]
Lawes open to British and Irish Lions selection in 2025 June 9, 2024 Courtney Lawes has said he’d love to be involved with the British and Irish Lions once again despite leaving England this summer for France. The Northampton Saints back-row won a second domestic title with the East Midlands club on Saturday, beating Bath 25-21 at Twickenham. He will join French club in Brive and has retired [...]
George Ford out of England’s tour to New Zealand June 9, 2024 England’s first-choice No10 George Ford has been ruled out of his side’s summer rugby tour to New Zealand this month. The Sale Sharks fly-half is still recovering from a pre-existing injury to his Achilles and will miss the two Tests against the All Blacks and the one against Japan in Tokyo. England head to the [...]
Olympic hopefuls Knibb and Van Riel win at San Francisco T100 triathlon June 9, 2024 The American finished almost four minutes ahead of Britain’s Kat Matthews on the Escape From Alcatraz course.
Why England freezing against Iceland was good for their Euro 2024 hopes June 9, 2024 As a nation, we are prone to overestimating the national team’s chances before a major tournament.
French Open prize money 2024: How much is on offer at Roland Garros? June 8, 2024 A total of €53.5m (£45.6m) will be distributed at Roland Garros, a rise of 7.8 per cent on last year’s tournament.
Watch London Stadium transform into MLB pitch June 8, 2024 West Ham United’s Olympic Stadium has undergone a Stateside makeover for this weekend’s MLB showpiece. National League East teams the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets will face off in a two-game series this weekend at the former Olympic Stadium. Nearly 150,000 square feet of synthetic turf has been installed in Stratford with West Ham [...]
French Open: Zverev or Ruud can be next Grand Slam winner June 7, 2024 Come Sunday evening on the clay of Court Philippe-Chatrier we could see a new Grand Slam winner in men’s tennis. Because either German Alexander Zverev or Norwegian Casper Ruud will be in the final and have a sot at lifting the Coupe des Mousquetaires at the French Open. Sure reigning Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner [...]
Four Euro 2024 squad rules you probably didn’t know about June 7, 2024 Euros chiefs have strict rules on squad composition and what happens if players get injured.
Front row dominance will be difference between Northampton Saints and Bath June 7, 2024 When Northampton Saints and Bath take on each other this weekend in the Premiership final at Twickenham, you wouldn’t be blamed for thinking that it is all going to be about speed of ball and free-flowing moves created by each team’s backs. But in reality the team that lifts the trophy on Saturday evening – [...]