Emma Raducanu offered a worrying health update immediately after beating Wang Xinyu to reach the second round of the French Open. The young Brit secured a battling 7-5 4-6 6-3 victory in two hours and 44 minutes after being taken to a decisive third set. She had to dig deepContinue Reading
Liverpool‘s open-top bus parade is due to start at 2.30pm (BST) this afternoon. The 10-mile route will run from Allerton Maze towards Blundell Street in the centre of the city and last for between three and five hours, according to estimations. Reds fans have been encouraged to gather at AllertonContinue Reading
Gary Lineker hosted Match of the Day for the final time tonight. The former England captain was already set to leave the Premier League highlights show this week after nearly 26 years of fronting the programme. However, he will now depart the BBC for good – stepping down from nextContinue Reading
Gary Lineker made a seven-word joke as he got his final episode as the host of Match of the Day up and running on Sunday evening. The 64-year-old is set to depart the BBC following a 25-year stint as presenter of the popular highlights show. Lineker had planned to stayContinue Reading
Aston Villa are reportedly planning to file an official complaint with the Premier League after their costly defeat at Manchester United on Sunday. Referee Thomas Bramall controversially denied Villa the opening goal at Old Trafford, leading to a frosty confrontation with Unai Emery after the final whistle. Morgan Rogers sawContinue Reading
Pierre Gasly was slammed by F1 pundits Martin Brundle and Ted Kravitz for a ‘dangerous’ decision at the Monaco Grand Prix. The Alpine driver locked up and ploughed into the back of Yuki Tsunoda during the first half of the race, and his left-front wheel was left hanging on byContinue Reading
Max Verstappen is unhappy with Ferrari over the qualifying incident that saw Lewis Hamilton punished. Hamilton was incorrectly informed that Verstappen was on a slow lap behind him, before quickly learning that his rival was in fact driving fast. Having qualified in fourth, the 40-year-old was forced to accept aContinue Reading
Arsenal have been crowned Queens of Europe after a tense victory over holders Barcelona in the Women’s Champions League final. Stina Blackstenius netted the decisive goal midway through the second half, with Arsenal having now won the competition for the second time in the club’s history. Barcelona, who have triumphedContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton and Lance Stroll have both been slapped with three-place grid penalties for impeding during Monaco Grand Prix qualifying. The verdicts mean that Stroll will start from the very back of the grid and Hamilton will line up in P7 at a notoriously difficult track to overtake on. FerrariContinue Reading
Novak Djokovic rounded off preparations for the French Open by ending his long wait for a 100th career title at the Geneva Open in Switzerland. The Serb didn’t have it all his own way, though, with Djokovic needing two tiebreaks to defeat Hubert Hurkacz in the final. Djokovic becomes onlyContinue Reading
