Katie Boulter had to dig deep to fight her way into the second round of Wimbledon against tricky world No.63 Tatjana Maria. The British No 1 came from behind in both sets to win 7-6(6), 7-5 and set up a clash with fellow countrywoman Harriet Dart on Thursday. Men’s worldContinue Reading
Didi Hamann has accused Cristiano Ronaldo of letting Portugal down by bursting into tears following his missed penalty against Slovenia. “All he thinks about is himself,” Hamann told RTE Sport. “I think he showed his true colours again. “Missing the penalty, he starts crying on the pitch, he starts cryingContinue Reading
Andy Murray has taken the painful decision to pull out the singles at Wimbledon. And the double champion will now say goodbye to his home Grand Slam with his brother Jamie in the men’s doubles. The Scot, 37, underwent surgery to remove a spinal cyst only on Saturday June 22Continue Reading
Slovenia manager Matjaz Kek was shown a red card off camera as Portugal’s Euro 2024 last-16 victory descended into chaos in the dying stages. Roberto Martinez’s side crept through to the quarter-finals on penalties after Cristiano Ronaldo missed a spot-kick in extra time, which caused wild scenes in Frankfurt. SloveniaContinue Reading
Cristiano Ronaldo burst into tears after missing a penalty for Portugal against Slovenia. On what proved a nightmare night for the 39-year-old, his frustration was compounded in extra time when his effort from 12 yards was superbly tipped around the post by Jan Oblak. And the despair proved too muchContinue Reading
Jan Vertonghen’s own-goal decided a gripping battle between France and Belgium in Dusseldorf, with Les Bleus booking their ticket to the Euro 2024 quarter-finals courtesy of a narrow 1-0 win. Didier Deschamps’ players rode their luck but still managed to get the job done against FIFA’s third-ranked side, as goalkeeperContinue Reading
Gareth Southgate said Ivan Toney was left ‘disgusted’ when he was introduced from the England bench in the dying seconds of normal time against Slovakia. Toney went on to grab the assist for Harry Kane’s winning goal with a flicked header into the path of his fellow striker. “There’s noContinue Reading
Andy Murray will make a final decision on his Wimbledon participation this evening. The two-time champion is scheduled to play on Tuesday but is not fully fit following surgery on a spinal cyst last week. Murray is due to have one final practice set on Monday before making a decisionContinue Reading
Emma Raducanu is ready for a normal Wimbledon with less “less stress or chaos” – but wants to play her part in an extraordinary fortnight in British sport following England‘s extraordinary Euro 2024 win over Slovakia. The Bromley-based star, now 21, first made headlines when she reached the fourth roundContinue Reading
Gareth Southgate revealed how England called upon the spirit of ’66 to keep their Euro 2024 dream alive – and save his job. Southgate and his staff showed the squad video footage of England’s only major tournament triumph ahead of their departure for Germany. And Southgate believes those clips inspiredContinue Reading
