Alexander Zverev and Arthur Fils in heated exchange over underarm serve at Hamburg Open
The two were contesting the final when the Frenchman played an underarm serve that was booed by the crowd
Olympic weightlifter Emily Campbell on chasing gold, body positivity and champion Li Wenwen: ‘Everyone’s beatable’
Interview: Britain’s first Olympic medallist in women’s weightlifting is aiming to upgrade her Tokyo silver to gold at Paris 2024 – and faces one of the greats of her sport in China’s Li Wenwen
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How Keely Hodgkinson can spark a ‘golden era’ for British athletics at Paris Olympics
The 800m star must now contend with expectations that less than gold will be a disappointment, but Team GB has hope elsewhere, too, with Matthew Hudson-Smith, Josh Kerr and Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Tadej Pogacar: Tour de France champion out of Olympics
The Tour de France winner was one of the favourites ahead of the Olympic road race but has not been selected by Slovenia due to fatigue
Giro, Tour de France, Worlds... Can Tadej Pogacar complete one of the greatest seasons in cycling history?
Pogacar dominated the stage 21 time-trial finale just because he could and stands on the brink of one of the greatest seasons in the history of road racing
England matchwinner Shoaib Bashir ‘still learning the tricks of the trade’
The spinner led England to victory at Trent Bridge
LeBron James selected as Team USA male flagbearer for Paris Olympics opening ceremony
LeBron James wasn’t totally sure what the opening ceremony was all about when he was picked for his first Olympics in 2004
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Kimi Antonelli makes shock admission ahead of potential Mercedes F1 move
The Mercedes academy phenom has shied away from an early F1 move, despite success in F2
Rugby Championship 2024 schedule: Fixtures for South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina
The world champion Springboks battle the All Blacks, Wallabies and Pumas in another gripping series of matches
WSL opening fixtures: Manchester City visit Arsenal, Chelsea host Aston Villa
Vivianne Miedema goes back to Arsenal with new clubFA Cup winners Manchester United at home to West HamChelsea will begin their push for a sixth straight Women’s Super League title against Aston Villa at Kingsmeadow but the most striking fixture in the opening round takes Manchester City to Arsenal.City, who finished behind Chelsea on goal difference last …
Chelsea sign USMNT left-back Caleb Wiley from Atlanta United for reported £8.5m fee
19-year-old joins Premier League club on six-year contractTeenager is expected to join Strasbourg on loanChelsea have completed a deal to sign US national team left-back Caleb Wiley for a reported £8.5m.The 19-year-old will join Chelsea from Atlanta United on a six-year contract. Wiley is expected to join Strasbourg, the Ligue 1 club who are part of the …
Journeyman Dan Brown finally makes a name for himself by surviving Troon test
World No 272 loses nothing in comparison with his world No 1 playing partner Scottie Scheffler to finish 10th and earn his biggest paydayYou couldn’t but pick up the whispers at Royal Troon, they were on the breeze in between all the breakers, warbles, claps and caws. “Jon Rahm birdied the first three holes!” said the one lad who had managed to get …
Excitement and cynicism go hand in hand as the Olympics finally arrives in Paris | Tumaini Carayol
The crowds are back, after the Covid-hit Tokyo Games, and elite sport will deliver in some iconic venues, but questions still remain for the IOCIn the late hours of the final Friday before the Olympic Games begin in Paris, a young waiter named Anatole closed up his brasserie for the night in the shadow of the Sainte‑Chapelle by the Seine. Under regular …
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Shoaib Bashir’s haul justifies England’s faith in young bowlers once again | Simon Burnton
The confidence in youth shown under the stewardship of Stokes-McCullum reaped more rewards against West IndiesShoaib Bashir’s preparation for this match was not exactly ideal. The early summer brought three games for Somerset in the County Championship in which he took a total of four wickets, but with the vastly more experienced Jack Leach at the club he …
Men’s Olympic soccer remains stuck in the game’s second tier
The advent of the World Cup has turned the competition into a development vehicleSign up to Jonathan’s weekly newsletter hereThe Poststadion still stands, about 10 minutes’ walk north-west of Berlin’s Hauptbahnhof. It’s set up for American football these days and this summer it was the centre of Berlin Pride. But in 1936, it was there that Adolf …
‘I went from cloud nine to bottom of the pack’: gymnast Becky Downie on life as an Olympic survivor
The 32-year-old has shown courage and resilience to reach Paris after suffering tragedy and a cruel backlash for exposing abuse in her sportThe 2019 world championships seemed to mark a transformative moment in Becky Downie’s lengthy gymnastics career. After years of tireless work, heartbreak, and multiple demonstrations of her immense resilience, …
Tadej Pogacar wraps up Tour de France victory to seal historic double
Slovenian also won the Giro d’Italia earlier in the yearVingegaard is Tour runner-up 6min 17sec behind winnerTadej Pogacar followed in the wake of the late Marco Pantani, sealing the first Giro d’Italia-Tour de France double of the 21st century in swaggering style, with victory in the final time trial of the 2024 Tour, in Nice.Pogacar now joins an …
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Humphries beats Van Gerwen in World Matchplay final to seal darts double
World No 1 defeats Dutch rival 18-15 in BlackpoolBeau Greaves beats Fallon Sherrock 6-2 in women’s finalLuke Humphries became just the fourth man to win the World Championship and World Matchplay in the same year after a dramatic triumph in Blackpool. The world No 1, who won at Alexandra Palace in January, cemented his position at the summit of the sport …
Xander Schauffele seals Open win as USA sweep all four majors for first time in 42 years
He wins by two from Justin Rose and Billy Horschel30-year-old adds Open to US PGA title this yearCraig Stadler, Tom Watson, Tom Watson, Raymond Floyd. Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau, Xander Schauffele. Not since 1982 had American golfers completed a clean sweep of the four majors until Schauffele emulated Watson by prevailing at …
Paris 2024: the 10 most iconic venues at the Olympic Games
From volleyball beneath the Eiffel Tower to show jumping at Versailles, Paris will showcase its heritage at the GamesBeach volleyball enthusiasts will enjoy the most picturesque views of the Games in a 12,000-seat temporary outdoor stadium at the foot of Paris’s most famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower. Portions of its parts have been melted down and …