RICHARD GIBSON: On multiple occasions during South Africa's onslaught at, Baker would have been forgiven for wishing himself away to anywhere other than the end of his bowling mark.

Federico Chiesa was left out of Liverpool’s Champions League squad.

The four-time grand slam champion is back in a major semi-final for the first time in four years

Naomi Osaka says her "dream is coming true" as she made her return to the semi-finals in New York with victory over Karolina Muchova.

The Japanese star claimed a 6-4 7-6 (3) victory to set up a clash with Amanda Anisimova.

Sinner returned to the US Open semi-finals with a dominant performance and joins Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Felix Auger-Aliassime in the last four

The American rewatched her 6-0 6-0 loss to Iga Swiatek before defeating the Pole at the US Open.

British pair Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski reach the semi-finals of the US Open men's doubles by beating Czech duo Tomas Machac and Matej Vocel.

MATTHEW LAMBWELL IN NEW YORK: After her defeat by Anisimova in Wednesday's quarter-final, Swiatek reacted spikily to one question from a reporter.

Mason Greenwood has decided against pledging his international future to Jamaica despite being granted citizenship and obtaining a new passport.

The striker has risen to the top of the game, winning the Treble in his first season with Manchester City in the 2022-23 campaign, while he is also one of the highest-paid players in the world.

Spurs will look to bounce back after a disappointing 2024-25 campaign and have brought in Martin Ho as their new managerGuardian writers’ predicted position: 10th (NB: this is not necessarily Suzanne Wrack’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips)Last season’s position: 11th Continue reading...

American beats Polish rival 6-4, 6-3 to make semi-finalsMeeting with Karolina Muchova or Naomi Osaka up nextAmanda Anisimova conjured the performance of her career on Wednesday afternoon in New York, banishing the ghosts of her Wimbledon nightmare with a sensational 6-4, 6-3 quarter-final victory against second-seeded Iga Swiatek in 1hr 36min. Less than …

Amanda Anisimova says she rewatched her Wimbledon final defeat by Iga Swiatek to inspire her to victory over the second seed in the US Open quarter-finals.

Teams are permitted to name up to 25 players in their List A squads, but Forest are automatically limited as they only have one club-trained player in Ryan Yates.

Félix Auger-Aliassime wins 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5, 7-6 (4)Australian De Minaur loses again at quarter-final stageFélix Auger-Aliassime continued his sublime return to form at the US Open with another demonstration of his growing maturity as he held his nerve in the decisive moments of a messy, nerve-racking four-hour tussle to defeat the eighth seed Alex de …

American was thrashed by the Pole in the Wimbledon final