Novak Djokovic’s match against defending champion Jannik Sinner had been expected to be scheduled as the first semi-final

Gauff put a drop shot into the net on match point against Karolina Muchova in the semi-finals but had ‘no regrets’ as she now looks to recover from a mistake that may define her Wimbledon career

Australia’s positive intent and recent honourable defeats won’t help against the world No 4 side – but composure and discipline mightHard luck. Hard lessons. Call it what you want, but Australia’s 31-33 loss to Ireland last weekend has to harden the Wallabies’ resolve to stop losing gallantly and find a ruthless edge. With one win from their past …

Tennis fans suggest Henman Hill should be renamed Arthur’s Seat if new British star continues his meteoric riseTennis fans gathered on Wimbledon’s famous grass mound spent much of Thursday speculating how Henman Hill – more recently known as Murray Mound – might be renamed if the newest British star, Arthur Fery, continues his meteoric rise.As …

Thirteen of the past 15 shootouts at World Cups have been won by the team that went secondBy Opta AnalystAfter watching 120 minutes of football, you might not find observing a coin toss the most exciting dessert. Fans in the stadium care, though. Win a coin toss for a penalty shootout and you choose the end where they are taken – to much rejoicing from …

With Saudi spending restricted and a glut of departures and arrivals the stakes are high for Eddie Howe, and his captain, amid uncertain times on TynesideIs it the end of the road for Bruno Guimarães and Newcastle or are they destined to share at least one more adventure?With Arsenal anxious to add Eddie Howe’s Brazil midfielder to their armoury and …

From San Diego to Hong Kong, via Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Germany and Qatar the gelding keeps on winningOne of the sport’s great warriors returned to the front line for the 32nd time in a remarkable career on Thursday, with £12.12m in prize money already banked and the all-time record for a European-trained horse of £12.7m now within reach. Jumping fans …

Former Crystal Palace academy player gives evidence‘There is much more to be done’, says Moses SwaibuMatch-fixing has increased at an “extraordinary” rate across the world, a select committee of the House of Lords has been told, with organised crime networks even infiltrating chess as they look to launder proceeds from drug and human trafficking.The …

Four-time champion dominates 17km climb to win stage sixFrench president Emmanuel Macron in attendanceTadej Pogacar powered alone to the summit of the mighty Col du Tourmalet, deep in the Hautes-Pyrénées, and rode on to victory on stage six to Gavarnie-Gèdre, taking an emphatic overall lead in the 2026 Tour de France.In the shadow of the towering cliffs …

England winger on his thirst for self-improvement, triumph at the Azteca and the ‘spiritual’ Thomas TuchelIt was a lighthearted moment – despite the language used – and Anthony Gordon saw the funny side. But trust the England winger to find a way to use it as fuel. It is what he does, what he has always done, since his childhood in Liverpool. It has …

British player faces Zverev in semi-final on FridayNosebleeds have stopped since procedureArthur Fery has revealed that his spectacular second week at Wimbledon has been aided by a secret procedure on his nose and the Godfather trilogy as he prepares for the biggest match of his career on Friday, against Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals.Fery’s run …

Czech 10th seed clinched a 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (10) victoryFaces compatriot Noskova or Ukraine’s Kostyuk nextShe finds a first serve on match point and the contact is perfect: 117mph, punched hard down the centre line, and from the moment her hand receives the message from her strings, she must know this is it. Of course the ball may come back, and indeed the …

Updates from the action in Bristol (5.30pm BST start) England and India head for historic Test | Mail Tanya3rd over: India 24-1 (Abhishek 6, Ishan 1) Not quite working for Sooryavanshi yet here in England, he looks to the skies and pulls off his helmet, shaggy teenage hair hanging in disappointment.A big hit too many, squares up his body and throws the bat …

⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 4pm EDT/9pm BST/6am AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail ScottFrance have long demonstrated the benefits of diversity at the World Cup. Now Morocco are reaping similar rewards, with six members of Morocco’s squad – Ayyoub Bouaddi, Issa Diop, Neil El Aynaoui, Samir El Mourabet, Gessime Yassine and Redouane …

Collette Roche, United's CEO of new stadium development, sat down with Daily Mail Sport and other media outlets to answer the key questions around the club's new 100,000-seater stadium.

Gauff was the highest seed remaining among the women's semi-finalists at SW19 and aiming to become the first American to win Wimbledon since Serena Williams in 2016.

The Irishman is set to face Max Holloway in a welterweight headliner at UFC 329, marking his first fight since suffering a broken leg against Dustin Poirier in July 2021.

Eriksen provided an update the following day after receiving treatment in hospital, insisting the situation was 'different to 2021' and that he was 'feeling good'.

The star, alongside partner Ellen Perez, was facing Shuko Aoyama and En-shou Laing in the women's doubles quarter-finals on No 3 court, with the first set finely poised at 3-3.

MATTHEW LAMBWELL AT WIMBLEDON: There have been attempts from the French media - without a men's Grand Slam champion since 1983 - to co-opt Fery as one of their own.