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Czech 10th seed clinched a 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (10) victory Faces compatriot Noskova or Ukraine’s Kostyuk next Coco Gauff blew a golden chance to reach a first Wimbledon final as she lost a dramatic deciding set tie-break against Karolina Muchova. The 22-year-old came from a set down to take a tense semi-final the distance on Centre Court. But, on match point, Gauff dumped a simple winner into the net,…

British player faces Zverev in semi-final on Friday Nosebleeds have stopped since procedure Arthur 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 through the draw to meet the French Open ch…

Former Crystal Palace academy player gives evidence ‘There is much more to be done’, says Moses Swaibu Match-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 International Agreements Committee heard sta…

⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 4pm EDT/9pm BST/6am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Scott … and so to the business end of this World Cup. But let’s start this story from the very beginning. It’s a rerun of the 2022 semi-final. France were expected to make easy work of Morocco four years ago in Qatar, but the Atlas Lions gave them a good run for their money … Continue reading...

Four-time champion dominates 17km climb to win stage six French president Emmanuel Macron in attendance Tadej 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 of the Cirque de Gavarnie, and under the…

England winger on his thirst for self-improvement, triumph at the Azteca and the ‘spiritual’ Thomas Tuchel It 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 helped him to reach the point where he complet…

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 Tyneside Is 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 Guimarães receptive to such advances , it rem…

From San Diego to Hong Kong, via Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Germany and Qatar the gelding keeps on winning One 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 often complain that Flat horses are rarely aro…

Australia call up flyhalf to face back-to-back Six Nations champions Jock Campbell replaced by Tom Wright in starting XV in Brisbane Declan Meredith will debut against France as the reconfigured Wallabies paper over the cracks created by more soft-tissue injury carnage in Brisbane. The ACT Brumbies flyhalf will wear the No 10 against the back-to-back Six Nations champions at Suncorp Stadium on Sa…

Tennis fans suggest Henman Hill should be renamed Arthur’s Seat if new British star continues his meteoric rise Tennis fans gathered on Wimbledon’s famous grass mound spent much of Thursday speculating how Henman Hill – more recently known as Murray Mount – might be renamed if the newest British star Arthur Fery continues his meteoric rise. As Fery-mania builds in SW19 and across the UK in advanc…

Updates from the action in Bristol (5.30pm BST start) England and India head for historic Test | Mail Tanya India: Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks,…

Thirteen of the past 15 shootouts at World Cups have been won by the team that went second By Opta Analyst After 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 those behind the chosen goal. Another coin…

Australia’s positive intent and recent honourable defeats won’t help against the world No 4 side – but composure and discipline might Hard 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 nine Tests and the threat of home World Cup humil…

Plan unveiled for ground 350 metres from Old Trafford Working cost of stadium previously stated as £2bn Manchester United have said their proposed new 100,000-capacity stadium may lead to further debt being loaded on the club but insisted it will be “a sanity, not vanity project”. Plans for United’s new home were unveiled on Thursdayand showed it would be built 350 metres north-west of the curren…

Experts say rise in social media attacks on players such as Kylian Mbappé needs to be viewed in wider political context World Cup live – latest updates As players in the World Cup shore up their tactics and hone their teamwork skills ahead of the quarter-finals, a chorus of voices have warned that the rise of divisive political rhetoric is translating into an intensifying challenge for players on…