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Temperatures soar to 33C on Monday at Roland Garros Kasatkina: ‘I don’t remember the last time it was so hot’ Competitors at the French Open are tackling unusually blistering heat at the start of this year’s event along with navigating the red clay and the pressure of performing at one of the biggest tennis tournaments in the world. Temperatures scaled 33C in Boulogne-Billancourt on Monday, with …

At the end of a ‘crazy, crazy day’, Elche were safe. But opponents, Girona, were down with Mallorca and Oviedo Eder Sarabia wasn’t out there to see the tightest, tensest battle there has ever been end with liberation at last, but his mum and dad were and he wasn’t far away. Suspended for the final night of a season like no other, Elche’s coach was hidden down in the dressing room instead, watchin…

The Breton’s signing of Enzo Le Fée sparked chain of events leading to promotion and now European qualification One of Régis Le Bris’s first acts as Sunderland’s head coach was to preside over a pre-season training camp near Alicante. It was July 2024 and, according to those present, the Breton sometimes cut a slightly isolated figure. “I arrived alone, without any collaborators,” Le Bris has sai…

NZ 80; Eng 81-3. Eng win by seven wickets England complete chase with 37 balls to spare England achieved a straightforward win against New Zealand, bowling the visitors out for 80 before chasing down the runs with 37 balls to spare to secure the series 2-1. The win was set up by a catastrophic batting collapse from New Zealand, who sunk to 33 for six in the first nine overs. A Thomas Becket-esque…

British driver had a thrilling duel with Kimi Antonelli in Canada before engine failure handed win to teenager George Russell was left wondering quite which deity he had offended as he despairingly contemplated his retirement from the Canadian Grand Prix with a mechanical failure. Fortune, for good or ill, will always play a part but what also became clear in Montreal is that Russell’s teammate a…

Luis de la Fuente names 26-man squad for tournament Real Madrid players miss Spain squad for first time Spain will go to the World Cup without a single Real Madrid player for the first time in their history as Luis de la Fuente named his 26-man squad for this summer’s tournament. While Real stars such as Dean Huijsen, Dani Carvajal and Gonzalo García miss out, De la Fuente included Barcelona’s La…

The final match of the English domestic season saw football’s oldest professional club continue a clamber back up the divisions. Alassana Jatta’s injection of higher echelon quality for the opening goal began a County stroll in baking Wembley sunshine as Salford melted away. Following Lucas Ness’s towering header, Jodi Jones’s second-half goal confirmed County’s promotion to League One. Salford, …

Mohamed Salah leaving after Luis Díaz not replaced ‘In general you see more and more focus on wingers’ Arne Slot has highlighted the importance of wingers to Liverpool’s prospects of recovery, and claimed this season’s disappointment can be rectified with the correct squad additions. Liverpool ended a difficult campaign by qualifying for the Champions League but also their lowest points total and…

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Slip-ups are brutally punished in English football’s top flight, but enlightened management can still transform a team’s fortunes Sign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletter The final day of the season, to a modern audience, can seem almost overwhelming: 10 games going on at once, each with their own rhythm and dynamic and storyline. It can be hard to imagine that at one time, before the adve…

The Spurs are up against the best team in the NBA in the Western Conference finals. But their star player has enough sorcery to give them confidence Victor Wembanyama called for the ball. His San Antonio Spurs were up by nine at the tail end of the second quarter, but had led by as many as 16 in the first half. Down 2-1 in the Western Conference Finals to the Oklahoma City Thunder, building the l…

Nascar champion died last week at age of 41 Sport honors late driver before Sunday’s race Daniel Suárez honored his close friend Kyle Busch in the best way possible on Sunday night. Suárez used a two-tire pit stop and hard rain to hold off Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin and win an emotional Coca-Cola 600 in the first race since the death of 41-year-old two-time Nascar champion Busch . Suárez’s…

The battle for the top four in Italy was overshadowed by violence in Turin, where Juve joined Milan in missing out The stage was set for a grand finale: five games to settle season-long battles at either end of the Serie A table. Top spot was decided – Inter claimed their 21st Scudetto at the start of this month – but there were four teams contesting two Champions League berths, while Lecce and C…

The Bank of Scotland has unveiled a £20 note featuring an image inspired by Scott McTominay’s iconic goal The Bank of Scotland has unveiled a limited-edition £20 note featuring an image inspired by Scott McTominay’s famous overhead kick. It has been created to celebrate Scotland’s return to the World Cup, and fans will have a chance to win 50 of the 100 notes in the coming weeks. The design blend…

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Barney Ronay, Jonathan Wilson and Jacob Steinberg to discuss the final day of the Premier League season Tottenham survive after narrowly beating Everton, while West Ham’s win over Leeds proves meaningless as they are relegated from the Premier League after 14 years in the top flight. Jacob Steinberg joins the panel to discuss the failures behind the clu…