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The fearless 23-year-old is determined to keep a level head as he prepares to face Flavio Cobolli on Wednesday A week ago, very few people knew who Arthur Fery was. But he has been propelled into the limelight as the last man standing after a disastrous start to Wimbledon for British players. Fery, who is ranked No 114 in the world, defied expectations on Monday night when he triumphed on Centre …

⚽ All the latest as we look ahead to the quarter-finals ⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email us Fulham have named Alvaro Arbeloa as their new head coach on a three-year deal. He’ll hope for a less fractious dressing room than the one he had to grapple with at Real Madrid. Here’s the story. Alvaro Arbeloa has been appointed as Fulham’s new head coach on a three-year contract. The 43…

Plus: national team colours that are different from flags; Senegal’s goal difference record setters; and Scotland’s unbeaten 1974 tournament Mail us with your all of your questions and answers “Neymar’s consolation penalty against Norway at the World Cup means his first international goal, scored on his first cap, was in the same stadium (MetLife) as his last international goal on his final cap,”…

The 2022 semi-finalists have delighted fans at home as the continent’s other sides struggle with off-field problems Over the past six decades, Morocco have achieved several performance milestones for Africa at the World Cup. The first country to qualify directly, for the 1970 finals in Mexico, they returned in 1986 and became the first team from the continent to make the last 16, then made that i…

British wildcard takes on in-form Flavio Cobolli ‘I’m not going to change anything now – it’s working’ Arthur Fery said he won’t change a thing before the biggest match of his career on Wednesday, sticking strictly to the winning formula that has fuelled his fairytale Wimbledon run to the quarter-finals. “I’m just going to stick to what I’ve been doing, just keep believing in myself, not letting …

Davinson Sánchez looked to the heavens. Cucho Hernández trudged back to his teammates. And by the end, the rest of the Colombian team were on the grass as Switzerland danced, nearly alone in a sea of yellow. Switzerland had prevailed on penalties, 4-3, bringing an emotional end to more than two hours of tense, tentative, and ludicrously goal-free football in the World Cup last 16. Switzerland adv…

Novak Djokovic wins 7-6 (10), 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) Serb lauds ‘one of the best matches in my career’ On Monday night The Odyssey, ­Christopher Nolan’s three-hour epic about one man’s heroic quest, had its world premiere in London. And 24 hours later at Wimbledon, 15,000 fans on Centre Court witnessed a tennis equivalent. A ­rugged hero: Novak Djokovic. A mighty quest: the hunt for a record-…

England 201-7, India 76 all out: England won by 125 runs Archer and Tongue to the fore in defence of modest total India tried to make hay, and succeeded in making history. They have never lost a T20 like this, not even nearly. England prevailed by the ludicrous margin of 125 runs, 45 more than their opponents’ previous record defeat, after shredding the most feared batting side in world cricket f…

The suspension of the USA striker’s red card after Trump’s intervention has shown what Gianni Infantino’s organisation is trying to turn the sport into: scripted entertainment Frites 4 Cheats 1. Tintin 4 Tonto 1. Some good news here, perhaps. It seems Gianni Infantino was right after all. Football has united the world. Mainly football has united the world in gleeful satisfaction at the USA exitin…

Northants, Notts and Hampshire are set fair while the reigning champions, Somerset, have not given up hope By the 99.94 Cricket Blog This article is from The 99.94 Cricket Blog Continue reading...

Kneeland died by suicide in 2025 after police chase Researchers determine he was in stage one of four Brain disease can be diagnosed only after death Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, who died by suicide in November 2025 after a high-speed chase with police, had early stage chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain abnormality linked to repeated concussions, his family announ…

Former general manager says players ‘deserved better’ Coach Morgan says he did not raise concerns with HR Sheffield United let Maddy Cusack down and the women’s team’s transition from part-time to full-time status in the summer of 2023 was not “managed in the way that it should have been”, an inquest into Cusack’s death has been told. Ian McCallum, general manager of the women’s team between Febr…

Uncapped back set for Nations Championship call-up Squad aims to bounce back at Hill Dickinson Stadium England’s rugby players could be forgiven for wondering which way is up. On Sunday they were in South Africa, next Monday they will be in South America and they are now in sub-Saharan Surrey preparing to face Fiji in Liverpool this Saturday. Ironically it is warmer in Bagshot this week than it i…

Emergency heat measures implemented by Tour Træen builds eight-minute lead on Pogacar in Foix Emergency measures were implemented by the Tour de France organisers to combat the crushing heatwave that has settled on this year’s race as the riders tackled stage four at the end of which the cancer survivor Torstein Træenhad stolen the yellow jersey and built an eight-minute lead on the four-time cha…

Suspension had been imposed after invasion of Ukraine Decision on Russian anthem and flag still unclear The International Olympic Committee has lifted the suspension on Russia that was imposed after the invasion of Ukraine, paving the way for the Russian team to compete at the Los Angeles Olympics. Only a handful of Russians were able to compete at the Paris Summer Olympics and the Milan Cortina …