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France’s Diane Parry wins 6-4, 7-6 (4) in first round Raducanu competes for first time since Indian Wells Emma Raducanu’s return to competition for the first time in more than two months ended in a frustrating defeat as she fought hard but failed to convert a string of early opportunities, eventually falling 6-4, 7-6 (4) to France’s Diane Parry in the first round of the Strasbourg Open. This was …

44-year-old lost comeback fight in just 17 seconds Carano hints she may return to compete again Gina Carano has admitted she would have faced serious harm if she hadn’t tapped out of her comeback fight against Ronda Rousey on Saturday night. The 44-year-old hadn’t fought since 2009 when she faced Rousey in the contest, which was part of a high-profile MMA card on Netflix. The fight was a complete…

Striker close to agreeing Manchester City move Toone, Beever-Jones and Godfrey back for qualifiers Sarina Wiegman has said Beth Mead’s next transfer will be a “very important” factor in the England forward’s chances of going to the 2027 Women’s World Cup, as the outgoing Arsenal forward seeks more regular starts. The 31-year-old is understood to be close to agreeing a move to Manchester City, aft…

Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzy Wrack , Sophie Downey and Marva Kreel to review the 2025-26 WSL season On today’s pod: as the WSL season comes to an end, the panel reviews each team as Manchester City officially lift the Barclays WSL trophy after ending their 10-year wait for a league title. The panel reflects on Andrée Jeglertz’s instant impact, Bunny Shaw’s remarkable season and what the summ…

Steve Clarke impressed by Southampton player’s form Craig Gordon, 43, makes cut – but no Miller or McBurnie The Southampton striker Ross Stewart has ended a four-year absence from international football by being named in the Scotland squad for this summer’s World Cup. Stewart’s excellent touch towards the end of the domestic season – the 29-year-old scored five times in 10 games as Southampton pr…

New rules will not apply in European competitions Uefa will monitor automatic red card rule in World Cup Uefa has opted against following Fifa’s lead and introducing automatic red cards for players who cover their mouths when confronting an opponent or leave the pitch in protest at a refereeing decision. Football’s law-making body, the International Football Association Board (Ifab), approved tho…

San Antonio Spurs 122-115 Oklahoma City Thunder (2OT) Spurs take Game 1 of best-of-seven series Victor Wembanyama had 41 points and 24 rebounds, Dylan Harper finished with 24 points and a team playoff-record seven steals, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-115 in a double-overtime classic to open the Western Conference finals. Wembanyama sealed Monday night’s game with a…

City agree three-year deal in principle with Maresca Chelsea able to demand compensation for Italian Pep Guardiola has informed Manchester City’s players that he will leave the club after Sunday’s final Premier League game of the season against Aston Villa. The manager felt obliged to update his squad after news of his departure broke on Monday night, taking him by surprise while he was preparing…

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Buttock-clenching battle between Richmond and London Scottish provides perfect antidote to Prem franchise model It wasn’t, in all honesty, the greatest game ever played. But never mind that. For Richmond and London Scottish on Saturday all that counted was winning – or, more to the point, not losing. There are big-match nerves and then, on another level, there are playoffs against bitter rivals w…

Athletes spend thousands of hours refining their game. But sometimes they try other measures to gain success For Jason Terry, everything changed in 1997. It was the night before the NCAA national championship game and Terry’s Arizona Wildcats were set to take on the University of Kentucky. Terry shared hotels rooms with teammate Mike Bibby on road trips and the pair understandably had trouble sle…

Swedish firm Maurten’s high-carb drinks, bicarb sludges and hydrogels are giving super spikes a run for their money Inside an unremarkable Gothenburg office building rented from the local university are a series of conference spaces named after the modern greats of distance running. There is the Eliud Kipchoge room, the Keely Hodgkinson room and, the latest addition, the Sabastian Sawe room, in h…

Cleveland clinch series with blowout victory Cavaliers will play Knicks for place in NBA finals Pistons’ Bickerstaff praises team’s progress Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Jarrett Allen and Sam Merrill each added 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 125-94 on Sunday night in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. The fourth-seeded Cavaliers ousted the East’s to…

Whatever Nicolas Jover is being paid, it’s not enough – or so it must have felt for Arsenal fans watching tense title pursuit The best way out of a corner? A corner, it turns out. Nobody knows how much the dead-ball goal bonus is in Nicolas Jover’s contract. Or indeed, if it exists at all. Although it would definitely explain why Arsenal’s set-piece coach leaps up with such thigh-quivering excite…