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Russian teen reaches French Open final in 6-1, 6-3 win Kostyuk swerves pose with Andreeva in pre-match photo Mirra Andreeva took a significant step towards fulfilling her boundless talent as she produced a brilliantly composed and mature performance to reach her first grand slam final at Roland Garros. Andreeva viciously dismantled a painfully nervous Marta Kostyuk 6-1, 6-3 in the most high-profi…

British driver ‘didn’t lose sleep’ over Canada setback Russell says he will not change approach in Monaco George Russell remains confident in his world championship ambitions despite taking a serious blow with a mechanical failure at the last round in Canada. In Monaco, the British driver insisted that he felt no pressure, with the Formula One title his rival and teammate Kimi Antonelli’s to lose…

Matthew Smith has privileges temporarily removed Rugby pundit Alphonsi ‘disappointed’ with outcome A Rugby Football Union council member has had his privileges suspended for seven months after making a discriminatory comment about the England World Cup winner and pundit Maggie Alphonsi. Matthew Smith, who represents Warwickshire, made the comment on Facebook about the 42-year-old during France’s …

The Socceroos and Parma centre-back on finessing his craft in the birthplace of catenaccio, his father’s influence and a World Cup dream Most football fans would be able to rattle off their favourite goals if pressed. Few, though, would be able to do the same with great tackles. Nonetheless, for Socceroos defender Alessandro Circati, there is a beauty to be found in keeping the ball out of the ba…

England are upbeat going into the toughest fixture in international football but the hosts’ threat will be amplified by the returning Bonmatí The equation sounds simple: avoid defeat on Friday and England will qualify automatically for the Women’s World Cup. The reality of the task ahead is far more complicated. Facing the world champions, Spain, like the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range that t…

All eyes will be on Team Melli amid the ongoing conflict with the US and Israel, making their campaign one of the most unusual and unpredictable of recent times This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network , a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in …

The former Seahawks quarterback won a championship with Seattle and was a 10-time Pro Bowler. That doesn’t mean he’s seen as an all-time great When a quarterback makes 10 Pro Bowls, wins the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, and leads his team to one Super Bowl win and (almost) another, you’d expect his Hall of Fame discussion would be fairly uncomplicated. But in the case of one Russell Carri…

England could face knockout ties against DR Congo, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina before facing Spain in the final By Opta Analyst Who will England have to beat to win the World Cup for the first time since 1966? We can’t predict the future but, with the help of the Opta supercomputer, we can give a probabilistic estimate of what could happen. Let’s establish the “what if” scenarios and map out Eng…

Supporters groups condemn ‘immoral’ u-turn Fifa says policy a safety measure to prevent injury Fifa has been accused of putting revenue ahead of fans’ health after banning reusable water bottles from being taken into World Cup stadiums. In a late U-turn, the governing body rowed back on its advice that empty, transparent, reusable plastic bottles would be permitted inside venues, instead prohibit…

Chair compares Guardiola with The Boy Who Cried Wolf ‘He never thought he would stay more than four years’ Khaldoon al-Mubarak has revealed Pep Guardiola “quit 100 times” as Manchester City manager, with the chair comparing the empty threats to The Boy Who Cried Wolf, one of Aesop’s Fables. Guardiola left City last month after 10 successful years during which he led the club to 17 major honours. …

The New York Knicks are fighting history as well as the Spurs. On Wednesday night in San Antonio, they took a crucial step towards defeating both It is uncommon to begin counting down after the opening game of an NBA finals, but these are uncommon times in New York, and the Knicks have been counting since Richard Nixon was president, their coach, Mike Brown, was three years old, and their opponen…

Plenty of women watch the men’s tournament but are yet to translate fandom to the women’s game – will that change this summer? The NWSL’s 14th regular season wrapped up match week 10 of 27 over the weekend, officially commencing a month-long break to honor the terms of their collective bargaining agreement (which stipulates a week-long intermission during the season) and a pause from play for the…

Updates from the first day of the series at Lord’s Sign up for The Spin | Follow us on TikTok | Mail Tim New Zealand have opted for the extra seamer, so the promising Nathan Smith squeezes out the venerable Mitch Santner. England have taken the opposite tack, preferring Shoaib Bashir’s mercurial off-breaks to Sonny Baker’s untried pace. The toss makes both decisions look better, as the team bowli…

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