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No 11 seed rallies for 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (6) win Tiafoe into third US Open semi-final in five years American will play Alcaraz or Shelton in last four At the end of more than four and a half hours of escalating drama inside the world’s biggest tennis stadium, a devastated Alex Michelsen fell into Frances Tiafoe’s arms just outside the tramlines, sobbing uncontrollably. Tiafoe took his young…

Saudi investors stopped backing LIV this year Rahm and DeChambeau may still be involved LIV Golf, the breakaway tour that spent billions luring top players away from the PGA Tour, has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US, it announced on Tuesday. Launched in 2022, free-spending LIV caused shockwaves and bitter divisions in the golf world, before losing the backing of its deep-pocketed Saudi …

Sometimes football is silly and sometimes it is more fun for it. On a night when there were 37 shots and the goalkeepers shared thirteen saves between them, some of them absurd, José Mourinho’s Real Madrid found a way to beat his former team Inter in his first Champions League night of his second spell. Just don’t ask exactly how. Except perhaps to cite Thibaut Courtois, whose astonishing save in…

Enzo Maresca admitted a liking for the “boom-boom” of house music, then oversaw a gritty performance that ended with Manchester City enjoying the sweet notes of victory. They had lost six of their past nine away games in the competition and also lost the 2021 Champions League final at this venue, so to beat Porto and claim three points is a fillip for the manager’s nascent project. Continue readi…

Defending champion wins 7-6 (1), 3-6, 7-6 (7) Sabalenka: ‘I was pushing myself to the limit’ It seemed for some time that Aryna Sabalenka would be consumed by the rage and anxiety that has smothered her for so much of this year. At 2-2 in the final set of her brutal quarter-final against Linda Noskova, a second double fault of the game damned Sabalenka to a 0-40 deficit. She instantly fell to her…

Late-night drinking incidents and a post-Bazball reboot have given the hosts plenty to think about, while the tourists have their own problems to sort out There are some chilly white-ball games still to come this month and with it the sight of Kevin Pietersen back in England training kit for the first time in 12 years. KP is down with the kids these days, 6/7 memes and the like , and starts a new…

Aston Villa were 3-1 up after 43 minutes but were made to sweat for their first win of the season, emerging victorious from an entertaining Champions League opener against Club Brugge. John McGinn, who struck the only goal when Villa belatedly got their season up and running last September against Bologna , opened the scoring before goals from Emi Buendía and a first for Nicolas Jackson appeared …

Derek Phillips suffered cardiac arrest at football game Temperatures reached 94F in Iowa City on Saturday University has not said whether heat caused collapse A University of Iowa marching band member has been taken off life support after collapsing during extreme heat at the Hawkeyes’ season-opening football game on Saturday, his family said. Derek Phillips, a third-year student from Dubuque, Io…

Teetotal Hull teed off alone in practice Briton in Women’s Open controversy in August Charley Hull has, unsurprisingly, been involved in a colourful start to Solheim Cup week. After arriving late for her Tuesday practice tee time in the Netherlands, an online clip of her joking about the reason prompted a cascade of online speculation and ended with members of the European team hierarchy forcibly…

Pair have joined Sale after spells in France Duo last played for England at 2023 World Cup Courtney Lawes and Joe Marchant have been warned they must go “over and above” the performances of their rivals in the first five weeks of the new seasonto earn England recalls this autumn. Lawes, 37, and 30-year-old Marchant have both joined Sale this summer after spells in France and stated their ambition…

Bellingham, Rice and Alex Greenwood also nominated Ceremony to move from Paris to London for 2026 awards Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice have been nominated for this year’s men’s Ballon d’Or while Alessia Russo and Alex Greenwood have been nominated for the women’s award. The 30 men’s and 30 women’s nominees were revealed by France Football magazine on Tuesday, with the winners to be …

Briton powers to victory in sprint finish on stage 16 Mas remains in red jersey as race enters final week Matthew Brennan enhanced his status as the standout sprinter at the Vuelta a España by winning a fourth stage on his Grand Tour debut. The 21-year-old British rider was delivered to the front of the bunch with 100 metres left by an ideal leadout from Wout van Aert, his star teammate at Visma-…

Midfielder rejected chance to leave the club in summer ‘ I will give 100% until my last day’ says 27-year-old Alexis Mac Allister has said he feels “very sad” after Liverpool declined to offer him a new contract and admitted he rejected the chance to leave this summer. Mac Allister revealed unhappiness over his contract situation before Liverpool’s Champions League opener against Atlético Madrid …

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Favourite beaten at odds of 1-33 at Goodwood Bookies still claim they lost on outcome of race His father is Frankel, the greatest horse that ever looked through a bridle. And there must have been high hopes for Najidi Storm, also a half-brother to a winner of the oldest Classic, the St Leger, after he won on his first trip to the races last month. But on Tuesday Najidi Storm forever brought ignom…