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Carlos Alcaraz shows signs of Rafael Nadal’s ‘killer instinct’ as he prepares for French Open title defense

If an 18th birthday is supposed to be a momentous, coming-of-age occasion, then Carlos Alcaraz got the memo. In front of a home crowd in Madrid, the then-up-and-coming tennis star braced himself to face one of the game’s great players for the first time. Alcaraz had spent his whole childhood idolizing Rafael Nadal. To face the legendary Spaniard on his favored clay surface produced a cocktail of emotions: excitement, exhilaration, but also deep-seated terror. “I was so

Post By : 2025-05-26

Max Verstappen dismisses concerns over possible Red Bull exit after turbulent start to season

Max Verstappen has dismissed concerns that he might consider leaving Red Bull, after last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix proved to be a turbulent day for the team. The four-time F1 world champion, who has admitted to being unsatisfied with this season’s car, finished sixth in Bahrain and failed to offer much threat to those ahead of him. After the race, amid rumors of tensions inside the Red Bull paddock, the team’s motorsport advisor Helmut Marko told Sk

Post By : 2025-05-26

Premier League striker reportedly placed in an induced coma after ‘urgent’ surgery on serious abdominal injury

  Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi has reportedly been placed into an induced coma following “urgent” surgery for a serious abdominal injury suffered during a Premier League match over the weekend. Awoniyi collided with the post during Forest’s 2-2 draw with Leicester City on Sunday but, despite being clearly hampered after the incident, remained on the pitch for the final 10 minutes of the game. Forest said in a statement on Tuesday that the Nigerian

Post By : 2025-05-25

Sabalenka loses only one game in Paris opener

World number one Aryna Sabalenka dropped only one game as she beat Kamilla Rakhimova to get her French Open campaign under way in emphatic style. Sabalenka needed just one hour to beat Russian Rakhimova 6-1 6-0 in Paris. The Belarusian ramped up her performance as the match went on, winning nine games in a row to close out the match. Opening the first day's play on Court Philippe Chatrier, Sabalenka served up five aces, hit 30 winners and broke her opponent's serve five times on her way

Post By : 2025-05-25

Who will win the European Golden Shoe?

League titles have been won, relegation has been decided and there will be newcomers in the Champions League, but one thing that is still up for grabs is the Golden Shoe. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo won the award for European football's top goalscorer for fun during their prime, but others like Thierry Henry, Luis Suarez and Robert Lewandowski have also netted the prize. Harry Kane became the second Englishman to pick up the award last year after scoring 36 times in his debut campaign

Post By : 2025-05-25

Ronaldo 'could play' in Club World Cup - Infantino

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has claimed "there are discussions" over Cristiano Ronaldo playing at the Club World Cup this summer. Ronaldo's club, Al-Nassr of the Saudi Pro League, failed to qualify for the expanded 32-team tournament in the United States. But Infantino says the 40-year-old Portugal forward, who is out of contract this summer, could still feature in the new-look event. During an interview with YouTuber and streamer IShowSpeed, Infantino talked about Ronaldo'

Post By : 2025-05-24

Yates up to second at Giro as crash affects GC battle

Asgreen held on for a remarkable breakaway win, while race leader Isaac del Toro survived to extend his lead to one minute and 20 seconds over Yates. A bunch sprint was expected in Nova Gorica/Gorizia on the Italy-Slovenia border but several riders went down 23km from the line to set up a dramatic finish. The crash split the peloton, with about 20 riders avoiding the chaos to keep up the chase of the breakaway trio. But they could not reel in Asgreen as Denmark's EF Education-EasyPost rider,

Post By : 2025-05-24

Champion cyclist sentenced over Olympian wife's car death

Former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis has been given a two-year suspended sentence over a car incident in Australia which killed his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins. Dennis pleaded guilty to one aggravated count of creating the likelihood of harm, after Hoskins was struck by the car he was driving during a fight outside the couple's Adelaide home in 2023. A judge said Dennis had disregarded his wife's safety, but was not criminally responsible for her death. Hoskins' paren

Post By : 2025-05-24

I became a cocaine addict after retiring - Wiggins

The 45-year-old Briton told the Observer, external about the extent of the addiction he developed after his retirement from cycling in 2016, and explained how his family members feared for him. "There were times my son thought I was going to be found dead in the morning," said Wiggins. "I was a functioning addict. People wouldn't realise - I was high most of the time for many years." Wiggins won Olympic gold medals on the track at the Athens, Beijing and Ri

Post By : 2025-05-24

Mass crash disrupts Giro stage six as Pedersen retains lead

Australian Kaden Groves of Alpecin-Deceuninck sprinted to victory in Naples to win the 227km stage in four hours 59 minutes and 52 seconds as he pipped Belgium's Milan Fretin and Frenchman Paul Magnier on the line. Denmark's Pedersen finished more than five minutes behind to remain at the top of the overall standings, with Slovenian rider Primoz Roglic 17 seconds behind and Czech Mathias Vacek a further seven seconds adrift in third place. However, the real drama occurred earlier when fo

Post By : 2025-05-24

'Thinking the unthinkable is part of the plan'

It is impossible to imagine what state Manchester United would be in now without Bruno Fernandes. Relegation might have been a real fear. Ruben Amorim has also said he wants to keep his best players and Fernandes is one of them. However, Amorim said the club had to be "brave" when it came to assessing future decisions. Fernandes is at his peak. But United need to manipulate their finances to build something for the future. Thinking the unthinkable is part of the plan. Fernandes' ex

Post By : 2025-05-24

In-form Rhodes wins Dutch Ladies Open

Dutch Ladies Open, final leaderboard -9 M Rhodes (Eng); -7 B Navarrosa (USA), A van Dam (Ned); -6 A Uehara (Jpn), A Nobilio (Ita); M Kobori (NZ), L Sobron (Spa) Selected others: -5 L Walsh (Ire); -3 A Foster (Ire), H Screen (Eng); -2 H Burke (Eng) Full leaderboard England's Mimi Rhodes maintained her brilliant start to 2025 with her third consecutive Ladies European Tour title at the Dutch Ladies Open. Rhodes, 23, is playing in her first

Post By : 2025-05-24

Cheptegei to run in Antrim Coast Half Marathon

The 28-year-old Ugandan won gold in the 10,000m at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, setting a new Olympic record in the process, and holds the world record at 5,000m and 10,000m. He is the reigning three-time world champion in the 10,000m and also won gold in the 5,000m in the 2020 Olympics. Cheptegei says he is "very excited" to make his debut in the event. "I've watched the race on television and the course looks beautiful and very fast," he said. "My team-mates bo

Post By : 2025-05-24

Norris snatches Monaco pole from Leclerc

McLaren's Lando Norris snatched pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix from local hero Charles Leclerc's Ferrari with the final lap of qualifying. Norris beat Leclerc by 0.109 seconds as the second McLaren of Oscar Piastri took third place ahead of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton. Red Bull's Max Verstappen, so far the McLaren drivers' only title rival, could manage only fifth place for Red Bull. Racing Bulls' French rookie Isack Hadjar took sixth place ahead of Aston Martin'

Post By : 2025-05-24

F1's goodbye to Imola? Images from classic track over the years

After the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, and with talk that the circuit will be dropped from the F1 calendar, we have collated a selection of pictures from Imola over the years. The 4.909km anti-clockwise track is a favourite among drivers because of its mix of fast and slow corners, elevation changes and challenging chicanes. It made its F1 debut in 1980, staging the Italian Grand Prix while Monza was being redeveloped. From 1981, Imola became the home of the San Marino Grand Prix until 2006,

Post By : 2025-05-24

Israeli strike kills nine of Gaza doctor's children, hospital says

An Israeli air strike on Gaza hit the home of a doctor and killed nine of her 10 children, the hospital where she works in the city of Khan Younis says. Nasser hospital said one of Dr Alaa al-Najjar's children and her husband were injured, but survived. Graeme Groom, a British surgeon working in the hospital, said he had operated on her surviving 11-year-old boy. A video shared by the director of the Hamas-run health ministry and verified by the BBC showed small burned bodies lifted from the

Post By : 2025-05-24

Real's Ancelotti ready for 'new adventure' with Brazil

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced earlier this month that Ancelotti has agreed to take charge of the national side from 26 May. Rubber-stamping that news, Real have confirmed Ancelotti's tenure at the Santiago Bernabeu will end following Saturday's home meeting with Real Sociedad. "Our club wishes to express its gratitude and affection to one of the greatest legends of Real Madrid and world football," Real Madrid said in a statement. Club president

Post By : 2025-05-24

Modric to leave Real Madrid after Club World Cup

The 39-year-old Croatia midfielder, the 2018 Ballon d'Or winner, will play his last match at Real's Bernabeu home when they welcome Real Sociedad on Saturday in their final La Liga game of the season. "The moment has arrived. The moment I never wanted to come, but that's football, and in life everything has a beginning and an end," Modric said on Instagram. He has won 28 trophies, including six Champions Leagues and four domestic titles, since joining Real from Spurs in 201

Post By : 2025-05-23

Djokovic beats Norrie to close in on 100th title

Djokovic is bidding to become just the third man in the Open era - after Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer - to win 100 ATP titles. The 24-time Grand Slam champion took a step closer to that milestone with a resilient 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 6-1 win over Norrie. Djokovic, who has not won a title since claiming Olympic gold in Paris last summer, will face Poland's Hubert Hurkacz in Saturday's final. "It was the toughest match of tournament for me so far, for sure," Djokovic, who turned 38 o

Post By : 2025-05-23

Raducanu could face early Swiatek test at French Open

French Open 2025 Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland Garros, Paris Coverage: Live radio commentaries across 5 Live Sport and BBC Sounds, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app Britain's Emma Raducanu could face three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek in the second round of the French Open. The 22-year-old, who was thrashed by Swiatek at January's Australian Open, must first beat China's Wang Xinyu in Paris. British men's number one 

Post By : 2025-05-23

Will two stops at Monaco 'spice it up a bit more'?

Monaco Grand Prix Venue: Monte Carlo Dates: 23-25 May Race start: 14:00 BST on Sunday Coverage: Live commentary of practice and qualifying on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2 with race on BBC Radio 5 Live; live text updates on BBC Sport website and app Max Verstappen says a new rule that forces drivers to make two pit stops during the Monaco Grand Prix will "hopefully spice it up a bit more". The change has been introduced after a soporific race in 2024 that fol

Post By : 2025-05-23

How play-off final could tighten US grip on Premier League

Known as the richest match in football, the Championship play-off final has always been a game of huge significance, with promotion to the Premier League on the line. But this year the stakes could be even higher. If Sheffield United beat Sunderland on Saturday at Wembley, the level of influence wielded by American investors in the Premier League will reach an unprecedented level, with all three promoted clubs controlled from across the Atlantic. Remarkably, the Blades would become the 12th US-o

Post By : 2025-05-23

Is it time for injury replacements in Test cricket?

Is it time for cricket to make a change and allow teams to replace injured players? Zimbabwe were already struggling on day one of the one-off Test against England at Trent Bridge when frontline bowler Richard Ngarava had to be helped from the field with a back injury. That left the tourists potentially a bowler and batter short - effectively playing with 10 men because while an injured player can be replaced in the field, the replacement cannot bat or bowl. Ngarava briefly returned to field lat

Post By : 2025-05-23

Levy's to-do list after paying Postecoglou £2m Europa bonus

For Tottenham, a summer of opportunity beckons. Their historic Europa League triumph in Spain means they can head into the close season with a bounce in their step. Their 17-year trophy drought is over and, pertinently, they are back in the Champions League. With that, certain doors swing open. Finances are stronger; you can attract players – or managers in Spurs' case - who wouldn't have necessarily given your club a second glance. The Champions League is where the elite

Post By : 2025-05-21

What makes a good clay-court player?

Jack Draper's recent run to the Madrid Open final, where he lost in three close sets to Casper Ruud, was the backbone of an impressive clay-court swing for the British number one. But the French Open has historically not been synonymous with British singles success. Andy Murray reached the 2016 final, but Sue Barker was Britain's last singles champion in the French capital back in 1976. Last year all six Britons who competed in the singles went out in the first round - the thir

Post By : 2025-05-20

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Jerry Jones admits Trump anti-DEI message made NFL more 'aware' in wake of accelerator program pause

The NFL announced last year it will pause its coaching accelerator program. In the wake of that decision, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones admits recent Supreme Court rulings and rhetoric from President Donald Trump made an impact in that regard. Since 2022, the accelerator program has been held in conjunction with the NFL's spring meetings, and it serves as a chance for minority coaching talent to network with decision-makers. That won't happen this year, and in an i

Post By : 2025-05-20

The £100m final Man Utd cannot afford to lose?

"It's a crossroads moment." That is the verdict of former Manchester United first-team coach Rene Meulensteen on the club's Europa League final against Tottenham on Wednesday. Like all United fans, the Dutchman is coming to terms with a bitterly disappointing domestic campaign, and dreading the consequences of failure in Bilbao. "It would be a silver lining. A win in the Europa League isn't going to make up for the most disastrous season," Meulensteen told BBC Spo

Post By : 2025-05-20

England to bring in minimum fitness standards

England will introduce minimum fitness standards for their women's players next year, says head coach Charlotte Edwards. Former captain Edwards, who will take charge of her first match on Wednesday in a T20 against the West Indies, was appointed last month following this winter's 16-0 Ashes defeat. The team's fitness and athleticism was criticised during the tour and Edwards has said players will be made "accountable" on the issue. "The players are very aware ther

Post By : 2025-05-20

Chelsea will be billion-dollar franchise - Ohanian

"Queens of global soccer" Chelsea will become a "billion-dollar franchise", according to new co-owner Alexis Ohanian. The Reddit founder has bought an 8-10% stake believed to be worth about £20m in the domestic treble winners - an investment Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor called a "game-changing endorsement". Ohanian, who is married to former tennis player Serena Williams, is no stranger to investing in women's football, having previously b

Post By : 2025-05-20

McIlroy and the 'non-conforming' driver controversy

Aside from the brilliance of Scottie Scheffler's imperious third major victory, the next-biggest talking point from the 107th US PGA was the controversy of Rory McIlroy's "non-conforming" driver. Rumours emerged early in the championship that the recently crowned Masters winner, who was continually struggling to find Quail Hollow's fairways, had been forced to switch drivers before the year's second major. Initially, there was speculation that the one he had used to suc

Post By : 2024-06-19T02:06

Why Female Footballers Suffer More Knee Injuries Than Men

Football is a physically demanding sport that’s mainly played on the forefoot, with knee bent, and with every muscle surrounding the knee working hard. The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) is the main knee stabilising ligament — and injuries to this part of the knee are serious. Studies suggest women are six times more likely to suffer ACL injuries compared to men, and 25% less likely to return after recovery, with ACL injuries causing 37 players to miss the Women’s World Cup l

Post By : 2024-06-12T09:03

Top 5 Greatest Polish Football Players

The 5 Best Polish Football Players in History Sports writer Chris Magee ranks Poland’s top football stars, including players of the past and active Polish footballers. Who will make it to that coveted number-one spot? Poland are FIFA World Cup regulars, playing in nine editions of the tournament. Despite not experiencing much success, Poland regularly produces quality footballing talent - and football is one of the most popular modern sports in Poland. The 1970s and early 1980s are conside

Post By : 2024-04-08T04:10

Why Liverpool Play in Red, and Not Blue Anymore

The Birth of the Famous Liverpool FC Red Shirt Liverpool Football Club are famous for their all-red kits - but some fans may not realise the Reds were not originally the Reds. Liverpool didn’t don red for the first time until 1896 - and the all-red strip didn’t come into existence until February 1965, under legendary manager Bill Shankly. Liverpool’s first strip was far different from what fans see today on the Anfield pitch. It was a kit inspired by Everton, who played across