Alcaraz wins French Open to go just one title short of career Grand Slam June 9, 2024 Carlos Alcaraz moved to within one title of a career Grand Slam on Sunday with a marathon five set victory over Alexander Zverev at the French Open. The 21-year-old Spaniard toppled his German opponent 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 on Court Philippe-Chatrier to win La Coupe des Mousquetaires at Roland Garros for the first time. [...]
Lawes open to British and Irish Lions selection in 2025 June 9, 2024 Courtney Lawes has said he’d love to be involved with the British and Irish Lions once again despite leaving England this summer for France. The Northampton Saints back-row won a second domestic title with the East Midlands club on Saturday, beating Bath 25-21 at Twickenham. He will join French club in Brive and has retired [...]
George Ford out of England’s tour to New Zealand June 9, 2024 England’s first-choice No10 George Ford has been ruled out of his side’s summer rugby tour to New Zealand this month. The Sale Sharks fly-half is still recovering from a pre-existing injury to his Achilles and will miss the two Tests against the All Blacks and the one against Japan in Tokyo. England head to the [...]
Watch London Stadium transform into MLB pitch June 8, 2024 West Ham United’s Olympic Stadium has undergone a Stateside makeover for this weekend’s MLB showpiece. National League East teams the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets will face off in a two-game series this weekend at the former Olympic Stadium. Nearly 150,000 square feet of synthetic turf has been installed in Stratford with West Ham [...]
French Open: Zverev or Ruud can be next Grand Slam winner June 7, 2024 Come Sunday evening on the clay of Court Philippe-Chatrier we could see a new Grand Slam winner in men’s tennis. Because either German Alexander Zverev or Norwegian Casper Ruud will be in the final and have a sot at lifting the Coupe des Mousquetaires at the French Open. Sure reigning Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner [...]
European Athletics Championships: Five Brits to watch in Rome June 6, 2024 On Friday a 70-strong British team will begin the hunt for medals at the European Athletics Championships. And though Team GB haven’t sent a completely full strength squad, there will be an expectation for success in Rome over the next six days. Here are five Brits to watch across the European Athletics Championships. Keely Hodgkinson [...]
Extreme E to return to Britain with Scotland leg June 6, 2024 Electric racing series Extreme E will return to Great Britain this season as the off-road motorsport heads to Scotland. The Glenmuckloch opencast coal mine in Dumfries and Galloway will host rounds three and four of Extreme E’s fourth season next month. The coal mine is set to become a pumped storage hydropower plant and wind [...]
IPL US franchise MI New York does deal with Accenture June 5, 2024 IT giant Accenture has stepped into the world of Major League Cricket, becoming principle partner of MI New York. The deal will see 2023 MLC champions MI New York feature Accenture on their match and training jerseys. “Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world and this is an exciting opportunity to innovate [...]
Last 10 women’s French Open finals as Andreeva reaches semis June 5, 2024 Unseeded Mirra Andreeva, the 17-year-old Russian tennis sensation, sent tremors across Roland Garros yesterday with a brilliant 6-7 6-4 6-4 victory over second seed and two-time Grand Slam winner Aryna Sabalenka. Andreeva lost the first set with a tie-break at the French Open yesterday but broke her Belarusian opposite number in the second and third [...]
Premiership Rugby chief slaps down Championship roadblock claims June 5, 2024 Premiership Rugby chief executive Simon Massie-Taylor has slapped down accusations from Championship clubs that his organisation have ignored their demands over the future of the game, saying “we’ve done everything we can”. Clubs in the second tier this week launched a sensational attack on the sport’s governing body the Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby [...]