Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz breezed into the third round at the US Open with another straight-sets win. This time the victim was Lloyd Harris, who used to train with Alcaraz when the world number one was 15 at the Juan…
Aston Villa booked a place in the Europa Conference League group stage by sweeping aside Hibernian 3-0 on the night and 8-0 on aggregate. Villa, who won the first leg of their qualifying play-off 5-0 last week in Edinburgh, underlined…
British number one Katie Boulter came from a set down to secure a place in the third round of the US Open for the first time. The 27-year-old matched her run at Wimbledon this summer after a gutsy 5-7 6-1…
Manchester United face Champions League group stage clashes with Harry Kane’s new club Bayern Munich, while Newcastle were handed an exceedingly tough task on their return to Europe’s top club competition. The Red Devils came back late on to beat…
Vera Pauw has hit out at the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) for conducting a “flawed” review during negotiations surrounding the extension of her contract as head coach of the Republic of Ireland’s Women’s team. It was announced on Wednesday…
Lewis Hamilton will extend his record-breaking career in Formula One beyond his 40th birthday after signing a new contract with Mercedes. The Silver Arrows confirmed ahead of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix that Hamilton (38) will continue to drive with…
Burnley boss Vincent Kompany felt his side paid a price for their 1-0 Carabao Cup win at Nottingham Forest after Hjalmar Ekdal sustained a serious-looking knee injury. Substitute Zeki Amdouni volleyed home a last-minute winner to settle a largely forgettable…
Rangers’ Champions League hopes were extinguished in Eindhoven as PSV ran out comprehensive 5-1 play-off winners to go through 7-3 on aggregate. Michael Beale’s side, who drew 2-2 draw with the Dutch outfit at Ibrox last week, deservedly fell behind…
What the papers say With the transfer deadline looming, Premier League sides are making their final moves as the clock ticks down to September 1st. According to the Daily Mail, one of the big moves could see a star name…
Novak Djokovic is safely into the third round, but there were a couple of big shocks on day three of the US Open. Seventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was knocked out in five sets by Dominic Stricker, a qualifier ranked 128…