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Anisimova has a no-frills game – all power and no subtlety, she looked to use that to blow Sabalenka off the court. The fluctuations, though, were too much and ultimately the reason behind another emotional Grand Slam defeat. Anisimova came out firing and bludgeoned her flat groundstrokes as she went for the margins. It created…

US Open organisers have asked broadcasters not to highlight any negative reactions to President Donald Trump during Sunday’s men’s singles final. Trump, 79, is set to make his first visit to the Grand Slam tennis event in New York since 2015. He will appear on television coverage during the anthem ceremony before Italy’s Jannik Sinner…

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen snatched pole position for the Italian Grand Prix from McLaren’s Lando Norris. Norris had just leapt to the top of the times after a difficult first run left him seventh, but Verstappen pipped him by 0.077 seconds for his first pole since the British Grand Prix in July. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri,…

Ogbene, who has since made the switch to fellow Championship side Sheffield United, said he spent “a lot of hours getting to know my body” and “watching clips” to help him return physically and tactically sharper for pre-season this summer. “Watching a lot of football for nine months, you learn a lot more. When you’re…

Djokovic has scaled down his playing time considerably over recent seasons, tailoring his schedule to focus on the majors. Moving clear of Australia’s Margaret Court in terms of Grand Slam titles is the biggest ambition left in his mind. His body is not, however, complying. Djokovic might have defied logic to reach the semi-finals of…

Before the final major of the season began, everyone wondered who could stop Alcaraz or Sinner sweeping the Slams for the second straight season. Alcaraz has won back-to-back French Open titles and lifted the Wimbledon title last year, losing to Sinner in this year’s final. Now he has booked his place in the New York…

It is the second time in six months that the president of motorsport’s governing body has been defeated in an attempt to change F1’s engine regulations. His V10 plan was rejected at a meeting at the Bahrain Grand Prix, where it was agreed that hybrid and sustainable fuels were non-negotiable parts of F1’s engine future….

McLaren have traced the engine failure in last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix that dented Norris’ title hopes to a broken oil line – a McLaren issue rather than a problem with the Mercedes engine. Leclerc’s fastest time was his third attempt to do a lap on the soft tyres after aborting his first two runs….

London City Lionesses have announced the world record signing of France international Grace Geyoro from Paris St-Germain for £1.4m. The fee paid by the WSL newcomers beats the £1.1m ($1.5m) Orlando Pride paid Tigres UANL to sign Mexico winger Lizbeth Ovalle last month. Midfielder Geyoro, 28, is London City’s 16th permanent signing of a busy…

It has been a disappointing season in terms of Grand Slam success for Sabalenka, considering she reached the final at the Australian and French Opens. She also made it to the semi-finals at Wimbledon, but on all three occasions emotions got the better of the 27-year-old. She cut an anguished figure throughout January’s Australian Open…