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While Wawrinka has spent just shy of eight hours on court across his opening two matches, fourth seed Djokovic has taken a more direct route as he aims to conserve energy in his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam singles title. The 38-year-old from Serbia only dropped seven games in a 6-3 6-2 6-2…

Forward Morgan Rogers opens up on his relationship with “genius” Unai Emery and how the Aston Villa boss helped him through a tough start to this season. Source link

It has taken Wissa time to deliver such performances. Wissa, who had already had a disrupted pre-season, following his protracted departure from Brentford, has only scored three goals since making his debut for Newcastle last month. The forward has looked rusty at times, failing to take a big chance to open the scoring in the…

For any club to stump up £9m for your services, you must have done something right. And Cvancara – capped eight times – did plenty right at Sparta. At his best in the Czech top flight, the 6ft 3in forward used his presence, pace and power to devastating effect, while he was also clinical. Netting…

Bangladesh’s request to move their matches from India at next month’s T20 World Cup have been rejected by the International Cricket Council. Bangladesh asked for their games to be switched from India citing safety concerns amid growing tensions between the countries, and demanded to play them in Sri Lanka, which is co-hosting the tournament, instead….

Raducanu made encouraging progress last year, climbing back into the world’s top 30 and playing more matches than in any previous season of her career. However, the off-season technical work she planned to put in with coach Francisco Roig – who helped Rafael Nadal win 16 of his 22 major titles – was compromised by…

It was clear many fans had turned on Frank during the defeat by the Hammers, with large numbers singing “you’re getting sacked in the morning” at him. That feeling remained evident before Tuesday’s match. “I really do think 99% of this stadium are Frank out,” said Spurs supporter Sarah Sturgeon-Scraggs, who has been attending home…

Former Australia captain Steve Waugh is among the franchise investors in a men’s European T20 tournament set to be played by city-based teams in Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands later this year. The six-team European T20 Premier League (ETPL) was meant to launch in 2025, but the event was postponed because the sales of the…

“I understand there’s speculation and there’s doubt around a lot of things, so for me it’s being honest with them. “If they’ve got something to share, if they’re seeking more clarity or anything they want to talk about then we have to be open. “One thing we can’t do is run away from it or…

Forwards (20): Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff), Adam Beard (Montpellier), Liam Belcher (Cardiff), James Botham (Cardiff), Rhys Carre (Saracens), Ben Carter (Dragons), Olly Cracknell (Leicester), Harri Deaves (Ospreys), Ryan Elias (Scarlets), Tomas Francis (Provence), Archie Griffin (Bath), Dafydd Jenkins (Exeter), Dewi Lake (Ospreys, capt), Alex Mann (Cardiff), Josh Macleod (Scarlets), Taine Plumtree (Scarlets), Nicky Smith (Leicester), Gareth…