Antonelli rejected Russell’s reasoning. “I don’t really give weight to that line,” he said, “because it’s still so early in the season. I continue trying to excel, trying to maximise the car and see where we end up at the end of the season. “It’s difficult to think you can lose something when you don’t…
Former Ireland and British and Irish Lions back row Fergus Slattery has died at the age of 77, his club Blackrock College has announced. Considered one of Ireland’s greatest players, Slattery won 61 caps between 1970 and 1984 and captained the side. Slattery helped Ireland win the Triple Crown in 1982 and 1985 and represented…
There has been a lot of drama over the last seven days of sport, including a tense Champions League final penalty shootout and one of tennis’ greatest-ever players announcing a return to the sport. About 9% of quizzers got full marks in last week’s edition. Will you make the grade this week? After more quizzes?…
Berrettini’s only previous retirement from a Grand Slam match was at the 2023 US Open. He also made an early exit from the 2021 ATP Tour Finals because of an abdominal injury, while last season he had to pull out midway through matches in Madrid and Rome in the run-up to the French Open. But…
Ollie Pope struck his first half-century of this year’s T20 Blast as Surrey coasted past Middlesex in a one-sided South Group derby at The Oval. Pope, who finished unbeaten on 51 from 33 balls, shared a second-wicket stand of 74 from 44 with Jason Roy (46) as they made short work of their chase to…
World number one Aryna Sabalenka saw her French Open title hopes vanish as she completely unravelled in a crushing quarter-final defeat by Diana Shnaider in yet another shock result at this year’s tournament. Sabalenka, a beaten finalist at Roland Garros last year, was 6-3 4-1 up before the momentum suddenly shifted and sparked an extraordinary…
Hughes is with the Wales squad for only the second time having opted to represent the land of her mother last year. The 24-year-old, who was capped by Australia in a friendly in 2024, made her one Wales appearance to date in December’s triumph over Switzerland. She missed the first two camps of this qualifying…
No-one has won the World Cup Golden Boot more than once – but two men have a good chance to become the first to do so this summer. Mbappe scored four goals in World Cup qualifying and as one of the strongest squads in the tournament, it is likely that 2022 finalists France will reach…
Charlotte Edwards says there was never any doubt around Heather Knight’s place in England’s World Cup side as the former captain returned to form in a series-clinching win in the third T20 against India. Knight, 35, made a magnificent unbeaten 70 as England emphatically chased 181 to win the series 2-1, after she had endured…
Scotland, Liverpool and Celtic great Sir Kenny Dalglish is undergoing treatment for cancer. The legendary forward and former manager wanted to keep the news private but confirmed the diagnosis after accidentally sharing the news initially in an “inadvertent social media post”. “I am currently undergoing treatment for cancer,” Dalglish, 75, wrote on social media. “Unlike…
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