Sabalenka was twice a set and a break up on veteran Cirstea, who is retiring at the end of the season. She also broke the 36-year-old when Cirstea served for the match at 5-4 in the third set – only to immediately hand the advantage back in the next game. Sabalenka’s serve – the most…
Liverpool made a dire start to the season by taking just two points from their opening 10 WSL matches. They had sold key player Olivia Smith to Arsenal for a record ยฃ1m in the summer and vice-captain Taylor Hinds went in the same direction. By the time manager Taylor was appointed – just four weeks…
Rory McIlroy says bringing back LIV Golf defectors would be “good business” for the PGA Tour amid doubts over the future of the breakaway series. In April, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced it will withdraw its multibillion dollar backing at the end of the year. In response, LIV announced a “strategic evolution” –…
Tommy Fleetwood shot a four-under round of 67 to put himself within a stroke of the lead after the second round of the Truist Championship. The 35-year-old Englishman made five birdies and a bogey to match his Thursday score and move just behind South Korea’s Sungjae Im, who carded a steady two-under round of 69…
Road racing is a dangerous sport, as riders can reach speeds of more than 200mph on the long run to University Corner at the North West 200, but there are measures in place to make it as safe as it can possibly be. Protectors and bales are placed in front of trees, lamp posts, walls…
At the moment, the cars require energy management techniques such as recovering energy while on full throttle, which leads to a speed drop-off before corners and through some fast curves. The expectation is that the change will almost entirely eliminate this other than at the most energy-starved circuits. A statement from the FIA said the…
Lydiate won 72 caps for Wales and played all three Tests for the British and Irish Lions on the successful tour to Australia in 2013. The chop-tackling blind-side flanker was a player-coach in his second spell with Dragons and remained a member of Filo Tiatia’s management team after hanging his boots up last summer. “I…
Munster would be nervously looking over their shoulder if they lose in Galway, with a final fixture against Lions. Nonetheless, Gavin Coombes remains confident in the bid to repeat their 2023 title triumph. “We’re so tight and connected as a group that belief inside this building is huge,” said the back-row forward. Cardiff aim to…
Rory McIlroy posted a first round of 70 at the Truist Championship as he began his challenge to win at Quail Hollow for a fifth time. The 37-year-old from Northern Ireland made 17 pars before his only birdie of a one-under round came at the 18th hole. American Matt McCarty set the early pace with…
Former Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr is one of 39 signatories of an open letter calling on the Football Association of Ireland to boycott Nations League fixtures against Israel. A ‘Stop The Game’ campaign has been launched by pressure group Irish Sport For Palestine, calling for the Republic of Ireland to withdraw from the…
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