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22-time major winner Rafael Nadal says the “suffering was less than my passion” as he explains the steps he had to take after sustaining a chronic injury. Source link

For the third year in a row, Littler finished top of the Premier League standings. He went on to reach the final for the third consecutive year and has won the title in two of them. He set a new record for night wins in the league phase in 2025 and matched that tally of…

Republic of Ireland midfielder Jamie McGrath says he expects the controversy surrounding the side’s upcoming Israel fixtures to “heat up” after Thursday’s friendly win over Qatar was disrupted. The Aviva Stadium game – which the Republic of Ireland won 1-0 thanks to Nathan Collins’ early header – was twice briefly interrupted in the first half…

Giro d’Italia stage 18 results 1. Paul Magnier (Fra/Soudal–Quick-Step) 3hrs 48 mins 50secs 2. Edoardo Zambanini (Ita/Bahrain-Victorious) Same time 3. Jonathan Milan (Ita/Lidl–Trek) 4. Francesco Busatto (Ita/Alpecin–Premier Tech) 5. Corbin Strong (Nzl/NSN Cycling Team) 6. Guillermo Thomas Silva (Uru/XDS Astana Team) 7. Madis Mihkels (Est/EF Education–EasyPost) 8. Filippo Magli (Ita/Bardiani CSF 7 Saber) 9. Sakarias…

There are two doubles wildcards available for the tournament at Queen’s, and one is reserved for a team which includes a former world number one, a Grand Slam champion of the past 10 years or a current top-30 player. WIlliams has never liked the word retirement, preferring instead to say she was “evolving away” from…

O’Neill was speaking to the media after announcing his squad to face Guinea and France in June friendlies. Northern Ireland will be without some key players such as Bradley, Sunderland defender Dan Ballard, Portsmouth’s Terry Devlin and Paddy McNair, who helped Hull City win promotion to the Premier League. The games come at the end…

There was certainly some surprise when England boss Tuchel opted to leave Wharton out of his 26-man squad heading to the World Cup. Palace may have not had a great domestic season given they finished 15th in the Premier League and went out of the FA Cup against non-League Macclesfield – but they have now…

Elsewhere, three-time former champion Novak Djokovic faced Frenchman Valentin Royer on Court Philippe Chatrier, which has a roof, and was on court for three hours and 44 minutes. The 39-year-old Serb lost a tight third set on a tie-break but regrouped to win 6-3 6-2 6-7 (7-9) 6-3. In his post-match press conference, Djokovic suggested…

Goalkeepers: Bart Verbruggen (Brighton), Mark Flekken (Bayer Leverkusen), Robin Roefs (Sunderland) Defenders: Nathan Ake (Manchester City), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan), Jorrel Hato (Chelsea), Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton & Hove Albion), Jurrien Timber (Arsenal), Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) Midfielders: Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus),…

Britain’s Dakota Ditcheva will return from a 12-month absence through injury to face Dutch flyweight Denise Kielholtz at PFL New York on 31 July. Ditcheva broke her hand during her win over Sumiko Inaba in July 2025 and was due to face Kielhotz in February but the bout was postponed when she picked up another…