Trincao stars as Sporting ease past debutants Kairat

This debate is nothing new – but nothing has changed. In each of the past three years, questions have been raised about whether the French Open should do more to showcase the women’s game. “I don’t think they have daughters, because I don’t think they want to treat their daughters like this,” said Jabeur. 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…

Pubs will now be allowed to stay open until the end of England’s World Cup match against Mexico, which is due to kick off at 1am UK time on Monday. The government had initially said it would not relax licensing laws further than they already have been for the World Cup. But Prime Minister Keir…

Calandagan has been named horse of the year at the Cartier Racing Awards in London. The four-year-old, trained in France by Francis-Henri Graffard, won three top-level Group One races including both the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Champion Stakes at Ascot. He is the only horse other than Brigadier Gerard (1972)…

Shaun Murphy dashed Zhao Xintong’s hopes of lifting the Crucible curse with a superb 13-10 win as he moved into the semi-finals of the World Championship. Zhao, 29, had been aiming to become the only first-time winner to defend his crown since the tournament moved to the Crucible Theatre in 1977. However, he simply had…