Earlier at Eastbourne, highly rated Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca claimed his first ATP Tour win on grass by beating Zizou Bergs of Belgium in three sets. Fonseca, 18, recovered from a bruising tie-break defeat in the opening set to claim nine consecutive games on his way to beating Bergs 6-7 6-0 6-3 in two hours...
A stalwart of the British game, Evans said last year he did not want to be “coming back to ask” for a Wimbledon wildcard. But the world number 199 has been rewarded by the All England Club after continuing to persevere on the lower-tier ATP Challenger Tour. Evans has insisted he believes he still has...
Evans dropped more than 110 ranking spots last year when he opted to focus on partnering Andy Murray in the doubles at the Paris Olympics, so it was apt that this impressive display came at the arena named after the Scot. The pair reached the quarter-finals at Roland Garros, with the match the last of...
Evans won 107 caps for Northern Ireland before calling time on his international career last year. A key player in Northern Ireland’s journey to the Euro 2016 knockout stages, Evans is hopeful his former boss Michael O’Neill can lead the current squad to World Cup qualification. “When you’ve got Michael O’Neill in charge, he gives...
Radio host Wynne Evans has announced he is leaving his BBC Radio Wales show after the broadcaster “decided not to renew” his contract. He had been taking time off his daytime show after apologising for making what he described as an “inappropriate and unacceptable” comment during the Strictly Come Dancing live tour launch in December....
Great Britain’s Jake Jarman and Ruby Evans combined to win silver in the first mixed team event at the European Gymnastics Championships in Leipzig. The 23-year-old Jarman, who won gold on Tuesday night as part of the men’s team, delivered on the high bar, while teenager Evans shone on the beam. Jarman said: “That was...
Former cricket umpire Jeff Evans has died at the age of 70. The Welshman officiated in 258 first-class matches and more than 400 limited-overs matches, as well as five women’s internationals in a 22-year career at the top level of the domestic game. Born in Llanelli in 1954, he started his umpiring career in the...
Rotherham United have sacked manager Steve Evans following their run of seven defeats in 11 League One games. The 62-year-old Scot, who was in his second spell as Millers boss, had come under fire from fans after Saturday’s 4-0 hammering at home by relegation-threatened Crawley Town, which pushed Rotherham down to 16th place in the...
Women’s Six Nations: Wales v England Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff Date: Saturday, 29 March Kick off: 16:45 GMT Coverage: BBC One, BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport website and app, plus live text commentary, followed by report and reaction on the BBC Sport website and app. Read article in full at...