Coco Gauff produced a stunning display to thrash four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek 6-1 6-1 and reach the final of the Madrid Open. Gauff, 21, had never beaten her Polish opponent on clay before but took just 64 minutes to dispatch the world number two. American Gauff will play world number one Aryna Sabalenka...
An authoritative Jack Draper booked his place in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open with a convincing 6-2 6-2 win against Tommy Paul. The British number one broke the American in the third and seventh games and served out to love to take the first set in 32 minutes. Paul’s serve was being put under...
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says his side will have to “do something special in Paris” if they are to reach the Champions League final following defeat in their semi-final first leg. Ousmane Dembele’s early strike at the Emirates leaves the Gunners needing to overturn a one-goal deficit against Paris St-Germain in the second leg at...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says his side “need to do something special” to progress to the Champions League final after suffering a 1-0 defeat in the semi-final first leg at Emirates Stadium. Read full article at source...
Simon King Lead Weather Presenter PA Media St James’s Park in London on Monday, where the highest temperature of the year so far was recorded Temperatures could reach 29C (82F) this week, after the warmest day of the year so far was recorded on Monday. The 24.5C recorded at St James’s Park in London will...
Smith – whose acrobatic goal helped deliver promotion and earn lavish praise from Reynolds – became Wrexham’s record signing for a reported £2m in January. Big money for a side operating on frees and non-contracts not so long ago, but small fry when it comes to pushing for the Premier League. “Money talks in football,”...
It has been a long journey to the final for Arsenal. From round one of qualifying against Rangers back in September to now, they have played in 14 Champions League matches this season. No team has ever done so in this format. With Chelsea looking set to lift the Women’s Super League title for a...
Goals from Rico Lewis and Josko Gvardiol help Manchester City brush aside a luckless Nottingham Forest to reach a third successive FA Cup final. Read full article at source...
Crystal Palace reach the FA Cup final in spectacular style as Eberechi Eze and Ismaila Sarr drive them to a fully deserved victory against Aston Villa at Wembley. Read full article at source...
Zhao’s first-round display was one of the most impressive of any player during the tournament so far. The 28-year-old led 7-2 overnight and, after Jones took the first two frames of the morning, Zhao won the next three with breaks of 70, 55 and 87 to defeat the 16th seed from Wales. Zhao is competing...
Vitaliy Shevchenko BBC Monitoring Russia editor Reuters Russia’s ceasefire in Ukraine lasted only 30 hours, and even then it appears to have been very limited in scope, with accusations of violations on both sides. Kyiv said there had been no “air raids alerts” on Sunday during Vladimir Putin’s “Easter truce” and President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested...
Ostapenko is the first player to beat five-time major champion Swiatek on every surface – once on grass, four times on hard courts and now once on clay. Swiatek often struggles against Ostapenko’s powerful groundstrokes which rush her forehand and draw out the errors in her game. The Pole came into the match with an...
So can Arsenal beat PSG and make their second Champions League final? The Gunners have the second-best defensive record in the competition, conceding just seven goals in 12 matches, while going forward only five teams have scored more. Standing in their way though are a youthful, vibrant PSG side, who many are tipping to win...
Arsenal beat Real Madrid 2-1 on the night and 5-1 on aggregate to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League. Read full article at source...
Boulter and Burrage were playing together for only the second time, having practised as a partnership in the build-up to the competition. “We went out there and we gave it our all. We swung and that is what we wanted to do,” Burrage said. “It was great to step on the court with Katie –...