“Who would have expected that?” Iga Swiatek was not on many people’s radar to win Wimbledon – including her own. The 24-year-old’s two-year reign as world number one – ended by Aryna Sabalenka last year – was underpinned by dominance on the clay and consistency on the hard courts. Swiatek became known as the ‘Queen…
Australia collapsed to 225 all out in the first innings of their day/night Test against West Indies in Kingston. The tourists were in a decent position at 157-3 but lost their remaining seven wickets for just 68 runs. West Indies finished the day on 16-1 to trail by 209 runs, with Mitchell Starc bowling opener…
India had no right to complain about England’s tactics in a dramatic finale to the third day of the third Test at Lord’s after their own time-wasting earlier in the match, says bowling coach Tim Southee. Opener Zak Crawley repeatedly delayed bowler Jasprit Bumrah and called for a physio after being hit on the finger…
“Comparisons are odious,” wrote Cervantes in Don Quijote. Nowhere is that more true than in football – a world fuelled by statistics, noise, and the endless urge to crown the next Lionel Messi. Lamine Yamal has heard it all before. When the question came – again – he didn’t bite. “I don’t compare myself with…
Lionel Messi extended the Major League Soccer record for scoring multiple goals in successive games to five with another double as Inter Miami beat Nashville 2-1 on Saturday. The Argentina forward scored in each half to draw level with Nashville’s Sam Surridge at the top of the MLS scoring charts with 16 goals in 16…
Venue: Arena St Gallen Date: Sunday 13 July, 20:00 BST Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Sounds, and follow text updates on BBC Sport website and app A place in the Euro 2025 quarter-finals is up for grabs when defending champions England and tournament debutants Wales go head-to-head. It is…
A new research project is looking to celebrate the untold stories of African American US Air Force personnel based in East Anglia during the Cold War. Black USAF: Cultural Connections in Cold War East Anglia is being led by Elma Glasgow from Cambridgeshire, who grew up alongside personnel on the border with Suffolk. Later in…
“Let me tell you a secret. Your nana (grandfather) helped Jewish families escape the Nazis.” That single sentence from his mother set Vinay Gupta off on a journey into his grandfather’s past. What he unearthed was a tale more gripping than fiction: a little-known act of heroism by an Indian businessman who risked everything to save strangers…
1:49Watch: Australia’s mushroom murder case… in under two minutes For years, from behind a computer screen, Erin Patterson built up a reputation in an online true crime community as a “super sleuth”. Today, she herself has become a true crime obsession. When three people died – and another fell gravely ill – after eating toxic-mushroom-laced…
The European Union (EU) and Mexico have expressed disappointment at US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 30% tariffs on their imports from 1 August. Mexico criticised what it called Trump’s “unfair deal” and insisted its sovereignty was non-negotiable, while the EU’s chief, Ursula von der Leyen threatened to take “proportionate countermeasures”, if needed. Both…
