Author: Tristan Wells

Jack Draper could hardly have been given a tougher draw as he discovered his Wimbledon fate for 2025.The British men’s no1 was able to avoid Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz – the current world no1 and no2 respectively – until the semi-finals thanks to his high seeding of fourth, but he was not safe against some of tennis’ other big names. Draper will face Sebastian Baez, the unseeded Argentine, in his opener, but could then play veteran Croatian Marin Cilic in the second round. Cilic reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon back in 2022, and is a two-time Queen’s Club winner.…

The British no1 will face her compatriot Mimi Xu, a wildcard, in the opening round, but could face 2023 winner Marketa Vondrousova or 32nd seed McCartney Kessler in round two. To compound that, Raducanu has been drawn in the top quarter of the draw, meaning that she could take on world no1 Aryna Sabalenka in the third round. The British no2 Katie Boulter has also been given a tough draw against the ninth seed Paula Badosa, while 16-year-old wildcard Hannah Klugman takes on 29th seed Leylah Fernandez, who Raducanu beat in the 2021 US Open final. Harriet Dart and Francesca…

Ronaldo revealed that he had rejected overtures from teams who wanted to give him the opportunity to play at the inaugural expanded summer Club World Cup in the United States, having previously appeared to hint that his time at Al-Nassr had come to a close after the end of the latest Saudi Pro League season, in which they finished third under Italian boss Stefano Pioli, behind Al-Hilal and 13 points adrift of champions Al-Ittihad. Source link

The former long-reigning WBC heavyweight champion, who turns 40 in October, is in Kansas to take on a little-known opponent and launch what will surely be a final bid to rediscover past glories after a torrid few years inside the ring.Save for his trademark vicious first-round knockout of ex-European champion Robert Helenius in 2022, Wilder has been a shadow of his former destructive self since losing the final two instalments of his classic trilogy with Tyson Fury.Retirement questions have since dogged a man who used to reign supreme as one of the sport’s most destructive knockout artists and formidable world…

However, the former long-time WBC heavyweight champion is not ready to throw in the towel on his career just yet and begins another comeback attempt against little-known opponent Herndon on Friday night at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita.Wilder is eager to reignite ambitions for a long overdue showdown with Joshua later in 2025 and will hope to roll back the years with an emphatic stoppage of his fellow American this evening.However, a shock upset against a fighter with whom the majority of the boxing public will be unfamiliar would surely end those chances for good and leave him with no…

The Club World Cup knockout stage is upon us as the tournament kicks into gear with the last-16 stage.Chelsea will take on Benfica on Saturday night after shaking off defeat to Flamengo to stroll past ES Tunis. They will face the winner of Palmeiras vs Botafogo.Lionel Messi & Co. have it all to do on Sunday as Inter Miami take on European champions Paris Saint-Germain, and will likely face Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals.Arguably the biggest last-16 tie will see Real Madrid and Juventus face off on Tuesday.Club World Cup 2025 knockout stage fixturesMatch 49: Palmeiras vs Botafogo (5pm BST,…

Wimbledon is back as the grass-court swing reaches its climax. Tennis’ elite will flock to the All England Club to battle it out for the sport’s most prestigious grand slam, with millions of pounds in prize money up for grabs. Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova are the defending singles’ champions, with Alcaraz going for a three-peat after a three-set domination of seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in 2024.Krejcikova defeated Jasmine Paolini, the seventh seed, in a three-set thriller on the penultimate day of the Championships to win her first major title. Both defending champions are back in the men’s and women’s…

The All England Club will welcome the world’s top tennis players for the 138th time, with all of them looking to win the sport’s most prestigious grand slam. Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova are the defending champions, with world no1s Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka desperate to usurp them and win their own maiden grass-court majors. Sinner has just one crown on the surface, winning Halle last year, while Sabalenka has not won a single tournament on the turf. Britain’s Jack Draper is seeded fourth in the men’s draw, ensuring that he will not meet either Sinner or Alcaraz until…

The vacant UFC men’s lightweight title is on the line in Saturday night’s enormous main event in Las Vegas, which hosts one of the biggest bouts of the year.Topuria, unbeaten at 16-0, including eight successive wins in the UFC, is hoping to become only the promotion’s 10th-ever two-weight champion after making the surprise decision to vacate his 145-pound featherweight title earlier this year.He previously stunned and knocked out the great Alexander Volkanovski – who took back the belt after beating Diego Lopes at UFC 314 – before providing a successful first defence with a stoppage of Max Holloway at UFC…

‘The Problem Child’ is back in the ring for the first time since his eight-round decision victory over heavyweight legend Mike Tyson on Netflix in November, a damp squib of a contest that never came close to meeting its significant hype as former YouTube star Paul won at a canter against an opponent more than 30 years his senior.The much-hyped and delayed stadium spectacle received plenty of criticism in its aftermath, though was watched by around 60 million households worldwide and reportedly netted Paul a cool $40m.His choice of opponents has once again been in the spotlight since, with arch-rival…