Author: Tristan Wells

Standing between Alcaraz and another place in the quarter-finals is Rublev, the Russian who reached the last eight at Wimbledon in 2023 and has beaten Laslo Djere, Lloyd Harris and Adrian Mannarino to get through to round four. Alcaraz leads the head to head 2-1, but did lose to today’s opponent on home soil in the quarter-finals in Madrid last year. Follow Alcaraz vs Rublev live below, with expert analysis from Standard Sport’s Matt Verri on Centre Court. Source link

McLaren will very much be hoping that another furious battle between the team-mates in a bid to deny Verstappen does not lead to another costly collision like the one witnessed in Canada last month. Lewis Hamilton lines up fifth for Ferrari behind George Russell, with fellow Briton Oliver Bearman handed a 10-place grid penalty. Follow the British Grand Prix live below! Source link

Not since Johanna Konta in 2019 has a British woman reached the last eight at Wimbledon and Kartal now faces the experienced Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the former French Open finalist who sits three places below her in the rankings and is hoping to match her best run at this tournament from 2016 having already defeated Ajla Tomljanovic, Ashlyn Krueger and Naomi Osaka. Follow Kartal vs Pavlyuchenkova live below, with Standard Sport’s Matt Verri at Wimbledon. Source link

Max Verstappen starts from pole position but Lando Norris has predicted a six-way fight to win the race on Sunday.Just 0.23 seconds separated the top six on the grid in qualifying and Norris has said “there is opportunity for everyone”.The duo once again jostled for supremacy at the Red Bull Ring two weeks after colliding in dramatic fashion in Canada, but this time there was to be no contact as Norris held his nerve to deliver a third victory of the season after earlier triumphs in Australia and Monaco.Norris will hope to continue that fightback on home soil this weekend,…

Sonay Kartal, Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz are among the big names in action at Wimbledon on Sunday.Kartal has been one of the surprise packages of the tournament so far and the British No3 faces Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first match on Centre Court.Women’s top seed Sabalenka is also in action on Centre Court as plays Elise Mertens, while two-time defending men’s champion Carlos Alcaraz takes on Andrey Rublev.Cameron Norrie is also in action as he plays Nicolas Jarry on Court No1.There’s also a range of doubles matches scheduled for day seven, with a few Britons in action.Wimbledon Schedule |…

This showdown means Thiago Silva will face Chelsea for the first time since leaving to return to his boyhood club last summer.Despite his age, the 40-year-old has been one of the standout players in the tournament and will be out to deny his former club a place in the Club World Cup final.Date, kick-off time and venueFluminense vs Chelsea is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.The match will take place at the MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey.Where to watch Fluminense vs ChelseaTV channel: In the UK, the game will not be televised live.Live stream:…

It is a race which could prove pivotal in the grand scheme of the drivers’ championship.Home hero Lando Norris, who now has a stand at Silverstone named after him, came into the weekend sitting second in the standings, 15 points shy of his teammate Oscar Piastri.A win for Norris could see him usurp the Australian and move back onto the top rung, but both were pipped to pole by Max Verstappen.”It was a really good day,” he said. “Great to see the crowd, amazing to be out on track in a Ferrari here at Silverstone.”The Red Bull and McLaren have…

The duo once again jostled for supremacy at the Red Bull Ring two weeks after colliding in dramatic fashion in Canada, but this time there was to be no contact as Norris held his nerve to deliver a third victory of the season after earlier triumphs in Australia and Monaco.Norris will hope to continue that fightback on home soil this weekend, though could only qualify third on Saturday as both McLarens fell behind a blistering last-gasp lap from Max Verstappen, who clinched pole position to bounce back from his early exit at Red Bull’s home race in Austria that followed…

Sarina Wiegman’s side come into the match on strong recent form after putting seven past Jamaica in their last pre-tournament friendly, though previous results, where England have just one win in three, leave cause for concern. In a boost to England, though, Lauren James may well return to the starting lineup having recovered from a hamstring issue. She made a half-hour cameo in the Jamaica win. Source link

Day seven is almost upon us at Wimbledon, with plenty of mouth-watering encounters on offer as the fourth round gets underway. British women’s No3, and tournament surprise package Sonay Kartal is in action, where she will play Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first match on Centre Court.By reaching round four, this is already Kartal’s best ever performance at a Grand Slam after knocking out Jelena Ostapenko, Viktoriya Tomova and Diane Parry en route to a showdown with Pavlyuchenkova.Top seed Aryna Sabalenka will also be in action on centre as her search for a maiden grass-court title continues against Belgium’s Elise Mertens.…