Author: Tristan Wells

Of his opponent, Alcaraz said: “I’ve seen him play, and he has a good level. Even though he’s not playing professionally or he has played just his first tour-level match, it doesn’t matter.” A meeting with either Felix Auger-Aliassime or Jan-Lennard Struff awaits the winner in the third round. Follow along live here with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog, complete with expert insight and analysis from Dom Smith on Centre Court. Source link

Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been left out of the India XI for the second Test against England at Edgbaston.He is replaced by fellow fast bowler Akash Deep.There are two other changes from the team named in the first Test, with Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar coming in for Sai Sudharsan and Shardul Thakur.Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav both miss out.Bumrah is considered by many to be the best bowler in the world, but suffered a back injury in a Test match against Australia in January and needs to manage his minutes.He is expected to feature in three matches…

The 22-year-old got off to a flying start on Monday beating fellow Brit Mimi Xu in straight sets 6-3 6-3.The Brit has been dealt a much tougher test as she takes on 2023 Wimbledon champion Vondrousova. Raducanu will be last on Centre Court today, as world No1 Aryna Sabalenka kicks things off against Marie Bouzkova before Carlos Alcaraz will hope to avoid an unthinkable upset against British qualifier Oliver Tarvet.Raducanu vs Vondrousova start timeRaducanu vs Vondrousova is the third match on Centre Court today. Action begins at 1.30pm with Sabalenka.That means Raducanu is expected on court at around 4.30pm today.How…

The Lions bounced back in style from their shock Dublin defeat by Argentina in the tour opener in Perth on Saturday, running in eight tries during a 54-7 dismantling of the Western Force. It was exactly the sort of reaction that Farrell had demanded and gave him plenty of selection dilemmas to ponder ahead of the Test series, though the victory was marred by Tomos Williams suffering an injury that has since seen him fly home. Source link

Wimbledon this year will see the hottest temperatures in the tournament’s 147-year history.There is a ‘heat rule’ in place at Wimbledon which will see a ten-minute break taken between the second and third set when the heat stress index is at or above 30.1C.Temperatures are expected to soar into the low 30s, and could peak at 36C. That would be 7C hotter than the previous warmest start to the Championships, when 29.3C was recorded on June 25, 2001.A record high for the tournament was the 35.7C recorded on July 1, 2015.The weather will cool somewhat later in the first week…

British No1 Emma Raducanu will continue her 2025 Wimbledon campaign today, taking to the fabled Centre Court to face Marketa Vondrousova. She downed the Czech in straight sets in their first career meeting, held in SW19 four years ago, and will hope to repeat those heroics under the beating south-west London sun on Wednesday.Elsewhere, the world No1 Aryna Sabalenka will be in action, meeting Marie Bouzkova, while Cameron Norrie faces a daunting meeting with Francis Tiafoe, who is looking to bounce back after exiting Queen’s in the first round.Wimbledon Schedule | Order of play for Wednesday July 2, 2025All times…

Andy Farrell’s squad head to Brisbane with confidence after a seven-try 54-7 demolition of the Western Force in their opening game Down Under in Perth on Saturday that saw them given an initially stern challenge before pulling away emphatically in the second half.Though there remains plenty to work on and the Force more than held their own for an extremely physical and competitive opening 50 minutes at Optus Stadium, it was exactly the sort of reaction Farrell would have been looking for after the shock 1888 Cup defeat by Argentina in Dublin.Now the Lions prepare to face more Super Rugby…

British No1 Emma Raducanu will continue her 2025 Wimbledon campaign today, taking to the fabled Centre Court to face Marketa Vondrousova. She downed the Czech in straight sets in their first career meeting, held in SW19 four years ago, and will hope to repeat those heroics under the beating south-west London sun on Wednesday.Elsewhere, the world No1 Aryna Sabalenka will be in action, meeting Marie Bouzkova, while Cameron Norrie faces a daunting meeting with Francis Tiafoe, who is looking to bounce back after exiting Queen’s in the first round.Wimbledon Schedule | Order of play for Wednesday July 2, 2025All times…

The draw, though, has not been kind. Should Draper get past world number 38 Baez, he could face former Wimbledon finalist Marin Cilic in round two, though the situation has improved somewhat after Alexander Bublik’s surprise first-round defeat. Potential heavyweight showdowns against Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz loom in the second week. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below! Source link

The Women’s Euros are upon us as England look to defend their crown against the continent’s best.Switzerland plays host to 15 other nations across four weeks, culminating with the final in Basel on July 27, 2025.Spain, led by two-time Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati are the favourites to lift the trophy at the end of the month, though the Lionesses and Germany are both considered to strong chances themselves.Here’s everything you need to know…When are Lionesses playing?England have three group matches.France, July 5 (8pm BST)Netherlands, July 9 (5pm BST)Wales, July 13 (8pm BST)How to watch Women’s Euro 2025 TV channel:…