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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:…

As the 2025 Championships at Wimbledon begin, it is almost time to start thinking about next year’s tournament and the scramble for tickets.Around 40,000 fans descend on the All England Club per day across two weeks at the beginning of July, and the grass-court Grand Slam remains one of the only sporting events in the world where tickets can be purchased on the day of play.Those dedicated spectators willing to brave The Queue, which can include camping overnight, can be rewarded with prime spots on Centre Couty or Court 1 for the first 10 days of the Championships. Around 1,000…

Los Blancos have so far been largely uninhibited as they moved through the summer competition, only dropping points in a draw with Al Hilal as they topped their group.They produced a statement win over RB Salzburg in their third group stage outing, cruising to a 3-0 triumph in a dominant performance.Things have not been so straightforward for the Bianconeri. They will now face comfortably their toughest test of the season as they look to bounce back from that crushing defeat and square up to one of the tournament favourites.Date, kick-off time and venueReal Madrid vs Juventus is scheduled for an…

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…

Dortmund arrive in Atlanta hoping to emulate Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich and reach the quarter-final of the competition.They topped their group ahead of Fluminense, winning two of their three matches, keeping two clean sheets in the process and scoring five goals – one of which courtesy of summer signing Jobe Bellingham.Standing in their way of a last-eight appearance is a Monterrey side led by former Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos. He scored in their matchday one draw with Inter Milan and has subsequently been part of back-line that hasn’t conceded since.The two teams will take to the pitch at the…

The Club World Cup knockout stage is upon us as the tournament kicks into gear with the last-16 stage.Chelsea put their shaky group stage behind them as they defeated Benfica 4-1 in an extraordinary encounter in Charlotte, North Carolina to set up a meeting with Estevao’s Palmeiras in the quarter-final after the all-Brazilian showdown with Botafogo was settled by one goal after extra-time. Facing the European champions in Paris Saint-Germain proved to be a step too far for Lionel Messi and Inter Miami as they were thumped 4-0 on Sunday. PSG will now face Bayern Munich after the Bundesliga champions…