Thanks to another rain-wrecked day in Paris, Novak Djokovic won an early-hours tussle with Lorenzo Musetti in five sets at 3.08am. Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev also came through tough third-round encounters. Meanwhile, there were straightforward wins for Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina, the women’s two and four seeds. Here, the PA news agency looks...
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Gareth Furlong: Wales defender scores on ‘special’ GB debut
Wales defender Gareth Furlong celebrated his first cap for Great Britain with a goal in an impressive 5-1 win over Ireland on Saturday in the FIH Pro League. The 31-year-old has 148 caps and 99 goals for Wales since his international debut in 2010, but has had to wait for his GB chance. But this...
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Pro League Hockey: Great Britain beat Ireland in Pro League encounter
It was Ireland who started confidently on Saturday, and they almost took the lead when Luke Madeley’s effort from a penalty corner went just wide. Slightly against the run of play, Great Britain took the lead in the 12th minute with a wonderful strike from Croft on his debut. He controlled the ball just inside...
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British tennis to trial revolutionary new clay in bid to end French Open misery
ROLAND GARROS — British tennis authorities will install a new high-tech hybrid clay court this month in an effort to improve its players fortunes on the surface. All six British singles players were knocked out in the first round of the 2024 French Open, the second time in five years the contingent have returned “nul...
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Andy Murray considers Wimbledon doubles campaign with brother Jamie
Andy Murray is considering playing doubles with his brother Jamie at Wimbledon. Murray and Dan Evans’ scratch pairing was shortlived after they were beaten in the first round of the French Open. But the two-time Wimbledon champion fancies another crack at SW19 this summer and might reprise his Davis Cup-winning partnership with his elder sibling....
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Rob Burrow: Leeds Rhinos rugby league legend dies aged 41 after suffering from motor neurone disease
Rugby league legend Rob Burrow has died at the age of 41. Burrow was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, just two years after retiring from a stellar 17-season rugby league career. He won eight Super League titles, two Challenge Cup trophies and three World Club Challenges in an illustrious playing spell with Leeds,...
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Paris 2024: Britain’s Lewis Richardson qualifies for Olympic boxing tournament
British boxer Lewis Richardson has secured his spot at this summer’s Paris Games after beating Puerto Rico’s Angel Llanos Perez on points in the quarter-final of an Olympic qualifying event. The light-middleweight, 26, had to reach the semi-finals at the World Qualification Tournament in Bangkok to claim a place at Paris 2024. Richardson was behind...
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BBC yet to secure rights to show the European Athletics Championships NEXT WEEK… with Great Britain sending 72 athletes to Rome ahead of the Olympics
The BBC does not have the rights for the European Athletics Championships Great Britain will have 72 athletes in Rome next week, but it may not be shown By David Coverdale Published: 16:22 BST, 31 May 2024 | Updated: 18:23 BST, 31 May 2024 The BBC are yet to secure the rights to broadcast the...
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Diamond League in Oslo: Matthew Hudson-Smith wins 400m with European record time
Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith beat his own 400m European record with a convincing victory in his season opener at the Diamond League in Oslo. The 29-year-old ran 44.07 at the Bislett Games, beating his 44.26 from last year’s World Athletics Championships in Budapest. “Preparation has been going well,” he told BBC Sport. “I knew anything...
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Tour of Britain Women: Elinor Barker & Lizzie Deignan to headline Great Britain team
Olympic medallists Elinor Barker and Lizzie Deignan will headline Great Britain’s six-strong team for this year’s Tour of Britain Women. Deignan, 35, and Barker, 29, will be joined by Elynor Backstedt, Anna Henderson, Millie Couzens and Flora Perkins. Wales will host the first two stages of the race, which starts on 6 June, with the...
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Amy Broadhurst makes Olympic qualifier quarter-finals for Great Britain
Great Britain’s Amy Broadhurst made it two wins from two bouts at the Olympic qualifier in Thailand after defeating Terris Smith to make the 60kg division quarter-finals. The Dundalk fighter secured a unanimous 5-0 win over her Canadian opponent on Wednesday. It’s the 27-year-old’s debut tournament for Great Britain following her switch from Ireland. Broadhurst,...
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‘I was scouted at my school sports day – now I’m going for Olympic gold’
It’s hard to imagine any athlete putting the brakes on their training schedule in an Olympic year. It’s even harder to imagine an Olympic bronze medallist – with their sights set on Olympic gold – hopping straight off a plane from a Diamond League victory in Doha and onto a track filled with 100 primary...