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Hollie Davidson will make rugby union history on Saturday when she becomes the first woman to referee world champions South Africa in a Test match. The Scottish official will take charge of the Springboks’ clash against Portugal in Bloemfontein. “I think it will be a really energetic game at altitude, so that is a challenge...

England full-back Ellie Kildunne feels “something special” could unfold for Great Britain women’s rugby sevens at the Paris Olympics. The Harlequins player, voted player of the tournament when England’s 15s sealed a third straight Six Nations Grand Slam earlier this year, is included in Team GB’s 12-strong squad. Ciaran Beattie’s side face Ireland on July...

Top seed Luke Humphries battled past Dimitri Van den Bergh to book his place in the semi-finals of the World Matchplay at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. It was a fast start from the world champion, who broke Van den Bergh in the opening leg and then again to lead 3-0 on the back of...

Tiger Woods cut a frustrated figure as he laboured to an eight-over-par 79 in the first round of the Open at Royal Troon on Thursday. The 15-time major winner rolled back the years when he holed a long putt for a birdie at the third but he fell away badly thereafter in a round that...

For Jack Carlin the Tokyo Olympics feel like they were only yesterday, but three years on he will head to Paris with an older, wiser head on him. Carlin helped Great Britain to silver in the men’s team sprint before picking up individual bronze in the pandemic-delayed Games in Japan. The Scot said he went...

This summer’s Olympic Games in Paris will officially begin with the opening ceremony along the River Seine on July 26. Here, the PA news agency looks at the key figures around the event. 34 – the Games will feature 34 sports and 47 disciplines in total. 329 – medal events, 10 fewer than at Tokyo...

Henry Patten won the battle of Britain against Neal Skupski in the men’s doubles to reach his first grand slam final at Wimbledon. Patten had never previously gone beyond the third round at a major tournament but he and Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara have been on a giant-killing run at the All England Club. That...

Great Britain stand a strong chance of landing a record post-War Olympic haul in Paris, according to UK Sport’s director of performance, Dr Kate Baker. The elite sports funding agency has set a target range of between 50 and 70 medals for the impending Games, despite Team GB being poised to name its smallest team...

Former world champion Jake Wightman feels relieved to have been thrown a “lifeline” after he was named in the Team GB athletics squad for the Paris Olympics. The British team of over 60 athletes is stacked with medal hopefuls including Dina Asher-Smith, who won 100m gold at last month’s European Championships, reigning 1500m world champion...

British number ones Jack Draper and Katie Boulter crashed out of Wimbledon as understudies Cameron Norrie and Harriet Dart stole the limelight with second-round victories. Norrie last month surrendered his status as Britain’s top-ranked men’s player to Draper but gave a timely reminder of his talents by beating his compatriot in straight sets. Dart earlier...

Andy Murray will take to the court after Britain’s next generation have battled for supremacy on a highly anticipated day at Wimbledon. Murray and his brother Jamie start their doubles campaign in what promises to be an emotional evening on Centre Court. Before that, Britain’s top-two ranked singles players in both the men’s and women’s...

Jack Draper has built up Thursday’s Wimbledon battle of Britain with Cameron Norrie by insisting: “He won’t like the fact that I’m number one!” Draper set up a second-round meeting with Norrie, the man he replaced as the nation’s top-ranked male player a fortnight ago, after a five-set win over qualifier Elias Ymer. The 22-year-old...