Why wildcards abound for Venus Williams
Venus Williams has not won a singles match in over a year but has received numerous wildcards to compete. The reasons why go beyond just tennis.
England get early breakthrough as Archer removes Masood
England get an early breakthrough at the start of Pakistan’s first innings as Jofra Archer and Jamie Smith combine to remove Shan Masood for just one, with Pakistan 5-1, in response to England’s first innings score of 290 on the second day of the second Test at Lord’s.
Kim joins Rangers in £8.5m deal
Rangers have signed winger Minsu Kim in an £8.5m deal from Spanish side Girona.
Boxing’s Bane warns Dubois: ‘I was raised in the darkness’
Think darkness is your ally? Amelia Moore was born in it, moulded by it. And she plans to demonstrate as much against Caroline Dubois on Saturday night.
‘Like a disease’ – O’Sullivan explains ‘nightmare’ snooker struggles
Ronnie O’Sullivan says his snooker game has been a “nightmare” for four years despite reaching the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open with a 5-3 victory over Mark Selby.
Alpine to keep Colapinto for 2027 F1 season
Alpine have confirmed they will retain Argentine driver Franco Colapinto for the 2027 Formula 1 season.
Police investigating alleged assault in Carse incident
An incident during which Brydon Carse was handcuffed is being investigated by Derbyshire Police, who say they are looking into allegations of assault.
Everton Grealish’s preference if he leaves Man City
Jack Grealish’s preference would be to make a return to Everton should he leave Manchester City in the remaining days of the transfer window, sources have told BBC Sport.
Liverpool close in on £120m deal for PSG’s Barcola
Liverpool are close to agreeing a deal with Paris St-Germain for Bradley Barcola – adding to the doubt surrounding Cody Gakpo’s Anfield future.