Britain’s Cameron Norrie has been knocked out of the Barcelona Open with a straight-sets quarter-final defeat by Rafael Jodar. Jodar wrapped up a 6-3 6-2 victory over seventh seed Norrie in 69 minutes with an impressive display on clay at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona. The 19-year-old Spaniard, who was ranked outside the world’s…
The County Championship’s injury replacement rules were questioned again as Lancashire’s request to replace seamer Ajeet Singh Dale with Tom Bailey was denied. Singh Dale was bowling his second over of the day against Gloucestershire, his former club, when he pulled up with a hamstring injury. Lancashire head coach Steven Croft said they asked for…
Host cities may have made a commitment to provide transport to games at the usual cost, but the prices in New Jersey and Foxborough go far beyond that. Not all cities are the same, however. Free shuttles, external are being offered in Arlington from Centerport Station, and Kansas is charging $15, external (£11) for a…
We had to get special dispensation for Alex to get a Premier League winners medal in 1998. Back then, you needed 10 appearances to get one – he had only made seven. Everyone at the club thought he fully deserved it, though, and the Arsenal fans took to Alex too, because of how brilliantly he…
Bournemouth are close to appointing Marco Rose as head coach to replace departing Andoni Iraola. The German is expected to take over after the club confirmed on Tuesday that Iraola will leave the Vitality Stadium at the end of the season. Although Iraola’s departure was a blow to the Cherries, it did not come as…
Wales are looking for a third victory in four games in Group B1 as they look to keep pace with the Czech Republic in the race for top spot. There is no automatic route to the Women’s World Cup available to Wales because they are in League B, but finishing first would mean a more…
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic have withdrawn from next week’s Madrid Open as their clay-court preparations for next month’s French Open continue to be disrupted by injury. World number two Alcaraz is struggling with a wrist problem and the 22-year-old Spaniard was forced to pull out of this week’s Barcelona Open with the issue. Alcaraz…
We all know how Saturday is going to turn out. England will win and, barring a sensation, they’ll win extremely comfortably. Frankly, Scotland will do well to keep England to 40 points, as they did at the World Cup last autumn. In the seven meetings before that, England’s points totals against Scotland were 59, 46,…
The FA Cup semi-final listings span all four stands, but are not the only Chelsea match for which Vivid Seats is offering tickets. It has listings for all six of the Blues’ final Premier League games of the season, with prices between $149 (£110) and $4,372 (£3,231). And tickets are already available for the FA…
Russell said he believed Verstappen’s complaints were influenced by the fact the Dutch driver’s Red Bull team have not started the season with a competitive car. “I didn’t enjoy driving the 2022 car when it was porpoising up and down, killing everybody’s backs,” said Russell, whose Mercedes team have won all three races this year….