Snooker star Shaun Murphy has hit back at critics, including Stephen Hendry, after he was branded ‘too soft’ for praising an opponent at the Wuhan Open in China. The Englishman was knocked out of the tournament by Xiao Guodong, who produced a magnificent performance to secure a 5-1 victory in the quarter-finals. Guodong later went […]
Emma Raducanu confirms next tournament after skipping two events | Tennis | Sport
Emma Raducanu has confirmed she will return from injury to play in Hong Kong this month. The former US Open champion has been out of action since her latest injury blow, spraining ligaments in her foot at the Korea Open last month. That forced her to retire from her clash with Daria Katsatkina, and also […]
Liam Payne: Jack Grealish pays tribute to singer with emotional post | Football | Sport
Jack Grealish has put out a heartfelt message in response to news of Liam Payne’s death at the age of 31. The former One Direction star fell from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. Emergency services found him with ‘serious injuries’ and decided there was ‘no possibility of resuscitation’ before […]
Six Kings Slam is a bad look for tennis after Carlos Alcaraz complaints as bosses unhappy | Tennis | Sport
At the Laver Cup last month, Carlos Alcaraz complained that the tennis schedule is “going to kill us”. But this week the Spaniard, who has only played two ATP events since the US Open, is playing the £11.5m Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia where Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic are also competing for the […]
Regina runner shares secrets to his success in grueling backyard ultra marathons
Preston Schaffer didn’t consider himself a runner until four years ago. Now, the 39-year-old Regina massage therapist competes in backyard ultra marathons that can last for days. Unlike a traditional race, where you run a set distance as fast as possible, a backyard ultra marathon requires runners to complete the same 6.7-kilometre loop every hour, […]
Sceptres’ Natalie Spooner targets Nov. 30 PWHL season opener to return from knee injury
Natalie Spooner has Nov. 30 circled on her calendar, and not because the Toronto Sceptres forward feels particular animosity toward the Boston Fleet. The Professional Women’s Hockey League’s first MVP and the International Ice Hockey Federation’s female player of the year in 2024 wants to prove to herself by the PWHL’s opening day she’s come […]
Djokovic shows true colours as Serb sends email back to interviewer | Tennis | Sport
Novak Djokovic might split opinion, but the 24-time Grand Slam champion can be undeniably charming when he wants to be. Less than 24 hours before he was due to compete in the Six Kings Slam event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the 37-year-old went out of his way to conduct an interview with a Serbian tennis […]
Iga Swiatek announces Wim Fissette as new coach after Naomi Osaka split | Tennis | Sport
Iga Swiatek has joined forces with Wim Fissette in a major change to her coaching set-up ahead of the WTA Finals. Fissette, 44, is a veteran of multiple Grand Slam successes working alongside the likes of Kim Clijsters, Simona Halep and Naomi Osaka. Swiatek ditched Tomasz Wiktorowski earlier this month despite winning four Grand Slam […]
Tennis news LIVE: Murray eyes career change as Nadal bats away comparison | Tennis | Sport
Serena Williams has posted an update from hospital as she recovers from surgery after having a cyst removed from her neck. The former tennis star, 43, said she had the lump – the size of a ‘small grapefruit’ – removed after an MRI in May. The procedure forced her to miss Rafael Nadal’s last game […]
F1 LIVE: FIA act on suspicions at United States Grand Prix as team branded ‘childish’ | F1 | Sport
F1 drivers return to the circuit this week with the US Grand Prix the first of the final six races of the 2024 season. FP1 and FP2 takes place at The Circuit of the Americas on Friday, and all eyes will be on Max Verstappen and Lando Norris . The pair are fighting it out […]