Author: Sports News UK

Because Osaka was playing on an outside court, the former world number one had to be escorted through the crowds to her match.Unsurprisingly, many unsuspecting fans could not help but stop and take in Osaka’s latest fashion statement as the 28-year-old passed them on the walkway.”From my end, I thought that was really fun just because I didn’t think anyone expected that,” Osaka said.”I try to lock in a little bit and wear my headphones. I could feel when I walked by someone, they would physically turn their whole body. I thought that was really fun.”It was cool because I…

Former Sheffield United player Maddy Cusack was concerned she would be stigmatised and ridiculed over her mental health, an inquest has heard.The 27-year-old was found dead at her home in Horsley, Derbyshire, on 20 September 2023.Her father, David Cusack, told Chesterfield Coroner’s Court that being reunited with a coach she did not like and changes to her contract had left her demotivated.He said: “We thought she was depressed, not suicidal.”David Cusack told the court life had been made “unpleasant” for his daughter by coach Jonathan Morgan while she played for Leicester City.He said Maddy “never came across a character” like…

When Aryna Sabalenka was broken as she served for victory in the first round, she allowed herself a wry smile. The world No 1’s mind, no doubt, will have raced straight back to Paris this month, where she led the Russian Diana Shnaider 6-3, 4-1 in their quarter-final only to lose 10 games in a row as she went out.Any negative thoughts were quickly put out of the Belarusian’s head, though, as she broke the Serbian qualifier Teodora Kostovic in the next game here to win 6-2, 6-3, a solid start as she tries to win Wimbledon for the first…

John Cena has a Guinness World Record for staying a WWE babyface longer than most wrestlers stay on top, but even he seems confused about why that record exists. While speaking to First We Feast, Cena reacted to the fact that he spent more than 7,000 consecutive days as a babyface before finally turning heel. The stat sounds impressive, but Cena immediately turned it into a joke about Guinness itself. After the record was brought up, Cena immediately focused on the “Guinness” part of the title and joked that if the World Records organization really is connected to the famous…

Norrie had played just one match on grass before this year’s Wimbledon after retiring injured in the French Open first round with a rib injury.And the former world number eight looked rusty as he broke Zheng, ranked 144th, just once in the entire match.Zheng hit 21 aces to Norrie’s four, while the 22-year-old committed just four double faults to Norrie’s 10.Harriet Dart came close to completing a gritty comeback win but ultimately fell 6-3 3-6 6-4 to former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.The pair were scheduled to play on Court 17 on Monday, but Raducanu’s withdrawal saw their match moved…

The beautiful game? Not hereBefore you pack your England shirt for SW19, be warned: Wimbledon is staying firmly in its own sporting lane. The All England Club confirmed that no World Cup matches would be shown anywhere on site. Centre Court, yes. Centre-forward, absolutely not. The football faithful, however, are nothing if not resourceful.“We are here to watch Senhor João Fonseca,” said Luis Suassuna, attending his first tennis tournament with his brother and cousin, all three donning bright canary yellow Brazil tops. “Hopefully he gives us some good tennis but also no need for him to drag it out too…

Earlier, Jessica Pegula joked she had broken her Wimbledon curse after reaching the second round, a year on from her shock first-round exit.American fourth seed Pegula was one of the favourites for the title last year, having won a grass-court title in Bad Homburg in the build-up to the championships.Her friend, 2021 Australian Open runner-up Jennifer Brady, was so confident that she texted Pegula on the eve of the tournament: “I think you’re winning Wimbledon.”However, Pegula suffered a 58-minute 6-2 6-3 loss to Elisabetta Cocciaretto on an opening day full of shocks.This year, she grew in confidence to beat Czech…

Jack Draper has been forced to withdraw from Wimbledon after a relapse of the arm injury that has sidelined him for the end of last year and most of this one.Draper had been scheduled to compete in one of the most widely discussed first-round matches against the sixth seed, Taylor Fritz, on Tuesday. He had only just returned from another injury layoff, with his appearance in Eastbourne last week marking his first tournament in two and a half months after struggling with knee tendinitis.Draper’s left arm injury, a bone bruise, had forced him off the tour for seven months, between…

Third Rothesay Test, Trent Bridge (day five of five)New Zealand 438 (Conway 157, Latham 151; Stokes 4-70) & 288-9 dec: (Mitchell 100*, Ravindra 94; Archer 4-53)England 354 (Duckett 113, Bethell 74; Smith 4-91) & 212 (Smith 60; Foulkes 3-42)New Zealand won by 160 runs, won series 2-1ScorecardBen Stokes’ storied England career ended in a series defeat by New Zealand, who wrapped up the third and deciding Test on the final day in Nottingham.The day after captain Stokes announced this Test would be his last, England’s 160-run loss at Trent Bridge – and a 2-1 series reverse – highlighted the mess…

The top men’s and women’s tennis players have agreed a truce with the All England Club (AELTC) in their battle for more prize money for the duration of this year’s Championships at Wimbledon, following crisis talks over the weekend.In a surprise development last week, the players’ representatives announced they would be escalating their protest over prize money at Wimbledon by continuing the 15-minute limit on media appearances that began at the French Open to throughout the first week at SW19.The world’s leading players have been in dispute with the four grand slams since March 2025, when they first issued demands…