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The Williams sisters, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic are back at Wimbledon. What year is it again?The mention of those names may make it feel like we’re stuck in a timewarp – but, no, it is 2026 and some of the sport’s greatest are returning to SW19, in one way or another.American icon Serena Williams, 44, is making a blockbuster singles comeback after four years away from the sport and also resumes her iconic doubles pairing with sister Venus, 46.British legend Murray is back at the scene of his greatest triumphs as part of Jack Draper’s coaching team.Djokovic, meanwhile, is…
Fears about the British number one’s fitness grew over the past week.Raducanu was spotted wearing a protective boot on Wednesday, then was unable to train on Thursday and Friday because of what is believed to be a shin problem.The 2021 US Open champion returned to the court on Saturday to test her fitness and, wearing strapping around her lower right leg, started with a gentle hour-long session with her team.But she then cut short another practice session with Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya – when the pair played a set – with 10 minutes remaining.There were signs of improvement in her practice…
Xabi Alonso is coming to Chelsea, and fans are already super excited about what he might bring to the Blues. If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. The World Cup is taking up a lot of attention right now – but in the background time is ticking down until Xabi Alonso takes over at Chelsea. A long read from the Daily Mail today has shed some light on what the Basque could be about to…
Ellyse Perry and Ashleigh Gardner are two of the shining reasons why this Australian women’s team is a frighteningly perfect one. The two gifted women joined hands to end India’s T20 World Cup dream at Lord’s on Sunday afternoon.Australia chased down India’s 170 for four with six wickets and an over to spare. The Indians had to win this match – and their captain had given them a chance with a brilliant innings – but the defeat against South Africa earlier in the tournament has come back to haunt them.That was always going to be a virtual quarterfinal. So the…
Gabriel Bortoleto – 6/10A tidy race to lead Audi home and finish just outside the points.Nico Hulkenberg – 5.5/10Solid enough but finishing behind Bortoleto takes the shine off it. He gained places from his lowly starting position, however.Pierre Gasly – 5/10Slipped down the order so a disappointing Sunday for Alpine who just looked short on pace.Ollie Bearman – 4.5/10A clean but anonymous afternoon for Bearman. Haas didn’t have much to fight with.Franco Colapinto – 4.5/10Not spectacular but a steady finish for Colapinto, who kept his Alpine out of trouble.Esteban Ocon – 4/10Finished behind team-mate Ollie Bearman again, which made for…
Sunderland fans issue an open letter, reacting, while Chelsea have an £8million offer for Granit Xhaka turned down. According to The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Sunderland have told Chelsea that the 33 year old is not for sale at any price. “Stamford Bridge club felt bid fair but PL rivals viewed as unacceptable + insist no further proposals will be entertained.” 🚨 EXCL: Sunderland reject £8m offer from Chelsea to sign Granit Xhaka. #SAFC told #CFC 33yo not for sale at any price. Stamford Bridge club felt bid fair but PL rivals viewed as unacceptable + insist no further proposals will…
One reporter asked Hearn whether Whittaker’s next fight would represent a “dramatic step up” in competition after Rivera. Rather than naming potential opponents, Hearn challenged the question itself. “You try and ask challenging questions, but they’re f***ing questions,” Hearn said before insisting the decision would be made by Whittaker’s team, not outside critics. “The next fight will be another step up, like tonight was a step up. What you do is you keep stepping up, and you keep producing the performances, and you keep going through the levels.” When the reporter again asked whether the next opponent would represent a…
There are legs still then in a Formula One world championship that continues to ebb and flow, now almost on a race-by-race basis. At the Austrian Grand Prix, George Russell was riding the wave to win but only after a gripping battle with an almost shockingly resurgent Red Bull in the hands of Max Verstappen. Ferrari, heady victors in the last round, well, they were but flotsam in Austria.The victory was of import of course to Russell who has been in sore need of making the point to his teenage teammate Kimi Antonelli that the British driver remains a force…
There were 430 runs at Chesterfield as Yorkshire staged a stunning late comeback to almost snatch an improbable victory over Derbyshire.The home side racked up 215-9, their seventh highest T20 total, with Wayne Madsen (62) sharing in stands of 69 with Martin Andersson (51) and 44 with Ross Whiteley (36).The last two overs cost just eight runs, a stark contrast to what was to come at the end of Yorkshire’s innings.The visitors lost openers Jonny Bairstow (0) and Adam Lyth (5) cheaply, found themselves 95-5 in the 12th over, and were 179-8, still 37 runs short, with two overs to…
Xander Zayas has shared his thoughts on the true ability of Jaron Ennis following their epic battle on Saturday. Zayas lost his WBA and WBO super-welterweight titles to ‘Boots’ via seventh round TKO at the Barclays Center in New York, but it was a dramatic back and forth clash that will live long in the memory of many boxing fans. Ennis recorded several knockdowns against Zayas throughout the fight, but ‘Boots’ also had to undergo some worrying moments of his own, particularly in round three when the Puerto Rican landed some huge shots. In the end though the class of…