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British teenager Isabelle Lacy claimed the biggest win of her fledgling career by knocking out third seed Madison Brengle at the Lexus Surbiton Trophy. The 16-year-old came through qualifying and overcame a rankings gap of more than 750 places to see off American Brengle 7-6 (7-2) 5-7 6-1...

British No 1 Dan Evans suffered a surprise loss in the Surbiton Trophy second round. The world No 25 kicked off his preparations for Wimbledon early at the Challenger event in south London, but, after winning his last-32 match on Tuesday, he was beaten in straight sets by Canadian Gabriel...

Andy Lapthorne was furious to miss out on watching his beloved West Ham win a European title but secured compensation in the form of a second French Open trophy. The Londoner teamed up with South African Donald Ramphadi to beat Heath Davidson and Robert Shaw 1-6 6-2 (10-3) in the quad...

Novak Djokovic reclaimed the world No 1 ranking from Carlos Alcaraz after winning his men's record 23rd Grand Slam title at the French Open, while Rafa Nadal dropped out of the top 100 for the first time in 20 years. Djokovic, 36, began his record-extending 388th week at the summit on Monday...

Nick Kyrgios' return to tennis ended in defeat after he was beaten in straight sets by Wu Yibing at the Stuttgart Open. The Australian was competing in his first singles tournament since October last year and has been sidelined since then following his recovery from knee surgery. Kyrgios has...

New number one Katie Boulter insists the standard of women's British tennis is high despite a notable absence in the main draw at the recent French Open. Boulter, who replaced Emma Raducanu as the highest ranked British player this week, was one of a number of players who missed out in...

The All England Club has announced this year's total prize money fund as a record £44.7m, with the Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Singles Champions each receiving £2.35m and runners-up £1.175m. This is up from £40.35m in 2022, with much of the increase benefitting players in the early rounds of the...

Heather Watson booked her place in the quarter-finals of the Nottingham Open with a straight-sets win over her friend and former doubles partner Tatjana Maria on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Watson clinched a single crucial break in each set to wrap up a 6-4 6-4 win over the German, with whom she...

Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart and Jodie Burrage helped create history as four British women are in the quarter-finals of a WTA Tour event for the first time after their progression at the Rothesay Nottingham Open. Boulter, who is Britain's No 1, battled past Ukrainian lucky loser Daria Snigur 7-5...

Andy Murray says he is in the best physical condition since his hip operation after racking up a seventh straight win to ease into the quarter-finals of the Rothesay Nottingham Open. Murray won his first tournament in this country since his 2016 Wimbledon title when he triumphed at Surbiton...

Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart and Jodie Burrage helped create history as four British women reached the quarter-finals of a WTA Tour event for the first time at the Rothesay Nottingham Open. Boulter, who is Britain's No 1, battled past Ukrainian lucky loser Daria Snigur 7-5 6-3 while Dart enjoyed...

"My mom was asking me so much to do this (retire) for so long, she can't take it anymore," Nunes said. "My partner as well, Nina, she's been around so much with me my whole career. I decided right now I'm still young enough to enjoy everything that I made. I've got to travel, I want to be with...

Nunes was originally slated to fight Juliana Pena, who interrupted the Brazilian's dominant bantamweight run with a surprise win in December 2021 before losing the rematch, but Pena suffered a rib injury and had to withdraw. Mexican Aldana was thrown into the fray as a replacement and she...

Defending UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes took a unanimous decision against Irene Aldana on Saturday night in UFC 289 in Vancouver, Canada, and then promptly announced her retirement. Nunes, who is also the UFC women's featherweight champion, won by scores of 50-44 on two judges' cards...

Chelsea have "immediately rejected" Manchester United's opening bid for midfielder Mason Mount. The offer is thought to be worth £40m. Privately, United know what they are prepared to pay and it's understood there is a big gap in valuations. United are looking at a number of other players and...

France president Emmanuel Macon has hinted he will try and keep Kylian Mbappe at Paris Saint-Germain. Macron has played a role in Mbappe's career before, with the PSG forward revealing 12 months ago that the French president had convinced him to stay through conversations. Mbappe has since...

Nottingham Forest have rejected a £30m bid from Brentford forforward Brennan Johnson. Johnson signed a new four-year contract last summer taking him to 2026. Brentford are long-term admirers of Johnson having tried to sign him in previous transfer windows. Brentford now deciding whether to go...

Arsenal have contacted Chelsea about the possibility of signing forward Kai Havertz. The Gunners are working on a proposal but are yet to submit a formal offer. Havertz has two years left on his current contract and if he does not sign a new deal, Chelsea are aware this window would...

Jude Bellingham has completed his move from Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid. The England midfielder, who will become his country's most expensive player should the deal rise to the £115m price tag including add-ons, has signed a six-year deal at the Santiago Bernabeu. Real will pay an initial...