Search results

"It is true that Carlitos has a little bit of all of them. He has the mental strength from Rafa, the physical condition from Rafa and Nole, the tennis skills. I see similarities with Roger on the anticipation and on many other things. It's a very strong statement, I have to say, to say that,"...

It's remarkable that Alcaraz is rising to prominence just as Rafael Nadal is reaching the end of his career. "We [Spain] are not a very powerful country in terms of sports and I call it a little bit like a miracle because it's very rare to see someone like Carlos, especially the timing when...

It’s coming. It has to be. Ons Jabeur was dealt one of the harshest reminders of what a cruel and lonely sport tennis can be as she fell to defeat in the Wimbledon final for the second straight year, having also been forced to settle for second best at the US Open. The Tunisian's dreams of...

There was homegrown success on the final day of the Championships as 17-year-old Henry Searle became the first British boys' single champion at Wimbledon since 1962. Searle, who is from Wolverhampton, beat fifth seed Yaroslav Demin 6-4 6-4 on Court No 1 to continue his streak of having not...

He came and conquered. The bucket hat-donning Spaniard with the audacious drop-shots and the ripping forehands. The new phenom of men's tennis and slayer of Novak Djokovic's grass throne. Carlos 'Carlitos' Alcaraz. There had long been a feeling a star was upon us. But how big was this so-called...

Boulter is also very settled in her personal life and was out on Court 18 on Friday watching long-term boyfriend Alex De Minaur in his second-round loss to Matteo Berrettini. Boulter has spoken about how much she has learned from the Australian's grounded nature, and Keothavong believes they...

Rybakina has built impressively on her first grand slam title, reaching the final of the Australian Open and winning the big events in Indian Wells and Rome, but she came into the event under-cooked after illness and has looked shaky at times in her opening two matches. Keothavong, the captain...

Take a look at the Order of Play for Day Six of the Wimbledon Championships on all courts at the All England Club with Katie Boulter carrying British hopes in singles competition Centre Court - 1.30pm start (1) Carlos Alcaraz (Spa) v (25) Nicolas Jarry (Chi), (6) Ons Jabeur (Tun) v Bianca...

Having suffered his first professional loss to fellow British heavyweight contender Joe Joyce in November 2020, the 25-year-old Londoner has worked his way back into contention with four consecutive stoppage wins and is now 19-1 (18) in the paid ranks. Dubois parted ways with trainer Shane...

Joshua fell short in his attempt to become a three-time unified champion after suffering back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, although he returned with a win over Jermaine Franklin in April. Whyte also rebuilt with a points victory against Franklin after his 2022 WBC title fight loss to...

Joshua and Whyte are expected to go head to head at a press conference in London on Monday after they agreed terms for a summer showdown. As professionals, they boxed in a wild 2015 British heavyweight title, which Joshua won by seventh-round stoppage. Joshua retracted a late request for a...

"It's difficult when the other heavyweights aren't fighting because it stalls the whole division," Shalom told Sky Sports. "When you're No 2 in the governing body and you look up at No 1 and he's not fighting, and the champion is not fighting and the regular champion isn't fighting it's hard...

21 mins to go in P3: George Russell is now also on track and says "it's spitting at Turn Three to Seven". The umbrellas are still up but it's light rain at the moment. Carlos Sainz is told more rain is expected in five minutes.

We seem to have had a fair amount of electrical issues this weekend, and the latest victim is Alfa Romeo's Zhou Guanyu. According to Sky Sports F1's David Croft, there is an issue with the charging process of the battery in the Alfa's MGU-K.

18 mins to go in P3: We have seen Lando Norris do this before. He's out there on dry tyres on a damp track and doesn't appear to be losing that much time. A few slides as he gets on the power out of the slower corners, but it's not like he has absolutely no grip. Just as I say that, he goes...

16 mins to go in P3: Esteban Ocon gets much better traction out of Luffield compared to Norris and the McLaren driver doesn't see him, or doesn't want him to go by, so shuts the door on the run down the old home straight. Ocon backs off, but then overtakes Norris a couple corners later. Norris...

10 mins to go in P3: Max Verstappen comes onto the track for the first time on the intermediates. Team-mate Sergio Perez and the Ferrari drivers of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz are also out there. Verstappen says the intermediates will only be good for one lap in these conditions.

Pierre Gasly appears to be enjoying the wet conditions. The Alpine driver just said over team radio: "I wouldn't mind some rain this afternoon."

The drivers go to the grid for a final practice start but Charles Leclerc spins at the penultimate corner as he gets onto the kerb. He carries on his way though but will know to avoid that kerb in Qualifying.

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges has signed a $7.9 million qualifying offer for the 2023-2024 season, meaning he will become an unrestricted free agent next summer. After the Hornets and Bridges found themselves far apart on a new deal, the player and his representatives decided to stop...