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Reece James remains injury doubt as England’s World Cup right-back woes go on
Defender unable to train with squad on WednesdayDeclan Rice and Marc Guéhi also trained individuallyReece James is a doubt for England’s World Cup quarter-final against Norway in …
Arthur Fery harnesses power of intangibles in historic Wimbledon run | Andy Bull
The 23-year-old may not stand out by many metrics, but his excellence goes deeper than numbers aloneHow about we all agree on Arthur’s Seat? I’d love to claim it but the honour be…
Zverev’s serve blitzes Fritz to set up semi-final with British revelation Fery
No 2 seed wins 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 against American sixth seedZverev: ‘I know 99% of people will be cheering for Fery’It’s quite the sound listening to a tennis ball being pulverised by…
Egyptian FA questions ‘fairness’ of loss to Argentina amid refereeing furore
Statement says decisions ‘raised serious concerns’Association rues ‘controversial and influential incidents’The Egyptian Football Association has questioned the “fairness” of the …
‘Era-defining’ growth of women’s cricket now outstripping men’s game
Attendance and viewing figures at T20 World Cup hit an all-time high – and the sport’s appeal is pushing boundariesWomen’s cricket is growing faster than the men’s game in many ar…
France’s Deschamps unruffled by Argentinian officials helming Morocco quarter-final
Repeat of last World Cup final v Argentina still possible‘We have to deal with it,’ France’s head coach saysDidier Deschamps has insisted he is not concerned by the appointment of…
Arthur Fery sails past Flavio Cobolli and storms into fairytale Wimbledon semi
British wildcard stuns the No 9 seed 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-0Fery will face Alexander Zverev for place in men’s finalIt would have been perfectly reasonable for Arthur Fery to have final…
The curse of Donald Trump: where he goes, sporting defeat follows
The USMNT’s World Cup crashout is the latest episode to suggest the support and intervention of Donald J Trump brings bad luckThis was originally published in This Week in Trumpla…
Olav Kooij claims Tour de France stage five with Tourmalet test looming large
The 24-year-old beat German Max Kanter into secondNorway’s Torstein Træen keeps leader’s yellow jerseyOlav Kooij, teammate to Paul Seixas at Decathlon CMA CGM, emerged out of the …
Marta Kostyuk and Linda Noskova roar into their first Wimbledon semi-finals
French Open semi-finalist Kostyuk beats Paolini 6-3, 6-2Czech No 9 seed Noskova defeats Elise Mertens 6-3, 7-5A lot has been made of how open the women’s draw at Wimbledon is this…
