Saudi Arabia has won the race to host the next three editions of the WTA Finals, the flagship tour event in women’s tennis, taking home a record $15.25 million (£12 million) in prize money for the biggest annual women’s sporting Read more…
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IIt’s easy to get caught up in the narrative that Test cricket lives and breathes thanks to England fans, whether they’re cladding themselves in Birmingham New Street or playing the trumpet in Technicolor jerseys alongside the Barmy Army in Rajkot. Read more…
Australian No. 1 Arina Rodionova has made tennis history by becoming the oldest woman to appear in the world’s top 100 for the first time. The 34-year-old climbed to the highest ranking of her career when she defeated China’s Bai Read more…
Chelsea have announced the signing of Colombian striker Mayra Ramírez from Levante for a reported UK record transfer fee of £384,000, plus £42,000 in possible add-ons. The extras in the deal would make the transfer a world record sum in Read more…
Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich became the first woman to run 10 kilometers in under 29 minutes when she won the Valencia Ibercaja road race. Ngetich clocked a time of 28:46, beating Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw’s world road record by 28 seconds. Her Read more…
Novak Djokovic defeated Jannik Sinner 6:3, 6:3 to win his seventh ATP Finals title. Five days after Sinner played his best tennis to overtake Djokovic after three grueling hours in their round-robin battle, Djokovic simply raised his level to a Read more…
Subscribe to our free sports newsletter to get the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sports email to get the latest news Triumphant Australian captain Pat Cummins rejoiced in his side’s World Cup Read more…
In front of a packed Mumbai crowd – including David Beckham, a host of Bollywood stars and Sachin Tendulkar – Virat Kohli scored a record-breaking 50th ODI century as India scored 397 for four against New Zealand in the Cricket Read more…
Subscribe to our free sports newsletter to get the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sports email to get the latest news Virat Kohli is the first batsman to score 50 ODI centuries. Read more…
Pakistan recorded the highest successful chase in the history of the Cricket World Cup when they defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets. Centuries from Kusal Mendis (122) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (108) helped Sri Lanka to a total of 344 for Read more…
