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Wrexham to face Southampton in their first second-tier game for 43 years
Wrexham's quest to reach the Premier League next year will begin with an away trip to Southampton on August 9 after the English Football League fixtures were released on Thursday.
Krejcikova suffers injury scare ahead of Wimbledon defense
EASTBOPURNE, UK: Barbora Krejcikova faces a race to prove her fitness in time to defend the Wimbledon title after the Czech pulled out of the Eastbourne Open with a thigh injury on Thursday.
Padel moves into the sporting mainstream
MADRID: Playtomic, the world’s largest community of racquet sport players and clubs, and PwC’s Business Strategy Consulting arm, Strategy&, have released the Playtomic 2025 Global Padel Report, widely referred to as the “Bible of Padel.”
Draper ready for Wimbledon spotlight as great British hope
LONDON :For a brief two weeks every year the British public becomes hooked on tennis, desperately seeking a home player to cheer to sporting glory on the fabled lawns of Wimbledon and this year the spotlight falls on Jack Draper.
Wimbledon champion Krejcikova out of Eastbourne with injury
EASTBOURNE, England :Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova has suffered an injury scare after being forced to withdraw from the Eastbourne tournament on Thursday because of a thigh issue.
Euan Williams looks ahead to another season at Gillingham after signing a new deal and how team-mate and fellow Beths School pupil Bradley Dack can be an inspiration
Gillingham midfielder Euan Williams is hoping to take his career to another level next season and doesn’t have to look far for inspiration.
Dan Sheehan to captain Irish-heavy Lions team to take on Western Force
British and Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell has named Dan Sheehan as captain for his side's first fixture in Australia against the Western Force in Perth on Saturday (11am Irish time).