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Jorge Martin boosts title hopes with breathless German Grand Prix victory, Francesco Bagnaia finishes second

Jorge Martin boosted his MotoGP World Championship prospects with a breathless victory over nearest title rival Francesco Bagnaia at the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring. The Spaniard reclaimed the lead from the world champion Bagnaia with half a dozen laps remaining and somehow clung on as the inspired Italian – starting on pole and desperately chasing his first victory at the historic circuit – swarmed all over Martin in the closing minutes.

'This is a final for us' - Gibraltar eye huge shock in Dublin

Gibraltar defender Jayce Olivero will approach Monday night's Euro 2024 qualifier against the Republic of Ireland as "a final" as the minnows look to add to Stephen Kenny's misery.

Murray wins in Nottingham to claim second straight grasscourt title

Andy Murray ramped up his preparations for Wimbledon by beating Frenchman Arthur Cazaux 6-4 6-4 in the Nottingham Open final on Sunday to lift a second successive grasscourt title after his victory in Surbiton last week.

FIFA social media tool aims to protect Women's World Cup players from abuse

A package of social media tools designed to protect players from online abuse will be offered to all teams at the 2023 Women's World Cup, soccer's world governing body FIFA said on Sunday.

Murray aware of how to play younger generation after reaching Nottingham final

Andy Murray has inspired a generation and now finds them knowing exactly how to play him at the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham. The former world No.1 reached the final with a stylish 6-3 6-2 victory over Nuno Borges, making it nine wins in a row on grass. Ad The 36-year-old will face 20-year-old French whippersnapper Arthur Cazaux in the final, having seen off another young pretender in Dominic Striker at the quarter-final stage.

Burrage surpasses expectation with run to Nottingham final

Jodie Burrage says that her remarkable run to the final of the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham exceeded all expectations. The 24-year-old was beaten in the first round of last week's Lexus Surbiton Trophy but has found the form of her life at WTA level in the East Midlands. Ad Burrage held off the fierce challenge of French player Alize Cornet to claim a 7-5 7-5 semi-final victory and set up a historic all-British women's singles final against Katie Boulter, an encounter that will determine who is British No.1 TennisBoulter beats Watson to reach first WTA final35 MINUTES AGO «I wasn't expecting this coming into the week, I'm not going to lie,» said Burrage, who is on the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme.

Boulter and Bourrage set up all-British final in Nottingham

Katie Boulter and Jodie Burrage will meet in a historic all-British final at the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham after a pair of rousing semi-final victories. Both players have found the form of their lives on home soil and have been rewarded with their first-ever appearances in a WTA final. Ad It will be the third ever WTA final to be contested by Brits and the first since Sue Barker beat Virginia Wade in San Francisco in 1977, with the British No.1 ranking also on the line come Sunday.

Ntamack brilliance snatches Top 14 title for Toulouse

Romain Ntamack scored a brilliant solo try three minutes from time as Toulouse snatched a dramatic 29-26 French Top 14 final victory over European champions La Rochelle in Paris in a game that had significance for Leinster.

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Jorge Martin boosts title hopes with breathless German Grand Prix victory, Francesco Bagnaia finishes second

'This is a final for us' - Gibraltar eye huge shock in Dublin

Murray wins in Nottingham to claim second straight grasscourt title

FIFA social media tool aims to protect Women's World Cup players from abuse

Murray aware of how to play younger generation after reaching Nottingham final

Burrage surpasses expectation with run to Nottingham final

Boulter and Bourrage set up all-British final in Nottingham

Ntamack brilliance snatches Top 14 title for Toulouse