West Lothian ace Peter Wright falls short of guiding Scotland to third World Cup title
Peter 'Snakebite' Wright's bid for a third World Cup of Darts title fell at the final hurdle as Scotland suffered a 10-2 loss to Wales in Germany.
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'I had no idea!' - Andy Murray gets Father's Day surprise after Scot wins second tournament in a week at Nottingham Open
Andy Murray secured a first Nottingham Open title with a straight-sets 6-4 6-4 victory over Arthur Cazaux before being surprised by his family for Father's Day as his perfect preparations for Wimbledon continued. It was the 36-year-old's second title in the space of a week after defeating Austrian Jurij Rodionov at Surbiton, and despite the dominant scoreline, Murray was given plenty to think about by the precocious 20-year-old.
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.
Ole Miss flips reclassifying Gators QB Austin Simmons - ESPN
Ole Miss continued to stock its quarterback room this offseason when quarterback Austin Simmons announced he was flipping his commitment from Florida to the Rebels.
Watson battles way into all-British semi-final in Nottingham
Heather Watson set up an all British semi-final at the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham after battling past Viktorija Golubic in a tense quarter-final. Having come all the way through qualifying, Watson faced a tough battle against contemporary Viktorija Golubic, who was a quarter-finalist at Wimbledon in 2021. Ad And in an encounter that lasted well over two hours, it was the Brit who prevailed 7-6(2) 7-5 to reach a first semi-final in Nottingham, where she will take on British No.1 Katie Boulter.
Boulter wins battle of the Brits to break new ground
Katie Boulter broke new ground on Friday as she edged a battle of the Brits against Harriet Dart to reach her first WTA semi-final at the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham. Leicester's Boulter, a graduate of the LTA's Pro Scholarship Scheme, edged out compatriot Dart 6-3 7-5 to reach the last four, having tasted defeat in all of her previous WTA-level quarter-finals.
Murray seals semi-final spot at Nottingham in bid for Wimbledon seeding
Andy Murray's mission to enter Wimbledon as a seeded player took another step in the right direction as the three-time Grand Slam champion held off Dominic Stricker to reach the last four of the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham. Murray, riding a seven-match winning streak following his triumph in Surbiton and two opening wins in Nottingham, reached the semi-finals of a second straight Challenger Tour event with a 7-6(2) 7-5 win over the Swiss.
Jodie Burrage in first WTA semi-final at Nottingham Open, Katie Boulter beats Harriet Dart
Jodie Burrage is through to the semi-finals of a WTA tour tournament for the first time in her career after a 6-2 3-6 7-5 win over Magdalena Frech. World No. 111 Burrage produced a shock win over third seed Magda Linette in the quarter-finals, but she followed it up by beating the world No.