Wimbledon 2022 draw: Emma Raducanu & Serena Williams’ route to the final
The 2022 Wimbledon draw has been made and the likes of Emma Raducanu and Serena Williams have learnt their fate.
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Emma Raducanu's route to Wimbledon final: Tough first round, Jabeur quarter, Swiatek final
Emma Raducanu has a tough opening match on her return to Wimbledon as she will face recent Surbiton and Gaiba champion, and strong grass-courter, Alison van Uytvanck. The 19-year-old made her Grand Slam debut at the All England Club a year ago as the 338th-ranked wildcard and returns as the 10th seed and US Open champion. Raducanu is in the opposite half of the draw to world No 1 Iga Swiatek and 23-time Major champion Serena Williams so could only face them in the final, but has this year's Australian Open runner-up Danielle Collins and in-form world No 3 Ons Jabeur in her quarter.
SA swimmer Van Niekerk edges close to African record en route to world champs semi-final
South Africa's Lara van Niekerk came within five hundredths of a second of her own African record on her way to victory in her 50m breaststroke heats at the Swimming World Championships in Budapest on Friday.
Liberty make 13 3-pointers en route to victory over Sun
Stefanie Dolson scored 16 points, including one of New York's 13 3-pointers with 1:29 left, and Sabrina Ionescu had 11 points, 11 rebounds and six assists to help the Liberty beat the Connecticut Sun 81-77 on Wednesday night.
Tour de France 2022 route and stages – Schedule, key dates and predictions in battle for yellow jersey
It’s time for the big one. The race to which everyone in cycling will be glued for three weeks, but that even your mum will hear something about on the Radio 4 news bulletin that precedes Gardeners' Question Time. With the Grand Depart in Denmark fast approaching, you’ve got just enough time to prepare your answers to the questions that will inevitably come your way from the casual… Why is that man who’s seven minutes in front not going to win the race? Who’s that lovely sounding Irish chap? What do the riders do when they need to pee? Ad/> The circus comes to Copenhagen on July 1 and the gladiators will parade the fabled Avenue des Champs-Elysees some 23 days later.
Tour de France 2022 route: Every stage assessed for bruising 109th edition
Covering a total of 3,328km, the 2022 Tour de France features five altitude finishes, two time trials, five (perhaps six) sprint stages and plenty of opportunities for breakaway artists and puncheurs alike. After three days in Denmark and the most northerly Grand Depart in Tour history, there will be additional forays into Belgium and Switzerland.
Tour de France 2022 route: When the race starts, a guide to each stage, and how to follow live on TV
Hopes of a fully fit line-up at this year's Tour de France are hanging by a thread after an outbreak of Covid-19 cases tore through the Tour de Suisse peloton.
Joe Hart reveals Tom Rogic's vital Celtic title advice en route to Premiership glory
Celtic keeper Joe Hart has given insight into a telling conversation with Tom Rogic.