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Carlos Alcaraz cruises into Wimbledon fourth round for the first time in his career after sweeping aside Oscar Otte

Carlos Alcaraz is into the fourth round of Wimbledon for the first time in his career after a dominant 6-3 6-1 6-2 win over Germany's Oscar Otte. Having comfortably swept aside the German in one hour and 40 minutes, Alcaraz will play highly-rated Italian Jannik Sinner in the next round. Ad/> Alcaraz has become the youngest male to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon since 2011 and felt he played his win over Otte was his best ever performance on grass.

Tour de France 2022 – Yves Lampaert stuns big names to win Stage 1 time trial in rainy Copenhagen

The Tour de France has a habit of throwing up surprises on the opening day and that tradition continued on Friday as the most northerly Grand Depart in the race's history took place on the sodden streets of Copenhagen. At the end of a week dominated by headlines surrounding the controversial non-selection of Mark Cavendish, the Belgian Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team made the news for all the right reasons with an emphatic victory for Yves Lampaert in the Tour’s opening stage, a 13.2km individual time trial around the Danish capital.

Chris Froome is the ‘greatest Tour de France rider of generation’ – Bradley Wiggins

Chris Froome has been hailed as the best Tour de France rider of his generation by Bradley Wiggins. The four-time champion got his 10th Tour campaign underway on Friday in Israel-Premier Tech colours, with the 37-year-old hoping for his best outing since his horror crash at the 2019 Dauphine. Ad/> As Froome rolled around the wet streets of Copenhagen for the short Stage 1 time trial, Wiggins resumed his role on the back of a motorbike for Eurosport and spoke highly of his former team-mate.

'I do think she will win' - Mats Wilander predicts Heather Watson will beat Julia Niemeier in fourth round

Heather Watson is more than capable of going deeper into the main draw at Wimbledon after reaching the fourth round for the first time in her career, says Eurosport tennis expert Mats Wilander. The Brit produced an emphatic 7-6(6) 6-2 win over Slovenian Kaja Juvan and sunk to her knees in elation after reaching the fourth round for the first time in a major. Ad/> Wilander believes the 30-year-old can still achieve «something big» in the latter years of her tennis career.

What are the new tie-break rules at Wimbledon this year? Why has there been a rule change?

Wimbledon is in full swing with the majority of the world's best players taking part at SW19, but there has been a big change to what happens in the final set of matches. For the first time, tie-breaks are being used to decide the winner of matches at Wimbledon after six games all. In March, a 10-point tie-break was announced to decide all final sets at the four Grand Slams on the tennis calendar.

Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic breezes past Miomir Kecmanovic as champion sets up clash with Tim van Rijthoven

Novak Djokovic continued his impressive Wimbledon progress by powering into round four with a straight-sets win over Miomir Kecmanovic. After dropping a set in his win over Soonwoo Kwon in the opening round, he improved in taking care of Thanasi Kokkinakis and it was a step up again in disposing of world No. 30 Kecmanovic 6-0 6-3 6-4 to set up a meeting with Dutch wildcard Tim van Rijthoven.

Keith Pelley fires back after DP World Tour receives letter from LIV players threatening legal action

Keith Pelley has hit back at the legal threat to the DP World Tour by those players fined and banned for jumping ship to the LIV Golf series. According to the Telegraph, 16 players — including Ryder Cup stalwarts Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia and Ian Poulter — signed a letter addressed to Pelley saying that if their fines and suspensions were not lifted by 5pm on Friday they would instruct their legal teams. Ad/> Pelley has responded in strong terms, saying the letter contained “so many inaccuracies that it cannot remain unchallenged." /> GolfCan LIV players take part in Ryder Cup? Why not says WestwoodYESTERDAY AT 09:22 In a statement, DP World Tour chief executive Pelley said: «Before joining LIV Golf, players knew there would be consequences if they chose money over competition.

Mohamed Salah signs new long-term contract extension at Liverpool to end speculation over future at club

Mohamed Salah has signed a new long-term contract extension at Liverpool. The Egyptian forward's existing deal was due to expire in 2023 with discussions over an extension appearing to reach an impasse, raising questions over his future. Ad/> However, the two parties appear to have reached an agreement with reports suggesting Salah, 30, will remain at Anfield until 2025.

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Carlos Alcaraz cruises into Wimbledon fourth round for the first time in his career after sweeping aside Oscar Otte

Tour de France 2022 – Yves Lampaert stuns big names to win Stage 1 time trial in rainy Copenhagen

Chris Froome is the ‘greatest Tour de France rider of generation’ – Bradley Wiggins

'I do think she will win' - Mats Wilander predicts Heather Watson will beat Julia Niemeier in fourth round

What are the new tie-break rules at Wimbledon this year? Why has there been a rule change?

Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic breezes past Miomir Kecmanovic as champion sets up clash with Tim van Rijthoven

Keith Pelley fires back after DP World Tour receives letter from LIV players threatening legal action

Mohamed Salah signs new long-term contract extension at Liverpool to end speculation over future at club