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Portsmouth paratriathlete Tom Barnard has gone from sporting novice to Paralympic hopeful. The 29-year-old, who competes in PTS5 events across the World Super Series, struggled with sport when he was younger due to his disability. Ad It was in fact an opportunity provided by a relative that started his sporting journey, and now there are few limits to his ambitions.
Casper Ruud extended his winning streak to five matches with a 7-5 7-6 victory over Botic van de Zandschulp to progress to the last-16 of the Monte Carlo Masters. After taking the first set, Ruud was in the ascendancy going into the second and, at the fourth attempt, managed to break Van de Zandschulp in the opening service game.
Leicester Tigers’ outside-back Chris Ashton will retire at the end of the 2022/23 season, his club confirmed. The 36-year-old has made 25 appearances for Leicester so far after joining part of the way through last season, but has now decided to call time on his career. Ad Ashton began his career in rugby league for Wigan Warriors in 2005, before making the switch to rugby union, where he played for Northampton Saints, Saracens, Toulon, Sale Sharks, Harlequins and Worcester Warriors, and played in both disciplines for England as well as the Barbarians.
Jordan Brown lost 10-7 to Si Jiahui in the final round of World Championship snooker qualifying after twice missing the pink from close range in the fateful 17th frame. The former Welsh Open champion trailed the 20-year-old Chinese player 55-53 and 9-7 when he came to the table with the pink close to a black hanging over a top pocket at the English Institute of Sport. Ad Battling to keep alive his hopes of qualifying for the Crucible last-32 draw on Thursday, Brown somehow missed trying to run thin off the pink across the table before doing likewise seconds later, attempting to nudge the white off the pink via the top cushion.
Eurosport Spain’s Felix Martin believes that Real Madrid remain a threat against Chelsea in the Champions League despite their poor league form. Manager Carlo Ancelotti won last year’s Liga and Champions League with Karim Benzema and co, but this year they have lost their way a little domestically as Barcelona race clear with an almost inevitable victory in the league.
Andy Murray’s clay season got off to the worst possible start – and the impacts of his first-round defeat to Alex de Minaur in Monte Carlo could be wide ranging and significant. Murray said his performance against De Minaur was one of the worst of his career as he produced 26 unforced errors and failed to earn a single break point in a 6-1 6-3 loss. Ad It marked a swift end to Murray’s first appearance in Monte Carlo since 2017, and raises questions about the rest of his clay season and beyond.
This week sees the greatest of the Triple Crown events kick off as the action in the main draw gets underway for the 2023 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. The world-famous event will, as ever, take place at the legendary Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, Yorkshire for the 47th consecutive season. Ronnie O'Sullivan is the defending champion, having beaten Judd Trump in what was a 18-13 win for The Rocket in the 2022 final, and he returns to defend his crown in what has been a so far underwhelming campaign for the snooker superstar.
Nick Kyrgios has revealed that he is in no hurry to return from injury after undergoing knee surgery as he provided fans with an update on his recovery via social media. The 27-year-old Australian underwent the operation at the start of 2023, and it has led to him missing the 2023 Australian Open and more recently this year’s Indian Wells tournament. Ad Kyrgios had aimed to take part in both the Sunshine Double events, but ultimately had to pull out to focus on his recovery.