Furious Karolina Pliskova attacks tennis

A week ago, the only question in tennis that mattered was: can anyone beat Rafael Nadal on clay this summer? He was rampant as of old, fit and fired again with ambition to crush all-comers on his favourite surface.Nadal won again in Rome on Thursday – easily – and then the communal gaze switched to Alex Zverev. On Sunday he beat Dominic Thiem, who had beaten Nadal in the Madrid…

Wenger opened that door in 1996

The final bow was a grand sweeping gesture, with the kind of flourish that would not look out of place on a Broadway stage. Arsène Wenger emerged for his last Premier League act, strode through a guard of honour, made a right turn towards the corner of Arsenal fans and when he arrived in front of them…

Warwickshire strengthened their grip

Two England seamers past and present combined for Lancashire as they claimed a notable first win of the season by toppling the Division One leaders Nottinghamshire by an innings and 67 runs early on day three at Trent Bridge. Graham Onions, who played the last of his nine Tests in 2012, claimed six wickets in the second innings and nine in the match, while the incumbent Jimmy Anderson ably backed him up with four wickets in the second and six…

Jones’s decision to select Cipriani

Eddie Jones has warned Danny Cipriani he will be sent home from South Africa if he steps out of line after the fly-half received a first senior England call-up for three years.



Cipriani’s return to the international fold is the most notable selection in Jones’s 34-man squad for the three‑Test series next month and while the message from Jones was…

Arnautovic turned an awkward header over

Manchester United must know that it is a possibility that they will spend another season in the shadow of their formidable neighbours. The most famous club in England are 19 points behind Manchester City with one game remaining and while this forgettable draw secured second place for José Mourinho’s spluttering team, that will not be cause for celebration when they consider the ease with…

Whenever any business sells alcohol

Unless or until some of the 50 or so individuals who were involved in a sickening brawl at Goodwood on Saturday are identified and, hopefully, charged http://www.officialastroshop.com/Jose_Cruz_Jr_Jersey as a result, it is impossible to say with any certainty how an afternoon at what is possibly Britain’s most serenely beautiful track suddenly descended into violence. But there seems…

Among those hoping for good

Enable has lost her place as favourite for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe following news of a setback that will prevent her from racing for at least three months. The filly has a knee problem and connections are being understandably cautious about the prognosis but expect her to be fit for a pre-run in late summer before trying to win the Arc for a second time.“Enable has met with a setback in training,” said a statement issued on behalf of her owner, Khalid…

Until the point the Arsenal

For Arsène Wenger, there will be no happy ending. “Rumbo hacia Lyon,” (road to Lyon) read the huge banner unfurled by the most boisterous section of Atlético Madrid supporters before this victory. Diego Simeone’s team are, as promised, on their way to the Europa League final and whatever tributes come for Wenger over the next 10 days – the promise of a statue, perhaps, or even a stand named in his honour at the Emirates – it will not be how he wanted the…

We knew what the plans were back

The times they are a-changing. It may now be possible to write a nostalgic piece about T20 cricket. Perhaps we should alert Radio 4’s Sue MacGregor to the notion of reliving the creation of T20 back at the start of the century on The Reunion.



On the evening of Friday 13 June, 2003, the competition was launched around the counties. I was at Taunton…

Thirty seconds into the second

Real Madrid always find a way, they say, and somehow they did – all the way to a third consecutive European Cup final. For so long, they had the Bavarians at the gates, the Bernabéu gripped by fear, but when a long, wild, tense and often inexplicable match was over and the siege http://www.jacksonvillejaguars.us.com/WOMENS-STEFAN-CHARLES-JERSEY.html subsided at last,…