8 h. ago A moment to sense the sheer scale of progress: Euro 2025 set for kick

The narrative arc of women’s football in Switzerland is a familiar one: from apathy to hostility to mockery to inertia to change. Now the country will host one of the biggest events in the sporting calendarIn 1957 the Swiss newspaper Sport published a short editorial under the headline “Women’s Football?” Furious that a women’s friendly between Germany and the Netherlands was being hosted in Basel, the writer mocked: “This event is not about football, but rather should be classified as an exhibition or circus performance.”On Wednesday evening, in front of a sell-out crowd, Switzerland will play their opening game of a home European Championship that will be one of the biggest sporting events held in the country. Sport newspaper, sadly, will be unable to chronicle the event, having folded in 1999. Life moves on you pretty fast. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Yulia Putintseva reports 'crazy' and 'dangerous' fan as she is reduced to tears during 6

Yulia Putintseva raised concerns about a 'crazy' and 'dangerous' fan who left her fearing for her safety during her first-round defeat at Wimbledon on Monday.

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31 h. ago Wimbledon 2025: Biggest first round shocks as Grand Slam champions and former world no1 crash out

Several top seeds suffered shock exits on a sticky opening day in south London

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5 d. ago Sir David Murray's biggest Rangers regret is giving keys to Craig Whyte

The former Rangers chairman will release his autobiography on July 3.

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7 d. ago India suffer humbling defeat but rise and fall in fighting spirit is biggest worry | Simon Burnton

With first Test against England in the balance the tourists revealed another of their plentiful flawsThe day started with drama and tension and later, for a while, they returned. But the period in between was in its own way equally intriguing, a phase that exposed in the tourists a deficiency not of quality, but of spirit. This turns out to be a team whose shoulders suffer from such severe premature drooping someone should invent some kind of blue pill to deal with it.They started with spirits high and performance levels to match, Jasprit Bumrah from the Kirkstall Lane End and Mohammed Siraj coming up the hill from the other, lines and lengths unerring. Ben Duckett hit the third ball for four, after which seven overs passed before the next boundary. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago SGA v Jokić, dynasty death and justice for Doris Burke: 20 things we learned from the NBA playoffs

The NBA postseason remains a psychodrama of moments, memes and memories unlike anything in sport. We look back at the biggest takeawaysIf a single, overarching lesson can be taken from this year’s NBA postseason, it’s this one: no game is over until the clock hits 00:00. Whether it was the New York Knicks stealing victory from the jaws of defeat against the Celtics in Boston in round two, Aaron Gordon’s buzzer-beating dunk sealing a crucial win for the Nuggets against the Clippers in Los Angeles in round one, or the Indiana Pacers defeating the odds over and over again with their clutch time brilliance throughout the playoffs, a lead has never felt less safe in the NBA. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Biggest boxing upsets of 2025 so far: The nights no one saw coming

A look at the biggest upsets so far this year in boxing, involving Ryan Garcia, Josh Taylor, and more

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2 w. ago Two World Cup winners, club record signing and a future boss in £35m splurge – Rangers’ biggest transfer window

It was a huge summer of change at Ibrox 27 years ago with Dick Advocaat embarking on a major spending spree

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3 w. ago Carlos Alcaraz saves three match points to beat Sinner in epic French Open final

Alcaraz wins 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2)Spaniard wins fifth grand slam title against world No 1As he faced up to the excruciating reality of trailing three championship points against the best player in the world, Carlos Alcaraz started his service preparation from the Court Philippe-Chatrier baseline with a deep, long breath. For most other players in the history of tennis, there was no reason to believe in any outcome other than defeat.In his short time competing in the biggest matches of his sport, ­however, Alcaraz has made it clear that he is different to anyone who has come before him, both in the way he approaches his tennis and the unwavering belief that underpins his ­success. Alcaraz recovered and pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the sport, in an otherworldly confrontation, spectacularly toppling the world No 1 Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10-2) after five hours and 29 minutes to defend his French Open title in Paris. Con...

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3 w. ago Manchester United's biggest weakness could be about to become their biggest strength

Man United are looking to add to the signing of Matheus Cunha by swooping for Brentford star Bryan Mbeumo.

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3 w. ago A soccer mystery: Why mighty China fails at the world's biggest sport

China will be eliminated from soccer World Cup qualification if it fails to beat Indonesia on Thursday

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