6 d. ago Blair Kinghorn arrives to complete Lions set as Queensland Reds await

Scotland full-back earmarked for weekend matchUntested pairing of Gibson-Park and Russell face RedsTo say the last couple of days have been a blur for Blair Kinghorn is putting it mildly. As recently as the early hours of Sunday he was celebrating Toulouse’s Top 14 title success in Paris and doing interviews clad only in a pair of budgie smugglers. Now here he is wearing a British & Irish Lions tracksuit, squinting into the Australian sunshine and trying his hardest to focus on the next onrushing target.The Scotland full-back, the last originally-chosen squad member to arrive, will not be involved in the Lions’ midweek game against the Reds but is earmarked to feature against the Waratahs in Sydney on Saturday. All being well a potential slot in the Test XV could follow but even for a class act like Kinghorn it is going to take a lot of frantic paddling below the surface to get up to speed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Royal Ascot Jockey FLOORED by horse moments after winning race as King Charles III watches on in shock

Doyle claimed victory with the French four-year-old in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes to complete a double after Humidity's win in the Chesham Stakes.But his celebrations were cut short

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2 w. ago Ons Jabeur "learned a lot" from Tatjana Maria in London as she seeks Berlin's winning path

Ons Jabeur "learned a lot" from Tatjana Maria in London as she seeks Berlin's winning path  Tennis.com

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3 w. ago Age no barrier as qualifier Tatjana Maria becomes 'Queen of Queen's Club'

German defeated three top-20 players en route to grass-court glory

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3 w. ago Tatjana Maria crowned queen of Queen’s as women’s tournament celebrates triumphant return

A resoundingly successful opening week for the new women’s tournament was capped off by Maria winning the biggest title of her career

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3 w. ago Tatjana Maria outwits Anisimova to complete Queen’s Club fairytale aged 37

German qualifier becomes oldest WTA 500 championMaria wins first women’s final in 52 years 6-3, 6-4Tatjana Maria completed an extraordinary week of giantkilling in London by becoming the surprise first women’s champion at Queen’s Club in 52 years as she defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 6-4.Maria, a 37-year-old German qualifier, is the oldest WTA 500 champion in history. She had arrived at Queen’s Club on a nine-match losing run before building momentum from the qualifying draw and defeating four top-20 opponents in a row. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tatjana Maria shocks Amanda Anisimova to win Queen’s Club women’s singles final – as it happened

Tatjana Maria, a qualifier, beat Amanda Anisimova, the number eight seed, in straight sets to win the first women’s tournament at Queen’s since 1973Ready play.Apparently Anisimova was practising this morning and had someone hitting slices at her. That makes sense, but it won’t be the same as what’s in store for her on court this afternoon. Thing is – and as I type, there’s another “slice and dice” – the match may, in fact, be decided by how her excellence on the return matches up with Maria’s excellence on serve. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Amanda Anisimova v Tatjana Maria: Queen’s Club women’s singles final – live

Game-by-game report of final due to start at 1.30pm BSTTop players to get protected ranking for fertility courseGet in touch! Email daniel.harris@theguardian.comAnd of course it’s impossible to conceive of this competition without casting our minds forward to Wimbledon. Anisimova made the last eight in 2022 and must’ve been at her lowest around then; she’s running into form nicely now, feeling like an entirely different person. She’s definitely one to watch, whatever happens today.So who’s going to win? Well Anisimova is the better player with the bigger game; if she produces her best or close to it, she’ll be hard to beat. But Maria is canny and knows that, at her age, this might be her last chance to snaffle so coveted a title. If she can keep Anisimova moving, she’s a really good chance. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago WTA London Final Prediction: Amanda Anisimova vs Tatjana Maria

WTA London Final Prediction: Amanda Anisimova vs Tatjana Maria  MSN

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3 w. ago Qualifier Tatjana Maria shocks Madison Keys to set up Queen’s final against Amanda Anisimova

The 37-year-old mother of two takes on Amanda Anisimova for the trophy on Sunday

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3 w. ago Qualifier Tatjana Maria shocks Madison Keys to reach final at Queen’s

The 37-year-old mother of two will take on Amanda Anisimova for the trophy on Sunday.

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3 w. ago Tatjana Maria storms into Queen’s final after stunning Madison Keys

37-year-old qualifier beats third top-20 player at eventAustralian Open champion outclassed in straight setsTatjana Maria knows a thing or two about fairytales, coming from the land of the Brothers Grimm and the Pied Piper of Hamelin, but not even the veteran German could have envisioned what has happened to her at Queen’s Club this week.The 37-year-old arrived in west London having lost nine matches in a row and looking in danger of dropping out of the world’s top 100. Now – improbably – she has powered into the final having won six matches in a row and taken the scalp of the reigning Australian Open champion, Madison Keys, in the semi-finals. “I cannot believe it,” she said after outplaying Keys 6-3, 7-6. “It’s a dream come true.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu vs Qinwen Zheng live: Queen’s Club tennis scores plus Elena Rybakina vs Tatjana Maria latest

Raducanu faces the top seed and Olympic champion for a place in the semi-finals

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3 w. ago Arsenal star completes 'fairytale return' to former club with free transfer

Kieran Tierney has completed his move from Arsenal to Celtic after signing a five-year deal with the Scottish Premiership champions on Monday.

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