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10 hours ago

Sinner cried like a little boy who had reached for the sweets but came away with the whole jar | Jonathan Liew

The Italian was overcome with joy after learning harsh lesson from his French Open defeat at the hands of Carlos Alcaraz

As a boy, Jannik Sinner was a champion skier. As he stood on Centre Court match…

35 hours ago

Anisimova endures a hot Wimbledon nightmare after entering the Swiatek bakery | Jonathan Liew

American’s double bagel defeat was a meltdown that nobody saw coming but she can come back from heartbreak

This is what a scream with no vowels sounds like. This is the weight of the soul leaving the …

2 days ago

No one ever got rich writing off Novak Djokovic, but even he can’t stretch time for ever | Jonathan Liew

We can’t tell how much is left for tennis’s ultimate champion, but semi-final defeat by Sinner could be the moment Project 25 was buried for good

The Moment comes at the start of the third set. Nobody…

7 days ago

Tension and tedium: welcome to the Wimbledon press conference room | Jonathan Liew

Anyone can ask any question of the players, leading to absurd inquiries, but it can sometimes serve a useful purpose

To spend even a little time at Wimbledon is to drown in the sheer scale of things. …

9 days ago

Raducanu justifies primetime billing even as Sabalenka’s superpower wins out | Jonathan Liew

Britain’s No 1 was outpointed when her opponent raised her game but showed why she merits the hype and spotlight that surrounds her

It’s a little after 8pm by the time the first ball is tossed. Karen …

11 days ago

Carlos Alcaraz shakes off Tarvet from his back without inhibitions or regrets | Jonathan Liew

Defending champion is essentially a magic-eye puzzle you can read any way you want but has the inconsistency all but one of his rivals would dream of

There were negatives, of course. Shall we focus on…

12 days ago

A moment to sense the sheer scale of progress: Euro 2025 set for kick-off | Jonathan Liew

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 c…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s £492m Saudi deal: two cynical regimes form a strategic alliance | Jonathan Liew

In the social media age, football is a fraction of the Portuguese Übermensch’s appeal and he is untroubled by his paymasters’ morals

The winners of next season’s AFC Champions League Two, Asia’s secon…

20 days ago

Delap is Chelsea’s shiny new toy but uncut gem Jackson offers rare point of difference | Jonathan Liew

While battle lines are drawn between the two strikers with very different journeys to the top, there is a way both can thrive

“They are quite similar,” Enzo Maresca said last week of Liam Delap and Ni…

33 days ago

Ange Postecoglou’s triumphant sacking holds the key to modern football | Jonathan Liew

The Australian’s fluctuating fortunes at Spurs expose how much the game has become an act of persuasion

Enjoy your launch. And for Ange Postecoglou, who always bristled at the idea that his wealth of …

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