Alexander Zverev savours a ‘happy end’ at French Open after grand slam heartache Alexander Zverev put his grand slam heartache behind him to finally lift a major trophy at the French Open. The German was presented with a golden opportunity in the absence of injured two-time winner Carlos Alcaraz and with Jannik Sinner losing early,
George Russell adamant he is still in title fight despite Monaco woes George Russell insists he “100 per cent” remains in the world championship fight despite dropping more points to title rival Kimi Antonelli at Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix. A fortnight after a Mercedes mechanical failure thwarted a probable victory in Canada, Russell was forced
Christian Eriksen ‘conscious’ after collapsing during Denmark match Christian Eriksen is “conscious and doing well” after the Denmark midfielder appeared to collapse in Sunday’s friendly with Ukraine. TV images showed Eriksen holding his chest in the 65th minute of the fixture before the camera shot moved elsewhere, but the match was quickly halted amid concern
PM hosts Ukrainian leader for Number 10 talks The German Chancellor and French President join Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelensky at Downing Street to discuss Ukraine’s future Sir Keir Starmer is hosting Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz in No 10 to discuss ongoing support for Ukraine. The Ukrainian leader is visiting the
Tuchel frustrated by laboured England win Three Lions stumble to 1-0 success over New Zealand in Tampa as World Cup warm-up games begin Thomas Tuchel was frustrated by England’s “freestyle” first-half display against New Zealand as World Cup preparations stepped up with a scrappy win in sweltering conditions. Having flown to Florida at the start
Lenny Henry says first stand-up in 15 years comes as racism ‘still at large’ After 16 years away from touring, the 67 year old is going back on the road. Comedian Sir Lenny Henry has said his first stand-up tour in more than 15 years comes as racism is “still at large”. The 67-year-old, who
Electricity usage forecast to spike during England and Scotland World Cup games England and Scotland’s group games at the 2026 Fifa World Cup could kick off a national electricity spike equivalent to the total amount needed to power Leeds and Glasgow, according to Britain’s energy system operator. Energy suppliers are preparing for peaks of electricity
New AI tool which colour-codes the body during live surgery used in UK-first A new AI tool which colour-codes different parts of the body during live operations has been used by surgeons for the first time in the UK. Medics at St Mark’s, the National Bowel Hospital, used the tool to operate on a patient
FIFA will allow plastic water bottles at World Cup after backlash to ban FIFA has again amended its water bottle policy for the upcoming World Cup in North America, allowing fans to bring in one sealed, disposable 590ml bottle into stadiums. Ticket holders had previously been permitted an empty, transparent and reusable bottle up to
Britvic sued by owners of glamping cabin over image used in holiday competition J2O maker Britvic is being sued for thousands in damages by the owners of a glamping cabin who claim that the company infringed their copyright by using images of the site as part of a competition. Amanda and David Robinson run the