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He looks tired. But then he always looks tired. Those slumped shoulders, the pained grimace, the pallor of cold, hours-old sweat on his furrowed brow: this is Andy Murray whether he is winning or losing, whether he is surfing the Read more
Ash Barty’s temperament is no-frills. The Australian has understated down to an art form. Modesty is in her bones, and the world No 1 does not do fancy how a world No 1 might. Her actual tennis, though, as we Read more
Once a staple of the freshly christened United Center scoreboard, the M&M race was the sprinkling on top of the ultimate sporting delight, a tasty bit of timeout entertainment to keep Bulls fans amped as the best basketball team on Read more
Spain and Italy have history. Not only have the teams met five times in the last four European Championships – including the final at Euro 2012, which Spain won 4-0 – but their semi-final at Wembley also pits Luis Enrique Read more
Italy v Spain, Wembley Tuesday 8pm BST Italy held firm against Belgium in the quarter-finals, winning 2-1 in Munich to reach the last four, but their victory came at a cost. Leonardo Spinazzola pulled up with an achilles injury and Read more
Most people don’t get an end named after them at a sports ground. Those that do usually have to wait until they’ve finished playing. Poor Fred Trueman was long dead before Headingley belatedly got round to honouring him with an Read more
It is less than a fortnight since this correspondent asked the Lions and England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie if charging head first into human brick walls for a living ever worried him. On the eve of the Gallagher Premiership final his Read more