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Zverev had long been dubbed the best player of his generation to have never won a Grand Slam after a string of near misses – including three defeats in major finals.At the US Open in 2020, he lost the final despite being two sets up against Dominic Thiem and having served for the championship at 5-3 in the final set.He led Carlos Alcaraz by two sets to one in the 2024 French Open final but it was the Spaniard who ended up lifting his first Coupe des Mousquetaires.At the Australian Open in 2025, he was outclassed in a merciless performance…
Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice will be England’s vice-captain for the World Cup.Rice has earned 72 caps for the Three Lions and will be one of the most experienced players in Thomas Tuchel’s starting line-up.The 27-year-old has just helped Arsenal win the Premier League for the first time since 2003-04 and reach the Champions League final, which they lost on penalties to Paris St-Germain last weekend.Rice filled in as captain during Harry Kane’s absence for the October friendly against Wales, when Ollie Watkins replaced Kane in the England attack. “I think I would say Declan is my vice-captain,” Tuchel said after…
The football player has a special heart-starting device implanted since he collapsed during a match in 2021.Published On 7 Jun 20267 Jun 2026Danish football player Christian Eriksen has collapsed on the pitch during a friendly match against Ukraine, but has regained consciousness, the Danish Football Federation said in a social media post.“Christian Eriksen is conscious and is doing well under the circumstances,” the federation said on Sunday in a statement on X, adding that the friendly had been called off.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe match was about 20 minutes into its second half when Eriksen collapsed to…
Published On 7 Jun 20267 Jun 2026Alexander Zverev has finally secured his maiden Grand Slam title with a dramatic five-set victory over Italy’s Flavio Cobolli in the French Open final on Sunday.The second seed became the first German man to win a major tournament since Boris Becker at the 1996 Australian Open with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-1 victory after four hours and 16 minutes.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“This court is so special to me in so many ways… but now finally, it’s a happy end,” said Zverev, who suffered a season-ending ankle injury in…
On a wild summer’s night in Stockholm, a woman ran the quickest 800m since the darkest days of the cold war. But, staggeringly, her name was not Keely Hodgkinson.Britain’s 800m Olympic champion had promised she was in personal-best shape, and duly proved as good as her word. But she had no answer to the young Swiss star Audrey Werro, who swooped like lightning across a cloudless sky before crossing the line in 1min 53.98sec.It was the third fastest time in history. Now only two women stand above Werro in the pantheon: the Czech Jarmila Kratochvilova, whose world record of 1:53.28,…
At least 990 refugees and migrants have died this year while attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea.Published On 7 Jun 20267 Jun 2026The Italian coastguard has recovered 10 bodies after a boat carrying nearly 60 refugees and migrants capsized near the island of Malta.A fishing boat rescued 48 people from the Mediterranean Sea after their craft overturned on Sunday, the coastguard said, adding that it capsized about 45 nautical miles (83km) east-southeast of Malta after leaving Libya.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“The Italian coastguard immediately dispatched a patrol boat to the area, which has so far…
Hamilton paid tribute to Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur, who was critical in signing the Briton for Ferrari early in 2024, for his backing.”Fred has been awesome in supporting me,” he said. “Last year was a really, really tough year for us, and begging him for certain changes (in the team and car), and he pulled through, and he did those, and now I’m seeing the fruits of that, and I’m able to finally deliver for them.”Hamilton’s result, combined with a difficult race for Mercedes’ George Russell, moved the 41-year-old up to second in the championship, 66 points behind runaway…
Russell had continued to insist everything was well – until Monaco. But now it’s out in the open, and he knows he has work to do to turn his season around in terms of pace. Getting on top of what he can control is the key for Russell. The luck, he has to hope, will return one day.”Yesterday was a bad day for me,” he said. “And I take, I accept that. I need to get myself out of… yeah, I don’t know, how we keep ending up in the same position. Things will need to improve, for sure. But…
Christian Eriksen collapsed during Denmark’s friendly against Ukraine but is now conscious, says the Danish Football Association.The game was stopped on 65 minutes when he collapsed and abandoned shortly after, with the 34-year-old able to walk from the field.The former Manchester United and Tottenham midfielder was fitted with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) – a type of pacemaker – after suffering a cardiac arrest during a Euro 2020 match against Finland in 2021.”Christian is doing well and walked off the pitch by himself,” said Denmark’s national team doctor Morten Boesen.”As I see it, the pacemaker responded as it should. He…
Legal challenge claims US president did not seek proper approval for fighting event to be held on his 80th birthday.Published On 7 Jun 20267 Jun 2026A lawsuit is seeking to stop United States President Donald Trump from hosting an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) match at the White House.The lawsuit, lodged on behalf of two Virginia residents, is the first known legal challenge to the mixed martial arts event, which is set to be hosted on June 14.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe event will take place on Trump’s 80th birthday. It is also pegged to the 250th anniversary…