Sport

World number two Alcaraz was playing China’s Wu, who belied his ranking of 560. Both players produced blistering groundstrokes in a high-quality first set which Wu started strongly. He had the support of the home crowd and hit some eye-catching shots, especially off his backhand. However, his serve came under the greater pressure, and while he managed to get to …

India wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh pulls off a “stunning” catch to dismiss Fatima Sana 13-8 in their Women’s T20 World Cup match against Pakistan in Dubai.

Defending champion Francesco Bagnaia heaped the pressure on Jorge Martin – the leader in the overall MotoGP standings – by completing a sprint-race double at the Japanese Grand Prix. Italian Ducati rider Bagnaia, 27, overhauled Pramac Racing’s Martin last season to claim his second consecutive title. And he cut the 26-year-old Spaniard’s lead to 10 points with four races of …

This is not the first time that New Zealand’s aura of invincibility has started to fade. Heading into their home World Cup in 2022 they were defeated four times in a row – twice by England and twice by France. What followed was a 16-match winning run and a home World Cup triumph in front of a then record-breaking crowd …

Canada: Taylor Perry; Fancy Bermudez, Shoshanah Seumanutafa, Alex Tessier, Alysha Corrigan; Claire Gallagher, Justine Pelletier; Brittany Kassil, Emily Tuttosi, Alex Ellis; Tyson Beukeboom, Courtney Holtkamp; Pamphinette Buisa, Caroline Crossley, Gabrielle Senft. Replacements: Sara Cline, McKinley Hunt, Rori Wood, Laetitia Royer, Fabiola Forteza, Julia Omokhuale, Olivia Apps, Julia Schell. Ireland: Stacey Flood; Eimear Considine, Eve Higgins, Enya Breen (capt), Amee-Leigh Murphy …

Coverage of the WXV 1 match between Canada and Ireland.

Mateo Kovacic found his scoring boots to get Manchester City back to winning ways, as boss Pep Guardiola joked it was a “copy and paste” job of Rodri. Rodri, City’s key defensive midfielder, is basically irreplaceable. But since his season-ending ACL injury, Kovacic and Ilkay Gundogan are playing as a double pivot. Such is City’s style of play that both …

Brentford head coach Thomas Frank says his side scoring another early goal is “remarkable” after they beat Wolves 5-3 in the Premier League.

Scotland’s hopes of retaining their WXV2 title were boosted by a hard-fought win over Japan in Cape Town. First-half tries from Francesca McGhie and Alex Stewart put the Scots in control, but Seina Saito’s score kept Japan in touch at the break. Ayasa Otsuka’s penalty then brought Japan to within four points of Bryan Easson’s side, but Rhona Lloyd strolled …

Linfield say they “will investigate further” an incident at the end of Friday’s Irish Premiership derby at Windsor Park when “an individual was removed from the ground” after Glentoran’s Fuad Sule alleged that he was racially abused by a spectator. In a statement on his X account, external, Sule said that he was aware that emotions ran high in matches …