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Nigerian-American teen, Ugo Ugochukwu has won the 2024 FIA FR World Cup  and the 71st Macau Grand Prix – with a faultless performance throughout the entire weekend.    The 17-year-old becomes the first driver from the USA to win this prestigious event since Bob Earl in 1981.    Ugochukwu, who represents the US in car racing, was born in New …

Emma Raducanu made a winning return from injury before Katie Boulter followed with another victory to secure Great Britain’s place in the Billie Jean King Cup quarter-finals. In the opening match of Britain’s first-round tie against Germany, Raducanu secured a 6-4 6-4 victory – on her sixth match point after an edgy finish – over Jule Niemeier in Malaga. The …

Emma Raducanu beats Germany’s Jule Niemeier in straight sets to give Great Britain a crucial 1-0 lead in the Billie Jean King Cup in Malaga.

If Raducanu is picked against Germany as expected, she will be tasked with putting her team ahead in the three-match tie before Katie Boulter plays in the second singles match. It has been a winning formula. Raducanu and Boulter won three of their four singles matches as GB beat France in April’s qualifier. Boulter, ranked 24th in the world, is …

Footballers Matt Crossen and Aaron Lucas speak to BBC Sport about representing England at the Cerebral Palsy World Cup in Spain.

A severe weather alert in southern Spain has led to the opening tie of the Billie Jean King Cup between Spain and Poland being postponed. The two nations were set to play in Malaga on Wednesday. Two weeks after flash floods caused devastation in eastern Spain, several areas of the nation are on alert again. A new weather front brought …

He added: “It is a huge part of their DNA from a young schoolboy which is what they cherish, and it also helps that they have 150kg human beings. “Everyone needs to roll their sleeves up and be absolutely invested, then we will have it out. “Credit where credit is due, they have a great set piece, but I am …

The world’s best football clubs will discover their group stage opponents for the inaugural 32-club FIFA Club World Cup at the draw on December 5 in Miami. The draw will kick off at 1800 GMT to determine the eight groups of four teams who will compete in the tournament in the United States from June 15 to July 13. FIFA …

Harlequins beat west London neighbours Ealing Trailfinders 38-33 in a breathless Premiership Rugby Cup affair at Twickenham Stoop to go top of Pool C. In the teams’ first competitive meeting, Championship high-flyers Ealing went ahead after 53 seconds when fly-half Dan Jones rolled over to score following an uncharacteristic mistake by England international Will Joseph at the kick-off. Quins quickly …

    Beyoncé Knowles has made history at the Grammys, leading the 2025 nominations with 11 nods, including for the highly coveted Album of the Year.   She is now the most nominated artiste of all time, surpassing her previous tie with husband Jay-Z, who had 88 nominations.   Beyoncé’s groundbreaking eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter, leads nominations, with seven …