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Katie Boulter beats Australia’s Olivia Gadecki in straight sets to ensure Great Britain reach the United Cup quarter-finals in Sydney.

Katie Boulter beat Australia’s Olivia Gadecki in straight sets to ensure Great Britain reached the United Cup quarter-finals in Sydney. Boulter knew a straight-set victory from any of the three rubbers against the hosts would take GB through as Group F winners. In the first match of the tie, Boulter won 6-2 6-1 inside 70 minutes to put GB 1-0 …

Katie Boulter and Charles Broom helped Great Britain beat Argentina in their Group F opener of the United Cup. Great Britain led 1-0 after Boulter beat Nadia Podoroska 6-2 6-3 but Argentina hit back when Tomas Martin Etcheverry overcame a stomach issue to see off Billy Harris 3-6 6-3 6-2. British number one Boulter and Broom, 26, came through their …

The task for British tennis is developing the next generation of talent and avoiding another 35-year wait for a Grand Slam singles champion. The performances of the British juniors this year – across singles, doubles and team events, external – have provided optimism. Mika Stojsavljevic, who turned 16 last week, won the US Open girls’ singles title, while 17-year-old Mimi …

Ireland’s Katie Taylor successfully retains her undisputed light-welterweight title with a points win against Amanda Serrano at the AT&T Stadium in Texas.

The super-fight was deserving of topping the bill, yet the striking dome-shaped stadium was almost full when the boxers made their ring walks. A smiling Serrano lapped up the applause, dancing her way through a line of Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders. Taylor, in black with gold trim, was more understated in her ring walk but still soaking up the atmosphere as …

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 …

Ireland’s Katie Taylor defends her undisputed light-welterweight crown in a rematch against Amanda Serrano in Texas on Friday. The pair meet at Dallas’ AT&T Stadium on the undercard of 58-year-old Mike Tyson’s controversial bout against YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, 27. You can follow live text commentary of Tyson-Paul from 03:00 GMT on Saturday, 16 November on BBC Sport website and app. …

British number one Katie Boulter was comfortably beaten in straight sets by Russian top seed Diana Shnaider in the final of the Hong Kong Open. Boulter, seeded second, was bidding to a win a third WTA title of the season but was never in the contest, losing 6-1 6-2 to the world number 14 in one hour 11 minutes. Shnaider …

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano may “run away” from Chantelle Cameron after watching her latest victory, says the English fighter. Cameron secured a unanimous decision against Patricia Berghult on Saturday to retain her interim WBC light-welterweight title. The former world champion, 33, had already said that she hopes to face the winner of Taylor’s clash with Serrano for the undisputed …