Harry Souttar knew what was about to happen before anyone else did. Kye Rowles — his centre-back partner who had been largely flawless up until this point — had made an error. It was only for a second, but in international football, a second can be all it takes. The small tug on a thread that sees an entire game unravel. It …

Iga Swiatek has powered to a stunning victory at the US Open after leaving recent poor form behind her. The Polish star came to the US Open unsure of what to expect other than that she opposed the use of different, slightly lighter, tennis balls in the women’s competition. She was trying to grow accustomed to the noise and distractions, …

A tennis fan is taking legal action against Nick Kyrgios after he accused her of being ‘‘drunk out of her mind’’ during his defeat in this year’s Wimbledon final. In a statement released by her solicitors on Tuesday, Anna Palus said the 27-year-old Australian had defamed her by making ‘‘a reckless and entirely baseless allegation’’. ‘‘Not only did this cause considerable …

An emotional Nick Kyrgios has spoken of his struggles to discover his best form after ending a three-year title drought with victory in the Citi Open final in Washington. Kyrgios took just 81 minutes to defeat Japanese giant-killer Yoshihito Nishioka 6-4 6-3 in Sunday’s final to claim his first ATP Tour title since winning at the same event in 2019. …

Nick Kyrgios is “super excited” after continuing his career-best season by powering into the final of the Citi Open in Washington. Backing up from his gruelling workload a day earlier, when he finished off Reilly Opelka then saved five match points in an epic quarter-final win over Frances Tiafoe, Kyrgios dealt with Michael Ymer in straight sets. Kyrgios produced another …

Rising star and world title holder Mollie O’Callaghan can also call herself a Commonwealth Games gold medallist after leading an all-Australian finish in the 100-metre freestyle on Wednesday morning. The 18-year-old took top spot on the podium alongside Shayna Jack. O’Callaghan was even too fast for the new Games record holder and her “idol”, Emma McKeon, who came third. “I’m …

The Australian tennis favourite has offered new insight into her wellbeing, two weeks after revealing she almost took her own life. Australian tennis favourite Jelena Dokic has offered a positive update on her mental health recovery in the wake of her raw open letter earlier this month. The 39-year-old said she almost took her own life in April and had since received professional …

The total riches on offer will be close to $50 million British tennis tournament Wimbledon has announced that its women’s and men’s singles champions will take home equal pay of £2 million ($2.5 million) each amid record £40.35 million ($50 million) prize money. The move ends speculation that the Grand Slam having ranking points taken away from it by the …

Olivier Niggli fought the tennis star’s corner amid a French Open injection controversy Tennis great Rafael Nadal has received backing from World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) director-general Olivier Niggli after admitting to using anesthesia injections during his French Open win. The Spaniard pulled two Grand Slam wins ahead of generational rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the all-time stakes at Roland-Garros last …

Nick Kyrgios has claimed he was racially abused by a fan in Stuttgart during another umpire-berating and racquet-smashing defeat, this time at the hands of Andy Murray. The Australian, who argued with the German crowd and the chair umpire had to be persuaded to continue his semi-final match at the grass-court event before eventually succumbing 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 to rejuvenated former …