Uplifting home-grown exploits in rugby, football and tennis have shown the value of our emotional connection to sport There is nothing in sport quite like the unexpected emergence of an Read more

Tennis star has hinted he may not travel to Tokyo Australia announces 472-strong Games team Nick Kyrgios “knows he is welcome” at the Tokyo Olympics as the tennis star weighs Read more

The 18-year-old takes on Ajla Tomljanovic on Monday and her emergence has been aided by the public glare being less harsh Tennis has a way of facilitating life-changing moments over Read more

Polish No 7 seed at Wimbledon will have statistics on her side as she faces Ons Jabeur in fourth round of the singles Ernie Els used to say that to Read more

A destructive forehand and 139mph serves have marked out the Italian as a possible dark horse at Wimbledon Early in the first week of Wimbledon, Roger Federer was asked why Read more

The 18-year-old British wildcard Emma Raducanu, who gets her A-level results next month, beat Cirstea 6-3, 7-5. Raducanu is now just one step away from the quarter-finals. Roger Federer overcame a Read more

A company specialising in children’s sports clothing has relocated to avoid the costs and bureaucracy caused by leaving the EU During the Wimbledon championships, Steve and Adriana Walkington are run Read more

Crowd favourite quits two sets into Auger-Aliassime match Kyrgios: ‘I was devastated. My body wasn’t where it needed to be’ The performances of Nick Kyrgios – on and off the Read more

Eight-time champion wins 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 Federer into fourth round for the 18th time After a trying opening round match that ended in the retirement of his surging opponent, Read more

Teenage wildcard Emma Raducanu, ranked 336th in the world, becomes the youngest British woman to reach the last 16 in half a century Wimbledon’s Henman Hill has repelled many invaders Read more