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What a Day 5 we have in store! Tickets are already sold out, as per Michael Atherton, and it promises to be a memorable finish with all four results still possible. KL Rahul got a reprieve on 5 when Chris Woakes put down a return catch, and just like in the first innings, he will...

This page is now closed, but the match report from our reporter Hafsa Adil at Wimbledon is available at Al Jazeera Sport. Jannik Sinner has won his first men’s singles title at Wimbledon on Sunday, defeating reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Sinner is the first Italian to win a singles title at Wimbledon....

Carlos Alcaraz swept into the Wimbledon semi-finals for a third successive year as the defending champion demolished Cameron Norrie, while world number one Aryna Sabalenka survived a major scare to reach the last four on Tuesday. Alcaraz needed just 99 minutes to win 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 in his most commanding performance in this year’s tournament....

The 24-time Grand Slam champion responded emphatically to an error-ridden first set to see off the Australian 1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 in three hours and 18 minutes on Centre Court. He advances to face Flavio Cobolli after the Italian’s 6-4 6-4 6-7 7-6 victory over Marin Cilic, Jack Draper’s conqueror, earlier in the day. Djokovic...

While the first Test between West Indies and Australia at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados is shaping up for an intense finish, much of the headlines on Day 2 were made not by the players, but by the third umpire for the game. South African umpire Adrian Holdstock – the third umpire for the...

 England make an excellent recovery after losing four wickets in quick succession in the afternoon session, with senior batter Joe Root playing a key role in guiding the hosts to an emphatic five-wicket victory after building significant partnerships with captain Ben Stokes and wicketkeeper Jamie Smith, the latter remaining unbeaten on 44 in an unbroken...

But so emphatically did England turn the tables on India, that for most part of day three of the first Test here in Headingley, it was the visitors — despite a rejuvenating, cool breeze blowing across the ground — who resembled a pack of tired cyclists staring at a hulking mountain. England, from an overnight...