US Open: Katie Boulter suffers disappointing exit at Flushing Meadows in second round | Tennis News

An out-of-sorts Katie Boulter suffered a disappointing US Open exit to Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro despite mounting a brief fightback in the second set. Boulter was outplayed throughout her 7-5 7-5 defeat to the world No 74 to end British interest in the women’s draw following Harriet Dart’s exit to Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk on Wednesday.…

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Dutch GP: Logan Sargeant suffers big crash in wet Practice Three as drivers denied key track time | F1 News

Williams driver Logan Sargeant’s big crash during a wet Practice Three ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix led to his car catching fire and a long delay as teams missed out on valuable intel ahead of Qualifying in Zandvoort. Sargeant – who has lost his seat for 2025 with Williams signing Carlos Sainz to partner…

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Cincinnati Open: Carlos Alcaraz suffers shock exit at the hands of Frenchman Gael Monfils | Tennis News

Carlos Alcaraz suffered a shock second-round exit at the Cincinnati Open at the hands of veteran Frenchman Gael Monfils in a rain-delayed clash. The match was left balanced on a knife’s edge on Thursday night when rain cancelled play for the night after Alcaraz took the first set 6-4 but found himself down 3-1 in…

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Max Verstappen suffers early setback at Canadian GP as Red Bull car fault restricts practice running | F1 News

Max Verstappen admitted his start to the Canadian Grand Prix weekend was “not ideal” after his Red Bull car hit technical trouble on Friday in Montreal. On a disrupted opening day for the whole grid amid on-off rain at the Circuit Giles Villeneuve, Verstappen was restricted to just four laps in Practice Two due to…

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Dan Evans and Katie Boulter suffers first-round French Open defeats at Roland Garros | Tennis News

Dan Evans was left in a flap by Holger Rune, the umpire and a pigeon as he exited the French Open in the first round again, while Katie Boulter suffered late-night heartbreak against Paula Badosa. Evans, the British No 3 was startled by a bird and rowed furiously with chair official Jaume Campistol before being…

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Rafael Nadal: Fourteen-time champion suffers first round defeat to Alexander Zverev at French Open | Tennis News

Rafael Nadal lost in the first round of the French Open to Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 in what could be his last match at Roland Garros. It is the first time in his long and illustrious career that Nadal has been beaten in two consecutive matches on clay courts and the first time…

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Josh Tongue: England fast bowler suffers pectoral injury setback ahead of summer Tests | Cricket News

England fast bowler Josh Tongue has suffered a setback with a pectoral injury and could miss a chunk of the summer.  The 26-year-old made his Test debut last summer but has been out of action since August, missing England’s white-ball tour of the Caribbean and Test series in India. England are taking on West Indies…

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Novak Djokovic: World No 1 suffers shock straight-sets defeat by Alejandro Tabilo at Italian Open | Tennis News

Six-time champion Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Italian Open after suffering a comprehensive defeat to world No 32 Alejandro Tabilo in Rome. Chile’s Tabilo took full advantage of an error-strewn performance from world No 1 Djokovic to storm to a one-sided 6-2 6-3 victory in just 67 minutes. Seeking the 1,100th win of his…

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Mutua Madrid Open: Rafael Nadal suffers emotional straight-sets defeat to Czech Jiri Lehecka | Tennis News

Rafael Nadal’s Madrid Open run ended with an emotional straight-sets defeat to Czech youngster Jiri Lehecka under the roof on Caja Magica. In front of a passionate home crown hoping to see the five-time champion conjure a fairy-tale run deep into the second week in what is expected to be his last appearance at the…

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Emma Raducanu: Briton suffers early exit at Mutua Madrid Open against world No 82 Maria Lourdes Carle | Tennis News

Emma Raducanu’s clay-court form took a dive at the Madrid Open on Wednesday as the Brit exited the tournament after a first-round straight-sets defeat by world No 82 Maria Lourdes Carle. Raducanu came in to the contest on a high after winning four of her last five matches following excellent performances in the Billie Jean…

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