Tennis player Emma Raducanu, Olympians and Paralympians, and actor Daniel Craig also among 1,122 people receiving awards Leading figures of science and medicine during the coronavirus pandemic have been feted in the Queen’s new year honours list, inclu…
Humblebrag? Twitter users mock Michael Owen’s congratulations to Emma Raducanu
Owen’s tweet congratulating 19-year-old tennis champion on SPOTY Award included image of himself in 1998She has achieved an incredible amount at the age of 19, capping off a fantastic year with a BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.Emma Raducanu i…
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2021 – live updates!
Emma Raducanu is big favourite on six-person shortlistAnti-Spoty awards 2021: Murphy, Erasmus and moreGet in touch: email Simon or tweet @Simon_BurntonWe kid, obviously. There are other contenders for the Emma Raducanu of the Year award, and they are: …
Emma Raducanu taps into ‘Cluj vibe’ as Romanian tennis flourishes
The women’s game is a roaring success in Romania and the US Open winner is seen as one of their own by players and fansLast Sunday afternoon in Cluj-Napoca, the final day before new Covid-19 restrictions forced the Transylvania Open’s sold-out sessions…
Emma Raducanu falls to defeat in first outing since US Open triumph
Aliaksandra Sasnovich wins match at Indian Wells 6-2, 6-4‘I’m still so new to everything,’ says 17th seeded BritonThe question on most lips as Emma Raducanu returned to competition for the first time since her startling US Open victory was exactly how …
Emma Raducanu insists she will not be dazzled by spotlight after US Open win
Raducanu will ‘keep going about my business and stay the same’US Open champion returns to tennis at Indian Wells tournamentEmma Raducanu says she will endeavour to continue working in exactly the same manner as before her shock US Open victory last mon…
Does practice make perfect?
Prodigies such as Emma Raducanu spend thousands of hours honing their skills, but could anyone deliver a world-class performance with enough dedication?At the end of every edition of his children’s TV show Record Breakers, Roy Castle used to sing: “If …
Emma Raducanu to make tennis return at BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells
18-year-old given a wildcard into the prestigious eventRaducanu has not played since winning US OpenEmma Raducanu, the US Open champion, will make her return to the tennis tour at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells next week.Raducanu had been mulling…
How Emma Raducanu prevents one mistake from leading to another | Sean Ingle
New research into performance under pressure among tennis players shows the biggest names do not just rise to the occasion on the biggest pointsEmma Raducanu is already proving a master of changing the narrative. At Wimbledon some questioned her temper…
Emma Raducanu commits to Australian Open despite strict quarantine laws
‘Whatever needs to be done, I’ll do it,’ says US Open championRaducanu says she should not be among the favouritesEmma Raducanu is happy to comply with whatever demands are made of players competing in the Australian Open but shrugged off suggestions s…