Raducanu and Fernandez’s extraordinary roads convergeAnalysis: Why Raducanu’s run to final is no flukeFernandez shows hopeful side of Canada’s tennis dreamEmail Bryan with your thoughts or tweet him @BryanAGraham 10.45pm BST Raducanu breaks in fourth g…
Champions League’s group stage is oddly palatable in a stale world | Jonathan Wilson
An unusually open group stage highlights the waning power of super-clubs and offers better football than what is to comeThere is, perhaps, no better indication of how broken modern football is that the return of the Champions League group stages feels …
Romelu Lukaku’s double downs Aston Villa and keeps Chelsea flying high
There was a sense of inevitability about the way it ended, even though Aston Villa never stopped trying to grab the goal their performance deserved. Everybody inside Stamford Bridge knew what to expect when César Azpilicueta charged down Chelsea’s righ…
Cristiano Ronaldo makes dream return as Manchester United rout Newcastle
It was the hottest ticket in town for some time and Cristiano Ronaldo was never going to disappoint. It is rare that one individual transcends a match but that is how it was at Old Trafford from the moment Manchester United’s returning icon first stepp…
Aubameyang sinks Norwich to deliver Arsenal’s first league win this season
If ever there was an afternoon when any win would do, then this was it. Arsenal’s performance will not live long in the memory but change has to begin somewhere and Mikel Arteta now has some sort of platform from which to develop his new-look side. The…
Novak Djokovic closes in on grand slam but doesn’t want to talk about it | Tumaini Carayol
The Serb who could make history against Daniil Medvedev is trying to focus on the US Open, not a perfect year in the majorsAfter a deeply satisfied Novak Djokovic had put his racket away following another job well done on Friday night, in the post-matc…
Valtteri Bottas wins F1 Italian GP sprint race but Max Verstappen takes pole
Bottas at back of grid due to penalty for taking new power unitLewis Hamilton fifth behind Daniel Ricciardo and Lando NorrisValtteri Bottas won the sprint qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix but in a format that is looking unwieldy and turgid he is n…
England’s summer of frustration does not augur well for unique Ashes series | Ali Martin
One win in six Tests before an abrupt ending mean Joe Root’s side have more questions than answers as Australia tour loomsDuring the discussions that preceded the postponement of England’s one-day series in South Africa last December, Tom Harrison is s…
William Buick and Hurricane Lane storm to St Leger victory
Odds-on favourite eases to finish line ahead of Mojo StarSt Mark’s Basilica takes Irish Champion Stakes at LeopardstownIn the 101 years since the first running of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, no St Leger winner has followed up in Paris a few weeks la…
Crystal Palace v Tottenham: Premier League – live!
Live Premier League updates from 12.30pm UK time10 things to look out for this weekendAnd you can email Scott with your thoughts 11.39am BST That team news in full. No changes for Palace. Spurs make three switches: no Son Heung-min, Davinson Sanchez or…