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Dart and Norrie fall short on chastening first day for British hopes at Wimbledon

Ten out of 10 is a great statistic, unless the 10 are losers. British tennis endured its worst day at Wimbledon this century as all 10 Britons who completed their matches were beaten. And it might have been 11 had the light not faded on Jack Pinnington Jones, who trails Brandon Nakashima by two sets and 4-3.

Rassie Erasmus sets the tone for Nations Championship with power-packed lineup

Springboks coach has named a starting XV with more than 900 caps for their first Nations Championship game against England

Fluency the key for Noni Madueke before England’s ‘difficult’ DR Congo test

Bukayo Saka provides ‘healthy competition’ for place

Mirra Andreeva clears first hurdle at Wimbledon in bid to join greats

New French Open champion is trying to follow it up with SW19 glory, something only the very best have achieved

Sinner overcomes rust and five-set demons to edge past Kecmanovic in Wimbledon opener

For one uncomfortable month, in the aftermath of the most shocking collapse of his career, the discourse around Jannik Sinner focused on his lack of durability. Not only was he so vulnerable in remotely warm conditions, but to many his five‑set record of six wins and 12 defeats was unworthy of a player of his stature.

Deschamps hopes France’s ‘capacity for danger’ continues in Sweden World Cup test

‘We’ve been labelled as favourites … we are confident’

Aryna Sabalenka sees off wobble against qualifier to ease into second round

World No 1 is broken when serving for the match before prevailing

Brazil into last 16 as Martinelli strikes in stoppage time to break Japan hearts

Not for the first time in this tournament, there were long periods when Brazil did not impress. And not for the first time in this tournament, they got away with it. It may be inexplicable but the Carlo Ancelotti method that worked at Real Madrid is working again: stay in games and eventually either opponents will make a mistake or brilliant players will do something brilliant.

USA Say They Are Ready for Surprises from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tim Ream not feeling additional pressure for knockouts

Ben Stokes backs Brook ‘100%’ to succeed him as McCullum restates England commitment

Stokes on Brook: ‘There’s a reason he was vice-captain’

‘It was cool, I fell asleep’: inside Wimbledon’s £128,000 new sci-fi recovery chamber

Tommy Paul and the world’s best hope to prolong careers with therapy, which claims to ‘rejuvenate body, mind and spirit’

'We have nothing to lose': West Indies to channel underdog spirit against Australia

Captain Hayley Matthews says pressure off in semi-final