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A born storyteller and craftsman, Irvine was a journalist of the old school who reported for the Guardian for over 27 years

The mind-boggling decision by the chess world’s governing body is just the latest absurdity in an accelerating run of panics around trans athletes.

Queen Elizabeth presented the trophy to Virginia Wade after she won the Women’s Singles competition at Wimbledon

Wade’s 1977 Wimbledon triumph is among the Queen’s most famous sporting links

The Arthur Ashe stadium fell silent before the US Open women's semi-final match as sporting events across the world paused to pay tribute to the Queen hours after she died

What would the Australian writer’s caustic wit make of John McEnroe’s tantrums? By Chris Hall

Britain's teenage US Open champion Emma Raducanu lived up to her star billing on her first appearance on Wimbledon's Centre Court by beating in-form Belgian Alison van Uytvanck 6-4 6-4 in the first round on Monday. A year ago Raducanu reached the fourth round as an unknown wildcard before going…

Sue Barker, the 66-year-old broadcaster and former grand slam winner will hang up her microphone after Wimbledon 2022 and is being tipped to be replaced by a number of famous faces

London (AFP) - Emma Raducanu is poised for a return to the grass of Wimbledon next week as a Grand Slam winner -- under pressure to end Britain's 45-year-wait for a women's singles champion.