World number five Taylor Fritz says “there’s something about Eastbourne” after he won his fourth title at the tournament by cruising past fellow American Jenson Brooksby. Fritz beat Brooksby 7-5 6-1, imposing control over the match by winning eight of the final nine games. Victory means two-time Wimbledon quarter-finalist Fritz has won seven of his […]

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is the McLaren drivers’ closest challenger in the championship, in third place, 21 points behind Norris. But the Dutchman had a difficult day, qualifying only seventh. Verstappen was unable to complete his final lap as Pierre Gasly spun his Alpine through 720 degrees at the final corner in front of him,

British men’s number one Jack Draper says he can cope with the responsibility of leading the home nation’s hopes at the first Wimbledon since Sir Andy Murray retired. Draper, who is ranked fourth in the world, has emerged as a genuine Wimbledon contender following a stunning rise over the past 12 months. The left-handed Englishman

Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes the Club World Cup is “the worst idea ever implemented in football” because of “serious fears” over player welfare. The German is now Red Bull’s head of global soccer and one of their teams, Red Bull Salzburg, qualified for this summer’s tournament in the United States. Klopp has often

Matt Precey BBC News, Suffolk Roger Wasley A police helicopter had been sent to the area following a spate of drone sightings A police helicopter reported a near miss with a drone that was in fact a US jet fighter, a report said. The helicopter had been sent to the area around RAF Lakenheath, in

Sarah Rainsford Rome Correspondent Reuters Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez pictured on Saturday on the final day of their wedding celebrations in Venice The lavish wedding party of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and TV presenter Lauren Sanchez concludes this evening in Venice with the main gala event. But as their celebrity guests step into water

It was clear Mandhana was in the mood from the moment she effortlessly sent her first ball back down the ground for four. She had added two more boundaries before top-edging a pull shot off Em Arlott in the second over. The ball looped into the leg side but landed safely as Alice Capsey misjudged

Dan Martin BBC News, East Midlands Provided by council Nottingham City Council said Tim Pollard would be “hugely missed” Tributes have been paid to Tim Pollard, Nottingham’s official Robin Hood, who has died after a short illness. The death of the actor, well known for representing the legendary outlaw around Nottinghamshire, was announced on his

Welsh scrum-half Tomos Williams was good off the bench in the defeat by Argentina a week ago and he was building wonderfully on that performance against the Force, scoring twice, before he came off with what is being called a “tight hamstring”. How tight? Head coach Andy Farrell tried to play a straight bat in

Senate Republicans are racing to pass a budget bill that is pivotal to President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda ahead of a self-imposed 4 July deadline. Party leadership have been twisting arms for an initial vote on the “Big Beautiful Bill” by Saturday afternoon, following the release of its latest version – all 940 pages –