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“Wimbledon begins Monday — including matches featuring Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff, among others — but the main event comes Tuesday.”
“A new 50p coin celebrating 100 years of the Grand Prix in Britain has been launched.”
“Although he finished with a respectable total of 21 goals in all competitions”
“Annabel Croft is set to return as part of the BBC's presenting team for Wimbledon 2026.”
“seven‑time Wimbledon winner Novak Djokovic”
“That is when Serena Williams will play her first singles match since the 2022 U.S. Open, marking one of the most anticipated first-round matches in grand slam history.”
“For 100 years, the Grand Prix in Britain has captured the nation's imagination”
“Nmecha, 25, has enjoyed a bright start to the World Cup in America, scoring in Germany’s opening 7-1 win over Curacao and then helping Julian Nagelsmann’s side beat Group E rivals Ivory Coast.”
“When she stepped away in 1988, Croft had amassed about $200,000 in prize money”
“The 44-year-old, 23‑time grand slam champion”
“alongside a 2026 Formula 1 car.”
“The 25-year-old has been a mainstay in the Borussia Dortmund team over the past three seasons, making over 100 appearances for the German giants.”
“Croft was only competing professionally for around four years following victories in both the Wimbledon and Australian Open girls' tournaments in 1984.”
“If you told me 10 years ago that I’d be playing her first round at Wimbledon, that’s just crazy.”
“Iliman Ndiaye: Senegal’s goal is to win World Cup 2026”
“The football tournament officially kicked off on June 11, and coverage will air on ITV until July 19, meaning changes galore.”
“Croft was only competing professionally for around four years following victories in both the Wimbledon and Australian Open girls' tournaments in 1984. When she stepped away in 1988...”
“That could open the door for Novak Djokovic to land his 25th Grand Slam”
“His first job was as part of the UK Sports Institute staff, helping Great Britain's track cycling team around the 2008 Beijing Olympics.”
“BBC, meanwhile, have scheduled a double dose of EastEnders tonight (June 29), and moved this weeks episodes to BBC2 in place of Wimbledon.”
“She pulled out of the Nottingham Open the following week.”
“The Switzerland international, who is under contract at the Stadium of Light until 2028, played a key role following a £17m move from Bayer Leverkusen as the Black Cats finished seventh to qualify for the Europa League”
“The entire prize money fund for Wimbledon 2026 is £64.2 million.”
“The world No.33 explained on Sunday afternoon...”
“Middlesbrough are in talks with Hull City over a £5m deal for striker Kyle Joseph.”
“This represents an increase of £10.7m compared to last year, making it the most lucrative edition in Wimbledon history.”
“The Latvian world No.112 was the sixth seed in qualifying and lost in straight sets to Russian Anastasia Gasanova but will now play her first main draw match at the iconic tournament.”
“He scored eight goals - having joined from Blackpool in January last year - as Hull finished sixth, before suffering the injury in their play-off semi-final victory over Millwall.”
“For comparison, the total prize money fund on offer in 1968 – when Wimbledon first started to award prize money – was just £26,150.”
“Fellow Brit Heather Watson, 34, had been hoping to get the call after losing to first seed Maria Timofeeva in the final round of qualifying. But unfortunately the former quarter-finalist will miss out on the Grand Slam for the first time s…”
“The Tigers are being forced to sell to ensure they comply with Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR). [...] Rangers [...] would mean the newly promoted Premier League side clear the £6m deficit they needed to erase.”
“Only the US Open pays more money than Wimbledon, with a total fund of £67.3m handed out to competitors last year.”
“Raducanu's withdrawal leaves only one British seed at Wimbledon this year. Cameron Norrie is the 26th seed in the men's draw...”
“Scottish Premiership club Rangers are also reportedly ready to pay £6m for goalkeeper Igor Pandur”
“The winner of the gentlemen’s and ladies’ singles competitions will pocket £3.6m each.”
“...Jack Draper and Katie Boulter suffering significant ranking drops in the last 12 months due to injuries.”
“who arrived from Fortuna Sittard for £1.5m in 2024”
“The runner-up, meanwhile, will be consoled with a £1.8m pay day.”
“FIFA blocked France's request to wear black armbands as a mark of respect during the match.”
“and has made 92 appearances for the club.”
“The victorious mixed doubles pair will win £148,000”
“Under Stephan's guidance, France advanced to the knockout stages in emphatic fashion, with Ousmane Dembele helping himself to a hat-trick and Desire Doue adding a fourth.”
“He left on a very high note after four seasons of achieving exactly what we wanted, which was building to be stable and getting those results. In the past four years in the Premier League, we finished 10th, 13th, 11th and 11th.”
“while the wheelchair singles winners will claim £82,000.”
“Although Thelo Aasgaard pulled one back for Norway in the first half, it proved little more than a consolation for the Scandinavians.”
“Baker failed to take a wicket in his T20 England debut against Ireland in September.”
“Quad wheelchair doubles – £36,000 (per pair)”
“FIFA opted to extend his suspension to five matches in the days afterwards.”
“made 13 appearances for the East Lancashire side”
“The gentlemen’s and ladies’ doubles competition is the second most-lucrative at Wimbledon with £760,000 awarded to share between each pair.”
“Emma Raducanu will not play any part at Wimbledon after pulling out of contention on the eve of the 2026 Championships.”
“He spent the first half of the 2024-25 campaign on loan at Blackburn Rovers and made 13 appearances for the East Lancashire side before returning to Stoke.”
“player representatives estimating the players will receive just 14.4% of Wimbledon’s projected revenue for 2026.”
“her best performance - a fourth-round finish - in 2024 and 2021.”
“Libbok has scored 145 points in 28 previous caps for South Africa”
“players requesting a share of 22% for the four Grand Slams instead.”
“But the 23-year-old announced that she would be withdrawing from the Grand Slam event less than 24 hours before the match.”
“Plymouth Argyle have signed Stevenage midfielder Harvey White on a three-year contract.”
“Bukayo Saka, meanwhile, started his first game of the competition against Panama having made cameo appearances off the bench in the previous meetings with Croatia and Ghana.”
“£80,000 first-round prize money”
“The 24-year-old made a total of 118 appearances for the Hertfordshire side”
“‘We’re going into a World Cup, and still not starting the first few games, only starting when we’re three games in, and still isn’t looking like the Saka that we know – this guy needs a break,’ Wright said.”
“No. 30 seed”
“including 50 appearances in last season's run to the League One play-offs”
“‘The wingers need to grab their opportunity. These players [wingers] haven’t quite grabbed their opportunity yet. In the group games, you can maybe slip up in one of them, but now at least one of them has to start turning up.’”
“a fourth-round finish - in 2024 and 2021”
“playing nine times in the EFL Trophy, as well as one appearance each in the Premier League, FA Cup and Europa League.”
“She returned to the courts for two training sessions on Saturday”
“Of the 85 players aged 21 or younger at the World Cup, one is aged 17, 11 are 18, 8 are 19, while there are 28 aged 20 and 37 aged 21”
“cut off a practice set with Anna Kalinskaya 10 minutes early while trailing 0-4.”
“Senegal's Ibrahim Mbaye, aged 18 years and 143 days, became the fourth youngest goalscorer in World Cup history when he scored a late consolation for the Lions of Teranga in a 3-1 defeat by France in New Jersey on 16 June.”
“However, this is likely to be updated later to reflect the fact that she had been replaced by a lucky loser from qualifying. With Raducanu no longer in action, the schedule on No. 1 Court was changed early on Monday at short notice, leavi…”
“Mora became the youngest player to represent a home nation at the World Cup (17 years and 240 days) when he came on as a substitute in a 2-0 win over South Africa, the very first game of this tournament on 11 June.”
“I have a lower-leg niggle that I've been dealing with since before Queen's, actually from the back end of the clay court season.”
“On his World Cup debut against Brazil on 13 June, Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi became the second youngest player this century to record 50-plus passes in a World Cup game (66) during an eye-catching display.”
“The No. 30 seed announced her withdrawal at 10pm on Sunday”
“Three of Switzerland's seven group stage goals came from Manzambi, who at the age of 20 years and 247 days, became the youngest player in World Cup history to score two goals or more in a game as a substitute - and the first ever player to…”
“As a result, British No.5 Harriet Dart is now up first against Jelena Ostapenko.”
“Manzambi is also one of only three players aged under 21 with four or more goal involvements (three goals and one assist) at a World Cup tournament this century, after Kylian Mbappe in 2018 (4) and Thomas Muller in 2010 (8).”
“Dart, 29, who made it as far as the third round in 2024, is currently ranked 151st in the world.”
“Aged 18 years and 276 days old, Kerim Alajbegovic became the youngest player on record (since 1966) to score a World Cup goal from outside the box - surpassing Kylian Mbappe against Croatia in 2018 (aged 19 years and 207 days) - when his s…”
“Dart, 29, who made it as far as the third round in 2024”
“Nestory Irankunda (20 years and 125 days) became the youngest player to score a goal for Australia at the World Cup when he got the first in a 2-0 win over Turkey.”
“This series was supposed to mark a reset following the 4-1 Ashes defeat, which was dogged by off-field issues and accusations of too loose an environment.”
“their next Test is not until the first against Pakistan on 19 August, leaving time for further developments.”
“The 35-year-old Stokes”
“his retirement was announced at 15:25 BST.”
“Stokes made 30 after promoting himself to open the batting and England reached 103-4 in chaotic fashion, leaving them still 269 short of the runs needed to avoid a series defeat.”
“their next Test is not until the first against Pakistan on 19 August”
“Stokes announced his shock decision on Sunday.”
“Stokes suffered a series defeat by New Zealand in his final game of international cricket on Monday.”
“topping Group F with seven points and scoring 10 goals”
“Almost one in every four players at World Cup 2026 was born outside the country they represent”
“entire XI born abroad”
“five members of their squad had been born in the Netherlands”
“Thirty‑two years after Dennis Bergkamp inspired a Dutch victory over Morocco at the World Cup in the United States”
“they had 14 foreign-born players in their 26-man squad”
“two appearances for Morocco after winning only three caps for the Netherlands”
“Thirty-two years after Dennis Bergkamp inspired a Dutch victory over Morocco at the World Cup in the United States”
“Ben Godfrey has played five times for Atalanta since joining from Everton two years ago”
