Wimbledon 2026 quarter-finals: Sinner, Osaka, Djokovic and Gauff in a…

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On BBC, they note that Gauff hasn’t made a Wimbledon quarter until this year, though she made round three as a 16-year-old. Mainly, that’s because grass doesn’t suit her game as well as other surfaces – her serve isn’t where it needs to be, and it’s harder to hide her forehand than it is on clay, where theres more time to adjust feet.

Pegula, on the other hand, is a better-rounded player, but without the big weapons you need to win majors. Her returning, though. is good enough to give Gauff fits and the two, who used to play doubles together, are good mates, which adds a further dimension to this match. Bottom line: I don’t think either are ready to win this title. afsport.lat

Esto, querido lector, es una correspondencia entre dos de las grandes plumas de las letras hispánicas. Martín Caparrós y Juan Villoro, amigos y fanáticos futboleros, iniciaron una conversación –íntima y pública al mismo tiempo– con la excusa de la celebración del Mundial de Qatar, en 2022. Ahora, cuatro años más tarde, retoman esa misma serie, titulada ‘Un mundial de ida y vuelta’, para seguir con idéntica pasión el día a día de este otro Mundial que acogen EEUU, México y Canadá.

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Laws banning trans athletes claim to defend science, fairness, and women’s safety. They do the opposite

Last week, the US supreme court ruled that states may restrict participation in girls’ and women’s sports to “biological females” and exclude transgender athletes from competing. In the past six years, 27 states have enacted such bans; before the court were challenges to West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act and Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.

The majority opinion, penned by justice Brett Kavanaugh, upholds the laws’ legality under Title IX, the federal statute that guarantees women’s equal participation in college sports, and their constitutionality under the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. It also vindicates Donald Trump’s February 2025 executive order “Keeping Men out of Women’s Sports”. That directive withdraws funding from “educational programs that deprive women and girls of fair athletic opportunities, which results in the endangerment, humiliation, and silencing of women and girls and deprives them of privacy”. US policy, the order continues, will “oppose male competitive participation in women’s sports more broadly, as a matter of safety, fairness, dignity, and truth”.

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Let’s talk about everyone’s favourite subject: England!

What a game that was against Mexico, by the way. I feel asleep about 1am (BST), woke up with England winning 2-1, just before Quansah got sent off and all hell broke loose. England’s defending in the final 20 minutes or so was an absolute work of art (thank you Dan Burn), even if Mexico’s attacking play lacked a certain amount of imagination. A magnificent performance by the players, not to mention Thomas Tuchel, who I feared had gone too early with the: ‘Play a back five, and just hack the ball anywhere’ strategy.

The best sports teams constantly reinvent themselves while maintaining core principles, never standing still to prevent slipping backwards. The Springboks now have a historic opportunity to achieve what the All Blacks have long dominated - becoming the most successful team in rugby history.

Rassie Erasmus's side could surpass the All Blacks' legacy by securing their third consecutive Rugby World Cup title, cementing their status as rugby's greatest team when the tournament begins in Australia next year.