‘Confident’ Taylor Fritz sees himself as a Grand Slam title contender, according to doubles icon Mike Bryan. World No 11 and former world No 5 Fritz, the winner of eight ATP Titles across his career, has been in the best Grand Slam form of his life over the past year.

Exclusive: ‘Confident’ Taylor Fritz ‘believes he can win Grand Slams’ claims 22-time major champion

The entry lists of the US Open men’s and women’s singles campaign have been released – and a surprise name is set to headline action. In a largely unexpected move, four-time champion and former world No 1 Rafael Nadal is set to compete at Flushing Meadows at the end of August.

Rafael Nadal makes surprise US Open decision amid hectic summer

Eva Okaro will become the first black woman to represent Team GB in the pool at an Olympics, but says it won't "define" her.

Okaro 'honoured' to make Team GB history in pool

Wimbledon may be done for another year, but there is no rest for players or fans – with a huge summer of action in the works. That is due to the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, with the tennis competition starting in the opening week of Paris 2024, held at Roland Garros.

The 5 players to win Wimbledon and Olympic gold in same season – ft. Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal

The daughter of Dubai's ruler appears to have announced her divorce on social media. A post from the verified Instagram account of Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said she was ending her marriage, and reads: "I hereby declare our divorce." The BBC has reached out to officials...

Instagram account of Dubai princess announces divorce

Country singer Ingrid Andress has apologised and admitted being drunk while performing a much-derided rendition of the US national anthem, at a baseball stadium. Andress's erratic performance of The Star-Spangled Banner was widely shared after Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby, in Texas, on Monday. "I was drunk last night,"...

Country star sorry for singing US anthem drunk

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Gary O'Donoghue reveals his initial disbelief when an eyewitness described seeing Trump gunman on roof.

'Is this some kind of fantasist?' Behind the viral BBC video

Lewis Hamilton says Ralf Schumacher’s decision to come out as gay “sends such a positive message” but that Formula 1 needs to make more progress on inclusivity.

Schumacher coming out 'sends positive message' - Hamilton

James Roddis is one of the most senior army officers to be court-martialled in the last 200 years.

Ex-Major General admits disgraceful conduct

Tiger Woods says he turned up at Royal Troon jaded after watching news of the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump on his flight.

Woods missed sleep over Trump assassination attempt

The discovery of a dead buzzard that had been eating a baited pheasant carcass sparked a probe.

Bird farm that used banned pesticide fined £40,000

A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.

Wales' papers: 'Teenage dealer's axe' and armed police in village

Sniffer dogs in Ecuador have found 6.23 tonnes of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment, police say. The dogs alerted their handlers, who seized 5,630 parcels filled with a white substance that later tested positive for cocaine. The shipment was destined for Germany, officials said, and would have been worth...

Six tonnes of cocaine found in banana shipment

Officers search a property and food van in Coventry in a crackdown on loan shark activity.

Loan shark suspect arrested in money lending probe

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Lincoln City sign Dom Jefferies on a two-year deal after the midfielder decides to leave Gillingham.

Lincoln sign midfielder Jefferies after Gillingham exit

A man who was diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer has urged people to not be afraid to talk about poo. Dave Jones, 35 and from Great Barr, Birmingham, was diagnosed with cancer in December 2022 which came as a massive shock as he had always been fit and healthy.

Bowel cancer survivor urges talks about poo

A drug commonly prescribed to thin blood can be repurposed as a cheap antidote to cobra venom, a team of scientists based in Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and the UK has discovered. Snakebites kill about 138,000 people a year, mostly in poorer rural areas in low- and middle-income countries in...

Common blood-thinning drug neutralises cobra venom

The Sheffield Grand Prix had to be halted and restarted following the crashes, organisers say.

Six injured in city centre cycle race crashes

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Nadal continues Olympic preparations with win against Norrie

Rafael Nadal's preparations for the Olympics continue with an impressive straight-set win over Britain's Cameron Norrie in the second round of the Swedish...

Nadal continues Olympic preparations with win against Norrie

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