Doug Ghim holed out from the fairway for an eagle for the second straight day to help him retain the lead at the halfway stage of the John Deere Classic. The American’s three-under second round of 68 moved him to 12 under par for the tournament and saw him take his first 36-hole lead in

Chelsea benefitted from a fortuitous late own goal to snatch a 2-1 victory over Palmeiras and reach the Club World Cup semi-finals. Extra-time was looming in Philadelphia when Malo Gusto’s cross took deflections off Agustin Giay and goalkeeper Weverton and ended up in the back of the Brazilians’ net in the 83rd minute. The London

Emma Raducanu is confident she has closed the gap on the top-ranked players but admits she must improve to fulfil the prediction of her Wimbledon conqueror Aryna Sabalenka. The British No 1 produced a spirited third-round display against the top seed under the Centre Court roof before losing 7-6 6-4 on Friday night. Sabalenka praised

Emma Raducanu saw her Wimbledon run come to an end in the third round despite an incredible battle with world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Centre Court. In a high-quality contest from start to finish, Raducanu reminded the tennis world what a special talent she is. The 22-year-old played some electrifying tennis under the roof

Eight-time European champions Germany began their search for a first Euros title in 12 years with a 2-0 win over Poland. It took until the second half for the deadlock to be broken on Friday night in St Gallen, but goals from Jule Brand and Lea Schuller earned Christian Wueck’s side the win they deserved.

There are a couple of factors that the Wales players – and, of course, their coaches – have to contend with ahead of kick-off against the Netherlands. Firstly, they’ve got to deal with the Dutch, a team that is established in the upper echelons of International football. Then they must deal with the emotion, the