Sports Mole previews Sunday’s Swedish Allsvenskan clash between AIK Fotboll and Kalmar, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. Both AIK Fotboll and Kalmar will be bidding to bounce back from heavy defeats when they resume their Allsvenskan campaign with a contest on Sunday afternoon. The hosts suffered a 4-1 loss to Hacken in their … Read more
Both Sunday morning races in Formula 1’s junior series at Silverstone were decided when the winner on the road was handed a time penalty. Will Formula 1 avoid a repeat in the main event? It came close to seeing exactly that in the previous race. Lando Norris was attempting to pass Max Verstappen for the … Read more
There was a lot disappointment that this fixture was not played in Croke Park, with the All-Ireland senior camogie quarter-finals instead being the curtain-raisers to the All-Ireland hurling semi-finals this weekend. As the GAA pushes towards full integration with the camogie and ladies football associations, it could signal the direction of travel in the future … Read more
GREECE’S Maria Sakkari stretches for a return against Emma Raducanu of Britain during their Wimbledon third-round match at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.—Reuters LONDON: Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated close friend Frances Tiafoe in a roller-coaster five sets to reach the Wimbledon last 16 on Friday as US Open winner Coco Gauff … Read more
Declan Bogue AS YOUNG PUNKS, THEY made their senior intercounty debut within a week of each other. For Patrick Horgan, it couldn’t have been any more dramatic. Cork and Tipp in De Pairc, a sell-out crowd and supporters having to be filtered out of the Blackrock End because of overcrowding. By the time he ran … Read more
The quiet whispers began when the Wimbledon draw dropped last Friday. They grew from whispers to a shout after World No.3 Aryna Sabalenka, who was the odds on favorite to make it through that bottom half, withdrew before the start of the tournament due to injury. “Boy, that bottom half is wide open.” Wimbledon 2024: Scores | Draws | Order … Read more
Williams Racing will display the names of all 1,005 team members in a spectacular Union Jack livery for the British Grand Prix this weekend as part of a series of home race celebration events. The FW46 raced by Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant at Silverstone will be transformed to fly the flag in thanks and … Read more
LONDON — No.7 seed Jasmine Paolini defeated Bianca Andreescu in the third round of a second straight major, winning 7-6(4), 6-1 to reach the second week of Wimbledon for the first time. Wimbledon 2024: Scores | Draws | Order of play Five weeks ago, Paolini had triumphed 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 at the same stage of Roland Garros, Andreescu’s first tournament … Read more
Sergio Pérez’s continued poor form could provide the opportunity for resurgent McLaren to overtake champions Red Bull and win the Formula One constructors’ title, McLaren team boss Zak Brown said on Saturday. While Red Bull’s triple world champion Max Verstappen has won seven of 11 races so far, his Mexican teammate has been far from … Read more
Nico Rosberg believes Lewis Hamilton will increase his record tally to nine British Grand Prix victories, even though Max Verstappen “has the fastest car today”. An off through the gravel at Copse during Q1 proved costly for Verstappen as he sustained floor damage – which Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko claims resulted in around 100 … Read more