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Venus Williams suffered another blow in her return to the BNP Paribas Open, falling in the first round 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1 to Diane Parry of France. The 45-year-old Williams, who has now lost her last eight WTA singles matches, received a wild card into the singles and doubles draws for the tournament 30 years

Newcastle hosts a nine-race card today, all live on Sky Sports Racing. 5.00 Newcastle - Silent Strike and Bucklow Hill clash again Silent Strike and Bucklow Hill clash again in a competitive renewal of the Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Novice Stakes at Newcastle. The Charles Hill-trained Bucklow Hill made a winning debut when

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McLaren's Oscar Piastri set the fastest time of Friday's two practice sessions at Formula 1's season-opening Australian Grand Prix as Mercedes and Ferrari also exhibited strong pace in Melbourne. Piastri, driving at his hometown circuit, finished second practice two tenths clear of Kimi Antonelli, with the Italian's Mercedes team-mate George Russell a tenth further back

Luke Littler's emphatic Premier League Darts victory in Cardiff could provide the catalyst the world No 1 has been searching for. The back‑to‑back world champion claimed his first nightly win at the fifth time of asking, defeating local favourite Jonny Clayton 6-4 in an epic final. Littler's night began with a below‑par 6-4 victory over Josh

Aston Martin chief Adrian Newey has admitted the team were unaware until late on of the level of inexperience within Honda's current engine operation for their full return to F1 this year. Honda have made a full-time comeback to F1 this year having ended its previous works partnership with Red Bull at the end of

Luke Littler secured his first night win of the season after beating home favourite Jonny Clayton 6-4 in an enthralling Night Five final in Cardiff. The back-to-back world champion came into the week seventh in the eight-team standings after a slow start to the campaign, and he had to recover from early struggles against Josh

Igor Tudor insisted he saw enough in Tottenham's defeat to Crystal Palace to increase his belief that they will avoid the drop. Tottenham are in crisis and facing the real possibility of relegation after they crumbled to a shocking 3-1 defeat at home following Micky van de Ven's sending off. Spurs led 1-0 but collapsed after

Tottenham are in crisis and facing the real possibility of relegation after they crumbled to a shocking 3-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace, following Micky van de Ven's sending off. Igor Tudor is just 21 days into the job but looks to have no solution. Spurs - last relegated from the top flight in

Friday 6 March 2026 06:40, UK Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Watch highlights from the Super League game between Wakefield Trinity and Hull FC.