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Biden’s domestic agenda stalls as pressure mounts one year into office
Major infrastructure plan has passed but voting rights and social reforms are in limbo
Tokyo 2020: Lure of gold fails to sway top men golfers
Women players showing more enthusiasm and desire to embrace across-sport camaraderie
Djokovic the first among equals as he reaches major landmark
Serbian joins great rivals Federer and Nadal on 20 Grand Slams – and looks poised for further success
Is the Koepka-De Chambeau rivalry all it seems to be?
Sincere edge between the two Americans could prove lucrative for golf and the PGA
Luxembourg ready to try and roll the boulder uphill again
Red Lions have achieved precious little success in world football but still fight the good fight
Oscars 2021 could be the best awards season ever
With big releases postponed, this awards season looks more welcoming of smaller films
Sporting Upsets: When 17-year-old Boris Becker became the new boss of Centre Court
The 1985 Wimbledon men’s final introduced a new tennis superstar to the world
Pete Sampras: The forgotten great with the best serve in the business
If you had one point to save your life, you would probably want Sampras playing it
My favourite sporting moment: Game, set and couch as Borg takes down McEnroe
The 1980 Wimbledon men’s singles final remains vibrant in the memory for me
Kicking up a racket: Six of the best tennis tantrums
A look at some of the great on-court explosions from the last 30 years
Roger Federer claims 100th ATP Tour title with Dubai win
Swiss star joins Jimmy Connors in the century club after routine victory
Neighbours threatened with ‘Trump solution’ reach agreement on fences
Dublin neighbours had been urged by judge to try settle boundary dispute
Roger Federer must wait for 100th title after ATP Finals defeat
The 37-year-old beaten in semi-final in London by 21 year-old Alexander Zverev
Judge threatens ‘Trump solution’ wall between warring neighbours
Dublin neighbours urged to find solution to boundary disputes
Wimbledon: Big guns all back in action on Magic Monday
Murray, Djokovic, Federer, Nadal, Williams, Kerber, Konta and Muguruza will be on court on moving day
Wimbledon 2017: Strawberries galore but just all a little less stiff
How the All England Club stays ahead of the game as the greatest tennis tournament in the world
Majestic Nadal rediscovering the height of his powers
Groundswell of opinion maintains French Open champion can win Wimbledon again
Sharapova and Djokovic in limbo ahead of intriguing summer
Serbian has stripped it down and is looking to start again with a new coaching staff
Timeless Roger Federer wins joint-record fifth Indian Wells title
18-time Grand Slam winner continues to amaze as he blossoms in Indian Summer
Golden oldies leading tennis into brave new world
Williams sisters and Federer proving that veteran doesn’t have to mean past it
Wolfgang Rihm can chat and compose at the same time
The German composer is a master of quite contradictory styles and his output runs to more than 400 works
Roger Federer reaches 41st grand slam semi-final
The Swiss player saw off Mischa Zverev in straight sets at the Australian Open
Andy Murray beats Novak Djokovic to end year as world number one
Scot wins the final to claims his first ATP World Tour Finals in London
Novak Djokovic still a major obstacle for Andy Murray to overcome – John McEnroe
Scot starts as US Open favourite after winning both Wimbledon and an Olympic gold medal this summer
Tipping Point: Sentimentalists hoping time and logic yield to Roger Federer
Veteran champion returns to happy hunting ground in search of an eight Wimbledon title
Andy Murray moves past Nick Kyrgios at Flushing Meadows
Australian bad boy shows flickers of brilliance but succumbs to Scot in four sets
Serena Williams-dominated game is short-changing itself
Do women run only 20-mile marathons? Compete in only two parts of a triathlon?
Roger Federer cruises by Novak Djokovic to claim Cincinnati Masters title
A stellar performance from the Swiss player saw him win in straight sets
Novak Djokovic’s power and precision too much for Roger Federer
World No1 takes his third title at Wimbledon with a dominant display against struggling Federer
Wimbledon: Ghosts of Centre Court no aid to Sharapova
Serena Williams proves only heavyweight in bout between former champions
Wimbledon: Clean serves and foul mouths are all part of the tradition
Competitors at SW19 pay dearly for losing the run of themselves during play
Detectives given more time to interview McGinley murder suspect
PSNI investigating murder of man who was shot in Newtownbutler
Novak Djokovic eyeing elusive French Open title
The Serbian has joined ‘elite group’ on eight Grand Slams but wants to complete the set
Ruthless Djokovic sees off Murray at Australian Open
World No 1 wins 12 of the last 13 games to clinch fifth Australian Open
Marin Cilic withdraws from Australian Open with shoulder injury
Roger Federer one short of 1,000 wins; Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams take titles
There’s a world outside the World Cup, in fact several worlds, full of nostalgia
Novak Djokovic was second to George Hamilton for the weekend’s top performance
Team Maria Sharapova hope to brighten up her Wimbledon dark side
Russian’s connection with Sven Groeneveld, who long coached against her, has been particularly important
Sharapova is back in the game and as driven as ever
The finally injury-free Russian is ready to resume her rivalry with Serena Williams
Maria Sharapova pulls out of US Open
‘I have done everything I could since Wimbledon to get myself ready but it just wasn’t enough time’
Maria Sharapova’s name game trumps her bid for sweet success on court
World number three decides against Sugarpova name change
Murray cruises past Youzhny to reach last eight at Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic follows the Scot into the quarter-final stage of the championships
Wimbledon’s ‘issues’ down to seeding, shouting and show-boating
It’s all just evidence of the relative trivialities that pass for ‘problems’ for today’s superstar players
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