Beth Hale

There was a buzz of excited anticipation among passengers and crew as the MV Hondius departed the southernmost tip of South America 39 days ago.

There was a buzz of excited anticipation among passengers and crew as the MV Hondius departed the southernmost tip of South America 39 days ago.

The sun is setting over the Algarve and at a small terrace bar overlooking the padel courts, the DJ has settled into his early evening, crowd- pleasing, stride.

There is little about rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio's current home that speaks to the life of a man who scaled the heights of sporting success.

A beaming smile; an effortless athleticism in that tanned, long-legged gait; a lightness in her mood.

There has been something upliftingly familiar about the Emma Raducanu we have seen of late. A beaming smile; an effortless athleticism in that tanned, long-legged gait; a lightness in her mood.

On Father's Day last weekend, Holly Ramsay-Peaty penned a gushing and very public tribute to the two most significant men in her life.

At the age of 44, the newly slimline Serena Williams (thanks to weight-loss jabs) could be sipping champagne next to the pool while her daughters play. But that wouldn't really be Serena Williams.

Set against the curve of the craggy cliffs that punctuate Cornwall's northern coastline, Polzeath is a glorious sweep of sand that stretches in a golden arc down to the shore.

Set against the curve of the craggy cliffs that punctuate Cornwall's northern coastline, Polzeath is a glorious sweep of sand that stretches in a golden arc down to the shore.