Simon Briggs

The first Premier event has arrived in London but the lack of homegrown players shows there is much to do

Anyone hankering after a mini-break in Spain could have simulated the effect last week for a fraction of the price. All that was needed was a trip to Kensington Olympia: venue for the first profession...

A year ago this week, Arthur Fery was battling his way to a maiden Challenger title – an important staging post for any aspiring pro, yet hardly an

“It was an absolute masterclass of after-match interviewing.” So says Gary Newbon, the 81-year-old veteran broadcaster whose highlights reel dates back to Brian Clough, Sir Alf Ramsey and beyond.

“It was an absolute masterclass of after-match interviewing.” So says Gary Newbon, the 81-year-old veteran broadcaster whose highlights reel dates back to Brian Clough, Sir Alf Ramsey and beyond.

During the various controversies that swirled around Gary Lineker in his last couple of years at the BBC, there was much debate about the value – or otherwise – that he brought to the flagship football show Match of the Day

Jack Draper has pulled out of the US Open after Jannik Sinner also withdrew from the final major of the year in a bitter blow to men's tennis.

“Like Oscar Wilde, I'd go to jail for the sake of a good one-liner.” This is more than just a quote from Frances Edmonds – interpreter, author and irrepressible wife of 1980s spin maestro Phil Edmonds.

Colchester-born Henry Patten occupies a curious space within professional tennis. Despite being the top-ranked doubles player, he can walk down

It is quite plausible that the most entertaining day of this year's US Open has already taken place, almost a week before the tournament starts in earnest.