Down a set and struggling in her first Wimbledon quarter-final against an inspired opponent, Elena Rybakina shrugged off her early nerves and recovered to bulldoze her way into her first grand slam semi-final, ending with a supreme serving performance to defeat Australia’s Alja Tomljanovic 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 on No 1 …

Speaking to the media on the eve of England’s Euro 2022 opener against Austria at Old Trafford, the head coach, Sarina Wiegman, said her team were ‘ready to go’. All tickets have been sold for the game amid great expectation that the hosts will perform well. England’s captain, Leah Williamson, said …

Key events: Show key events only Lovely start from both players, Rybakina disbursing a huge serve, then Tomljanovic ramming a brilliant backhand return down the line for a huge winner. Rybakina then goes long on the backhand – that won’t help her nerves – but she responds well, winning three …

Triathlon has become the first sport in the UK to ban transgender athletes from racing in the female category at elite and grassroots level after deciding that “fairness of competition is paramount”. Under British Triathlon’s new policy, which kicks in on 1 January 2023, transgender athletes over the age of …

Welcome to Moving the Goalposts, the Guardian’s new (and free) women’s football newsletter. Here’s an extract from this week’s edition. To receive the full version once a week, just pop your email in below: It has been a long journey but here we are, in 2022, with a Women’s European …

Brendon McCullum is organising a week-long holiday camp for England’s Test players in New Zealand next year as part of the new head coach’s philosophy of maximising off-field enjoyment and relaxation. A feature of England’s remarkable winning start to the Test summer – four successive run-chases that peaked with a …

Key events: Show key events only That 2014 stage win for Lars Boom over the cobbles, as Chris Froome was left floundering behind, was a good day for the Tour’s pun-peddlers. William Fotheringham This is the first decisive day, with 11 stretches of treacherous cobbles in the final 80km. There …

Ángel Di María has agreed to join Juventus on a one-year deal after his contract ended at Paris Saint-Germain. The 34-year-old forward is expected in Italy this week and is poised to be the club’s second eye-catching free signing of the summer. The deal with Di María follows one settled …

Key events: Show key events only In a blow for Spain, just a day before the Euros is due to start, their star player Alexia Putellas was ruled out through injury. She ruptured her ACL in training and is due to be out for several months. The Spain captain joins …

Paul Pogba is set to join Romelu Lukaku on the Premier League-Serie A Groundhog Day merry-go-round by agreeing to hotfoot it back to Juventus on a four-year deal. The France midfielder, who left Manchester United for a second time when his contract expired last month, is reportedly due to have …