Flamboyant Italian Fabio Fognini announced his retirement in the Wimbledon media theatre. The 38-year-old’s final match was a memorable first-round five-setter against Carlos Alcaraz on day one.

A five-year-old boy who died after an allergic reaction at school was accidentally exposed to cow’s milk protein – probably from his own bottle, an inquest jury has concluded.

Purview, who caught the eye when second to subsequent Eclipse winner Delacroix in the Leopardstown Derby Trial, will be seen next in the BoyleSports Meld Stakes on July 17. Dermot Weld has pinpointed ...

Cash and Glasspool won their 12th match in a row to knock out defending champions Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara.

Outgoing Palace shareholder John Textor has an interest in French club Lyon, who qualified for the same competition.

The British and Irish Lions are sweating on the fitness of Blair Kinghorn as they face the possibility of losing another full-back to injury. Kinghorn took a bang to his knee early in the Lions’ 36-24 ...

Manicured Mimi Xu has eyes on coming away from Wimbledon with more than just the prize for the best nails. The 17-year-old eased into the quarter-finals of the girls’ singles with a comprehensive 6-3 ...

Iga Swiatek smashed through her grass ceiling as she reached the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time. The 24-year-old, a four-time French Open champion, swept aside Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 7-5 on ...

Rachael Maskell said pressing ahead with the welfare reform Bill risked leaving “such a stain” on her party, as she urged ministers to scrap a proposed change to the out-of-work element of universal ...

Christian Horner was reduced to tears when he announced to his Red Bull staff that his two-decade spell as team principal had been terminated. The 51-year-old was effectively sacked from his role by ...

Contractors are “on standby” to remove a loyalist bonfire in south Belfast which has sparked concern, a Sinn Fein MLA has said. Legal action is also understood to be planned against the towering pyre ...

A former employee at a Fife children’s home has told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) that allegations of abuse made against him by former residents are “absolute nonsense”.