General Sports 3 Days

Last updated: July 5, 2026, 11:32 AM ET

Rugby Union

Wales kicked off their Nations Championship campaign with a convincing 39-24 victory over Fiji, running in six tries at the Cardiff City Stadium Six-try Wales beat Fiji. Across the globe, Ireland snatched a dramatic 33-31 win against Australia in Sydney, with Hugo Keenan producing an outstanding display on his return Keenan shines Ireland return. Meanwhile, New Zealand opened the inaugural Nations Championship with a captivating nine-try thriller, defeating France 30-25 in Christchurch All Blacks beat France. England faces a stern test against world champions South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday, a venue where they haven't won in 54 years Historic win against Boks. Full-back George Furbank has been ruled out of England's opener against South Africa due to appendicitis Furbank out of South. Scotland faces a daunting summer schedule, with away matches against Argentina and South Africa followed by a home fixture against Fiji Air miles, altitude, Pumas. Number eight Aaron Wainwright is poised to make his return to the scene of his debut if he lines up for Wales against Argentina Wainwright travels to first.

Tennis

Wimbledon delivered significant upsets as defending champion Iga Swiatek was beaten by 19-year-old Alexandra Eala Eala wins 'for all. Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka are set for a third high-stakes encounter in as many months, this time for a place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals Rivalry renewed - Sabalenka. Other Wimbledon shocks saw Elena Rybakina fall to Elise Mertens in straight sets Advantage Sabalenka? Swiatek &. British wildcard Arthur Fery continued his surprising run, battling through nosebleeds and a five-set epic to reach the fourth round Fery fights off Bergs. Grigor Dimitrov extended his emotional Wimbledon campaign, reaching the third round after a dramatic five-set victory over Matteo Berrettini Dimitrov out to rewrite. Novak Djokovic matched Roger Federer's record of 105 men's singles match wins at Wimbledon by defeating Arthur Rinderknech Djokovic matches Federer's Wimbledon. Qualifiers Roman Safiullin and Shintaro Mochizuki are aiming to cause more upsets against top seeds Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner respectively Qualifiers eye more shocks. Serena Williams' return to singles play at Wimbledon drew an average of 1.8 million viewers on ESPN, making it the network's biggest audience for a Day 2 at the grass-court Grand Slam Serena's return sets Wimbledon. Novak Djokovic urged the public to "cool off a little bit" regarding criticism of Serena Williams' comeback Cool off criticism Serena. Taylor Fritz advanced to the third round after a comfortable win over compatriot Patrick Kypson Dressed success, Fritz advances. Amanda Anisimova saved three of her 20 aces in a decisive tiebreaker to defeat Sofia Kenin and reach the third round Anisimova rallies behind 20. Iga Swiatek, despite a strong performance against Karolina Pliskova, marked herself down in her self-assessment Swiatek gets A+ Navratilova. Katie Boulter and Heather Watson were among the British doubles players eliminated in the first round Boulter and Watson among.

Motorsport & Cycling

The British Grand Prix is expected to attract close to 180,000 spectators, though home win prospects appear slim Record crowd hoping. Lewis Hamilton set the pace in practice for Ferrari at Silverstone, with the new cars expected to present a "completely different circuit" compared to previous years Hamilton fastest Silverstone practice. Jonas Vingegaard claimed the yellow jersey on the opening stage of the Tour de France after a tense team time trial win opening Tour stage. Tadej Pogacar, sporting a new hairstyle, faces rivals who will be aiming to deny him a fifth Tour de France title Slim hopes: Will anyone. Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome has announced his retirement from professional cycling Four-time Tour de France. Red Bull Junior driver Fionn McLaughlin secured his first Formula 3 points by finishing ninth in the sprint race at Silverstone Teenager McLaughlin scores first.

Other Sports

The Skerries 100 motorcycle road race was abandoned following a fatal accident on Sunday Fatal accident Skerries 100. Irish rider James Walsh also died after an incident at the Tandragee 100 road race Irish rider Walsh dies. In rugby league, Wakefield Trinity thrashed Castleford Tigers with nine tries to boost their Super League top-four aspirations Wakefield thrash Castleford. The Super League Magic Weekend's relocation to Hill Dickinson Stadium has been praised by coaches from Wigan and St Helens Everton move has re-energised. Galway booked their place in the All-Ireland hurling final for the first time since 2018 with an upset victory over Cork at Croke Park Galway dominate Cork. The England women's cricket team heads into the T20 World Cup final with renewed belief, having overcome fielding concerns with dedicated practice Hard work disco jacket. Organizers have resolved a scheduling conflict that threatened to impact pre-match warm-ups for the T20 World Cup final at Lord's Organisers ease concern clash. England's journey to the final has been marked by a significant turnaround in their fielding performance Hard work disco jacket. The U.S. women's national soccer team's victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina set an English-language television viewership record with over 24.4 million viewers U.S. World Cup win. Mexico is set to double security and cap crowds at fan events following recent fan deaths Mexico ups security, caps. The "world's largest wiener dog race" has attracted hundreds of dogs and thousands of spectators to Starkville, Mississippi loving -- wiener dogs. Joey Chestnut is aiming for his 18th title at the hot dog eating contest on Friday Miki Sudo's hot dog. Caitlin Clark has condemned negative attention directed at her and other WNBA players Clark condemns hatred, says. Angel Reese described the lack of starters from the Eastern Conference-leading Dream in the WNBA All-Star Game as "disrespectful" Reese: Dream's All-Star snubs. Northern Ireland swimmer Bethany Firth broke her own S14 100m backstroke world record at the Dutch National Championships in Eindhoven Firth breaks own S14. Wales' men's hockey team is launching a crowdfunding campaign to raise £40,000 for their Hockey World Cup bid Wales' hockey team crowdfunding. The Welsh Sports Hall of Fame will honor former Wales and Lions centre Ray Gravell Welsh Sports Hall. The GAA is expected to significantly reduce the planned capacity of the Casement Park redevelopment scale back Casement Park. ESPN is opposing limits on media access and a potential gag order in the retrial of a murder case involving a former Miami football teammate ESPN opposes access limits. A Florida judge has granted prosecutors access to Tiger Woods' medical records following his March DUI arrest Judge grants access. ESPN asked a panel of experts to define the most impactful sports photos in American history American Lens.