Boulter and Draper reach quarter finals

Draper cruises past Lehecka into Paris second round

British number one Jack Draper cruises through to the second round of the Paris Masters with a straight-set win over the Czech Republic's Jiri Lehecka.

Draper's winning streak ends with Paris defeat

Jack Draper's hopes of sneaking into the season-ending ATP Finals are over after his seven-match winning streak ends in the Paris Masters third round.

Boulter makes light work of Hong Kong opener

Britain's Katie Boulter sees off the challenge of Japan's Aoi Ito in her opening match at the Hong Kong Open.

Classy Draper 'so proud' to win his biggest title

British number one Jack Draper wins the biggest title of his career at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.

Jack Draper wins biggest title of his career with victory at Vienna Open

British No 1 beats Karen Khachanov 6-4, 7-5 ‘It feels incredible. I’m incredibly happy’ Jack Draper returned to centre court at the Wiener Stadthalle on Sunday for one of the biggest matches he ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

Draper keeps winning run going with dismissal of Lehecka at Paris Masters

World No 15 follows Vienna Open title with 7-5, 6-2 victory Jannik Sinner out of tournament with intestinal virus Just a couple of hours after closing out one of the biggest achievements of his ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Katie Boulter: Emma Raducanu is back where she belongs

Katie Boulter believes Emma Raducanu is back “where she belongs” after Great Britain secured their place in the Billie Jean King Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Germany.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 5 days ago

Inside jokes powering Raducanu and Boulter’s GB team to BJK Cup success

Togetherness off the court is key to strategy of captain Anne Keothavong as Britain aim for first final since 1981. The jokes were already flying when the Great Britain team walked into the press ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Draper faces tough Paris Masters tilt but breakthrough is already made | Tumaini Carayol

British No 1, fresh from success in Vienna, faces Jiri Lehecka on Tuesday knowing he can challenge the world’s best. Deep in the second set of his Vienna Open final against Karen Khachanov on ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Jack Draper into Paris last 16 with hard-fought win over world No 6 Taylor Fritz

Seventh win in a row and fourth against a top-10 player In-form Briton faces Australian Alex de Minaur next The two previous times Jack Draper and Taylor Fritz faced each other this year, their ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Jack Draper runs out of steam at Paris Masters as Alex de Minaur wins three-setter

Alex de Minaur wins 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 to make quarter-finals Carlos Alcaraz falls to shock defeat against Ugo Humbert It was not until 10pm on Wednesday night that Jack Draper finally returned to ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Katie Boulter ends taxing year as leader of British women’s tennis | Tumaini Carayol

World No 29 is playing her 23rd tournament of 2024 yet her ambition and motivation has never dimmed on tough tour. As Katie Boulter closed out her 2023 season last November, she reflected with ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Boulter and Raducanu stun Canada for last-four spot in Billie Jean King Cup

British No 1 beats Canadian No 1 Fernandez 6-2, 6-4 Raducanu holds off Marino’s comeback for 6-0, 7-5 win Katie Boulter strode to the baseline on Sunday for one of the most important matches of ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Britain knocked out of BJK Cup by Slovakia after Katie Boulter loss followed by doubles defeat

By Simon Briggs in Malaga and Sonia Twigg

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 2 days ago

UK economy stalls in third quarter

GDP shrinks in September, highlighting challenges for Labour’s growth promises

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

KD reaches scoring milestone, in elite company

Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to score 29,000 career points.

Sports - ESPN - October 27

Smuggler reveals forgery operation used to bring Vietnamese migrants to UK

The UK asylum seeker tells the BBC he cannot justify breaking the law "but it’s a very lucrative business".

Trump rally at MSG features offensive, crude commentary

Thousands descended on Madison Square Garden on Sunday for former President Donald Trump's campaign rally.

Adidas Reaches Out-Of-Court Settlement With Kanye West

The agreement with the rapper, which involved no payments, was disclosed as Adidas reported a 71% jump in third-quarter net profit, beating analysts’ expectations.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 29

Braves reach 2-year, $13M deal with Bummer

The Braves agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal with lefty Aaron Bummer and reached a revised three-year, $30 million deal with Reynaldo Lopez.

Sports - ESPN - November 2

Politicians are reaching out to gamers ahead of the election – but is it working?

This past weekend, Tim Walz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went live on Twitch to play some games and talk about the upcoming election.

Politics - The Hill - November 3

Panthers, leading rusher Hubbard reach extension

The Panthers have agreed to a four-year extension with running back Chuba Hubbard, the team announced Thursday.

Sports - ESPN - November 7

Delphi man found guilty on all charges in murders of teen girls

Delphi, Indiana, resident Richard Allen was found guilty on all charges on Monday.

The consequences of Election 2024 will be far-reaching — and devastating

For Democrats and the causes they champion, this is nothing short of a nightmare.

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Major verdict reached in Iraq abuse case

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Jury awards $42M to former Iraq prison detainees Three former ...

Politics - The Hill - November 12

A Big Climate Goal Is Getting Further Out of Reach

A new report forecasts global temperature increases well above the level that world leaders have pledged to avoid.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 14

McDavid fourth fastest in NHL to reach 1K points

Connor McDavid became the fourth-fastest NHL player to reach 1,000 points, scoring early in the second period during the Edmonton Oilers' game against the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.

Sports - ESPN - 6 days ago

A Tiny Gladiator Tells of the Reach of Roman Empire Celebrity

A 2,000-year-old copper knife handle depicting a gladiator will go on display at Hadrian’s Wall, in the north of England, next year.

World - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Ronaldo bicycle kick helps Portugal reach QFs

Portugal sealed a Nations League quarterfinal berth after a Cristiano Ronaldo double with a penalty and an overhead kick helped them hammer visiting Poland 5-1 in Group A1 on Friday.

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

USC's Watkins reaches 1,000 points in 38th game

USC's JuJu Watkins reached 1,000 career points in her 38th game, tying the fourth-fewest games in NCAA Division I history, and two games quicker than former Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark.