Sports News from Wednesday, July 9th, 2025

World number one Jannik Sinner shrugged off any doubts about his fitness to reach the Wimbledon semi-final for the second time with a clinical defeat of American Ben Shelton on Wednesday.

A Spanish court has handed Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti a one-year prison sentence for failing to pay tax on his image rights revenues in 2014 when the Italian was Real Madrid manager.

Christian Horner has been dismissed from his role as Red Bull Racing team principal.

Seventeen-year-old Fatima Abdulrahman Al Awadhi has become the youngest Emirati to summit Europe’s highest peak, raising the UAE flag atop Mount Elbrus in Russia.

Carlos Alcaraz had warned that facing Cameron Norrie could be a nightmare. For a fleeting moment on Tuesday, it looked like the defending Wimbledon champion might be in for a fright.

Joao Pedro marked his first Chelsea start in spectacular fashion on Tuesday, scoring twice to fire the Premier League side into the Club World Cup final with a 2-0 victory over his boyhood club Fluminense.