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French Open 2026: Auger-Aliassime v Cobolli as quarter-finals continue – live
Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026

Updates from Wednesday’s quarter-final matches
Email Katy | Shnaider stuns Sabalenka | Kostyuk through

Make that four, although the Pole is make to work for the hold, saving a break point at 30-40. Chwalinska is giving Kalinskaya so little rhythm and the Russian is totally befuddled in the next game as Chwalinska zips 15-40 ahead. Now Kalinskaya is trying to get in on the drop-shot act … but it’s not her natural game, it doesn’t work and Chwalinska charges forward before dispatching a winner into the open court! It’s now 5-1. Phew.

The 5ft 5in left-hander Chwalinska, who makes up for her lack of height and power with intelligence, is drop-shotting and slicing Kalinskaya into submission here, and it gives her a break point at 30-40. Kalinskaya saves it with a big backhand – but soon enough it’s break point again and after a nine-shot rally Kalinskaya’s forehand drifts wide! Chwalinska breaks for 3-1 and that’s three games on the spin.

Sabalenka says she wants ‘to quit tennis’ after shock French Open defeat by Shnaider
Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026

No 1 seed loses 6-3, 5-7, 0-6 in quarter-final meltdown
Player said roof should be closed in windy conditions

Aryna Sabalenka said she wanted “to quit tennis” in an immediate post-match outburst after suffering one of the worst meltdowns in her career, losing 10 consecutive games en route to a shocking 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 defeat to the 25th seed Diana Shnaider in the quarter-finals of the French Open.

Asked by the moderator to explain her thoughts and emotions at the beginning of her post-match press conference, Sabalenka responded: “No thoughts, no emotions. Just want to quit tennis right now,” she said, shrugging. “But we’ll see. We’ll see in a few days. Hopefully I’ll get back on track mentally.”

Campaign to deliver ‘biggest complaint Fifa has ever received’ launches before World Cup
Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026

‘Reboot Fifa’ calls for investigation into Infantino
Complaint to be sent to ethics committee after World Cup

A quest to deliver the “biggest complaint Fifa has ever received” is being launched by campaigners a week before the World Cup.

With fans concerned over safety and the cost of tickets at the tournament, and complaints ongoing against Fifa from human rights organisations and football competitions, a class action-style complaint is calling for an investigation into the president, Gianni Infantino.

Stokes defends Archer’s Test absence and warns strictness risks England exit
Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026

Critics have called situation ‘ludicrous’ and ‘frustrating’
‘Jofra may not play for England if handled differently’

Ben Stokes has defended England’s decision to excuse Jofra Archer from the start of the Test summer so he could compete in the Indian Premier League, saying a more militant approach risks a situation where “players like him might not play for England again”.

On Wednesday Archer was strongly criticised by the former New Zealand bowler Simon Doull, who described his absence as “absolutely ludicrous” and “completely wrong”. The former England batter Mark Butcher has previously said it was “absolutely ridiculous”, while Michael Atherton described it as “incredibly frustrating”.

Millwall publish ‘Pride playbook’ to help clubs form stronger links with LGBTQ+ teams
Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026

Lions seek to help extend the reach of inclusive clubs
78-page document is the first of its kind in football

Millwall have published a first-of-its-kind “Pride playbook” to help football clubs form stronger partnerships with LGBTQ+ teams across the country.

The move comes during Pride month as the Lions seek to build on the success of their teams, Millwall Romans and Millwall Pride, and help extend the reach of LGBTQ+ inclusive football amid growing demand.

Marcus Rashford heads to World Cup in limbo despite proving his value to Barcelona
Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026

Forward has generally thrived at the Camp Nou but Gordon’s arrival plus his salary and United’s transfer demands mean next move is not obvious

The next chapter of Marcus Rashford’s dysfunctional relationship with Manchester United may involve a long summer waiting to discover where he plays next season.

A state of limbo for a forward expected to start England’s World Cup opener against Croatia on 17 June in Dallas is an unusual predicament. Yet this is the latest juncture in a period of career uncertainty that began when the former United head coach Ruben Amorim excluded Rashford from his first-team plans. That was in December 2024, loans at Aston Villa and Barcelona followed, and Rashford is still looking to put down roots, perhaps in Catalonia, something he may well have expected to transpire after scoring a free-kick against Real Madrid that proved pivotal in Barcelona’s La Liga-clinching clásico victory last month.

Football seems to have forgotten about fun: the World Sevens has brought it back | Tom Garry
Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026

We all have a tendency to take the game far too seriously – this seven-a-side tournament provided the perfect antidote

As much as it is tempting to romanticise about Bill Shankly’s most famous quote, he was wrong. Football is not more serious than life and death, and over the years far too many of us seem to have taken the former Liverpool manager’s words a little too literally and stopped being able to enjoy football for its primary purpose: fun.

Whether it is clubs writing letters of complaint because a referee – a fallible human like all 8 billion of us – has made a mistake or the rage on social media that a pundit’s opinion might be skewed towards – shock – their former club, isn’t it time we chilled out a bit?