Sports from Tuesday, July 8th, 2025

Aryna Sabalenka was dragged into a bygone era on Tuesday and tormented for almost three hours on Wimbledon’s Centre Court before finally imposing her 21st-century power game to beat mesmeric Laura Siegemund for a place in the semi-finals.

Jofra Archer is fit and ready to go if called upon for England's third Test against India, coach Brendon McCullum said, as the injury-plagued fast bowler edges closer to a return in the longest format.

Top seed Jannik Sinner struggled with an elbow problem before advancing to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon after a cruel twist of fate for his 19th-seeded opponent Grigor Dimitrov who retired injured at two sets up.