Riath Al-Samarrai

EXCLUSIVE BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Fresh tensions have erupted between West Ham and their London Stadium landlords due to a dispute over the cost of staging matches in the WSL.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI ON CENTRE COURT: The good news for Oliver Tarvet is he can stop fretting over creative new ways to keep his prize money.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Three soft months for a ban and three soft sets for an opening win. As with so many things this year, Jannik Sinner appears to be benefitting from a distinct lack of opposition.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Wimbledon commences on Monday and the top seed in the men's draw is Jannik Sinner, who blamed a failed drugs test on an extraordinary chain of events.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN PENNSYLVANIA: On the basis of range talk and betting odds, it will presumably be a source of some relief to 155 of the 156 men at the US Open.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT OAKMONT: That he must nurture such difficulties at Oakmont of all places is a case of unfortunate timing - it is a less-than-ideal setting for his current situation.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: While Sky Sports are still in discussions with Boxxer, their future strategy will likely see them pick up individual rights for big fights from a range of promoters.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Having finally completed the full set of major titles at Augusta, the world No 2 has now spoken about the come-down from his career high.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT QUAIL HOLLOW: Luke Donald brought a peashooter to a gun show and proved quite brilliantly that there's more than one way to slay a quail. How delightfully unexpected.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT QUAIL HOLLOW: Out of the 3,000 words spoken by Rory McIlroy on Wednesday four were sufficient to assess his state of mind at the PGA Championship.