First Briton

The 35-year-old Briton, who is hoping to boost his ranking to ensure a seeded spot in the Wimbledon draw in July, last won on the second-tier Challenger tour at American events in Aptos and Binghamton in 2005.

Andy Murray, playing with a metal hip following career-saving surgery in 2019, wrestled with 21st seed Nikoloz Basilashvili for almost four hours before claiming his place in the second round.

Cameron Norrie's breakthrough season reached a high point in the California desert on Sunday with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over Nikoloz Basilashvili to become the first Briton to win the ATP Indian Wells title.

The long-term commitment comes ahead of Jaguar Racing's first race on home soil for 17 years - its first Formula E race in London with Briton Sam Bird leading the drivers' championship.

The Briton secured his 99th pole, his first one at the race track at Imola.

A year to the day after they were first ordered to stay at home to contain the spread of COVID-19, Britons will remember the more than 126,000 people who have lost their lives to the virus, a toll few could have imagined in March 2020.

2020 Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prizes were first awarded on December 10, 1901. The most prestigious award ceremony was held in Stockholm and in Christiania (now Oslo) at the Old Royal Academy of Music. Since 1926, the Nobel Prize ceremony was held at the Stockholm Concert Hall barring a few years. Today, two Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice and...

Chris Froome was crowned the winner of the 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Tours, won the 2017 Vuelta a Espana title and clinched his first Giro d'Italia title in 2018, the first Briton to win the Italian road race.

Former US first lady Michelle Obama charmed thousands of Britons on Sunday, telling anecdotes about meeting the "wonderfully warm and funny" Queen Elizabeth and praising London's diversity at an event in the capital.

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas dominated the 2019 Australian Grand Prix as the lights green for the Formula 1 season. Bottas edged past teammate Lewis Hamilton to secure his first win of the season and his first since the 2017 Abu Dhabi GP, with the Briton coming in second by a distant 20.886s over the race leader. Taking the final spot on the podium wa...

Sebastian Vettel, who has won the Australian Grand Prix for the past two years, could only manage fifth place in the practice session

Britons are more attached to their mobile phones than ever before, but the amount of time they spend using them for their original purpose - talking to someone else - has fallen for the first time, Ofcom said on Thursday.

Taking his second consecutive win of the season, Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton led the 2018 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix to the chequered flag. The Briton started the race on pole and managed to retain the lead throughout despite close competition from Ferrari and Red Bull. However, Hamilton's pace was no match for other drivers as he won the race with ...

The 2018 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix saw Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes take the first win of the season at the end of action-packed race. With high octane crashes and the wiping out of both Red Bulls, the Azerbaijan GP was dramatic at its best, while Hamilton's win was an unprecedented one, followed by a stroke of luck. Finishing behind the Brito...

UKAD had launched an inquiry in 2016 after a British newspaper reported a mystery package meant for the now-retired Bradley Wiggins had been delivered to Team Sky during a 2011 race in France.

The 35-year-old Briton, who is hoping to boost his ranking to ensure a seeded spot in the Wimbledon draw in July, last won on the second-tier Challenger tour at American events in Aptos and Binghamton in 2005.

Andy Murray, playing with a metal hip following career-saving surgery in 2019, wrestled with 21st seed Nikoloz Basilashvili for almost four hours before claiming his place in the second round.

Cameron Norrie's breakthrough season reached a high point in the California desert on Sunday with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over Nikoloz Basilashvili to become the first Briton to win the ATP Indian Wells title.

The long-term commitment comes ahead of Jaguar Racing's first race on home soil for 17 years - its first Formula E race in London with Briton Sam Bird leading the drivers' championship.

The Briton secured his 99th pole, his first one at the race track at Imola.

A year to the day after they were first ordered to stay at home to contain the spread of COVID-19, Britons will remember the more than 126,000 people who have lost their lives to the virus, a toll few could have imagined in March 2020.

2020 Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prizes were first awarded on December 10, 1901. The most prestigious award ceremony was held in Stockholm and in Christiania (now Oslo) at the Old Royal Academy of Music. Since 1926, the Nobel Prize ceremony was held at the Stockholm Concert Hall barring a few years. Today, two Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice and...

Chris Froome was crowned the winner of the 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Tours, won the 2017 Vuelta a Espana title and clinched his first Giro d'Italia title in 2018, the first Briton to win the Italian road race.

Former US first lady Michelle Obama charmed thousands of Britons on Sunday, telling anecdotes about meeting the "wonderfully warm and funny" Queen Elizabeth and praising London's diversity at an event in the capital.

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas dominated the 2019 Australian Grand Prix as the lights green for the Formula 1 season. Bottas edged past teammate Lewis Hamilton to secure his first win of the season and his first since the 2017 Abu Dhabi GP, with the Briton coming in second by a distant 20.886s over the race leader. Taking the final spot on the podium wa...

Sebastian Vettel, who has won the Australian Grand Prix for the past two years, could only manage fifth place in the practice session

Britons are more attached to their mobile phones than ever before, but the amount of time they spend using them for their original purpose - talking to someone else - has fallen for the first time, Ofcom said on Thursday.

Taking his second consecutive win of the season, Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton led the 2018 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix to the chequered flag. The Briton started the race on pole and managed to retain the lead throughout despite close competition from Ferrari and Red Bull. However, Hamilton's pace was no match for other drivers as he won the race with ...

The 2018 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix saw Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes take the first win of the season at the end of action-packed race. With high octane crashes and the wiping out of both Red Bulls, the Azerbaijan GP was dramatic at its best, while Hamilton's win was an unprecedented one, followed by a stroke of luck. Finishing behind the Brito...

UKAD had launched an inquiry in 2016 after a British newspaper reported a mystery package meant for the now-retired Bradley Wiggins had been delivered to Team Sky during a 2011 race in France.