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The age of German tennis player Tatjana Maria. Maria beat Amanda Anisimova in the final of the Queen’s Championship on the weekend to become the oldest player ever to win a WTA 500 tournament. The tournament was the first women’s event to be played at the Queen’s Club in London since 1973. The men’s tournament begins this week, ahead of the Wimbledon Championships, which start on 30 June. 

“I almost couldn’t believe it, it felt like the very first time I broke the record. For me, I’m still a little hazy in my mind, it feels unreal, I’m just so happy, it’s a cloud nine feeling. It’s hard to explain, it’s hard to compare, it felt a bit like the Olympics.”
Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis after clearing 6.28 metres and bettering his own world record in front of a home crowd at Stockholm’s Diamond League event. It marks the 12th time that Duplantis, a two-time Olympic champion, has set a world record in the men’s pole vault. Australia’s Kurtis Marschall won silver in the event. At the same meet, Australians Nicola Olyslagers and Linden Hall also claimed gold in their respective events. Olyslagers won the women’s high jump with a jump of 2.01m, and Hall won the women’s 3000m in a time of 8:30.01.

In all four games that Melbourne Storm hooker Harry Grant has started on the field for the Queensland Maroons, his side has lost. Grant will be looking to end that hoodoo when the Maroons take on the Blues in Perth for State of Origin game two on Wednesday night.

🏏 South Africa won the World Test Championship final, beating Australia by five wickets. South Africa’s Aiden Markram was named the player of the match after scoring an impressive 136 runs in the final innings to set up a South African victory. It marks the first time that the South African men have won an ICC World Championship in any format of the game. Australia’s Test side will next be in action later this month when they begin a three-Test series against the West Indies. 

🏐 In Super Netball, the Melbourne Vixens pulled off a stunning upset to beat the ladder-leading NSW Swifts 70-68 on Sunday afternoon. It is the second consecutive loss for the Swifts after starting the season with eight straight victories. The win moves the Vixens up into fourth place and contention for finals with four rounds left in the regular season. The West Coast Fever also won their match against the Melbourne Mavericks 69-63 on Saturday and are now tied on points at the top of the ladder with the Swifts. 

🏉 The Super Rugby Pacific final is set after the Crusaders and Chiefs won their respective semi-finals. On Friday, the Crusaders extended their home finals record to 31-0 with a 21-14 victory over the Blues. On Saturday, the ACT Brumbies went down to the Chiefs 37-17 in a match that saw All Blacks playmaker Damian McKenzie put 22 points on the board for his side. The elimination of the only Australian team left in the competition (the Brumbies) sets up an all-Kiwi final in Christchurch next Saturday at 5:05pm (AEST). 

🏉 Western Bulldogs star Jamarra Ugle-Hagan looks to be on track to return to playing for the club after an extended leave of absence dealing with personal issues. The 23-year-old was back, who has not played a match this season, reportedly addressed his teammates at training on Monday. While the timeline for his return is unclear, Ugle-Hagan is reportedly interested in playing in either the VFL or AFL for the rest of the season.

American J.J. Spaun won the U.S. Open, men’s golf’s third major of the year, taking home the $US4.3 million ($AU6.63 million) prize that comes with the title. 

Beginning the day one shot behind leader Sam Burns, Spaun hit a bogey (one over par) on five of the first six holes before holding his nerve on the notoriously difficult Oakmont course in Pennsylvania to claim his second victory on the PGA Tour and first major title.

Spaun hit a birdie on the 17th hole to take the lead from Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre, who had already finished his round, by one shot. 

Needing a par, Spaun played the final hole to perfection. He drove the ball straight down the middle of the fairway, found the green on his second and then drained an astonishing 65-foot putt to birdie the hole, seal victory, and etch his name into history. 

Norway’s Viktor Hovland finished third, one shot behind MacIntyre. 

Spaun is a relative newcomer to golf’s limelight. He started the year outside the top 100, and his best finish in a major before this week was tied for 23rd. Earlier this year, the 34-year-old went to a playoff with world number two Rory McIlroy at the Players Championship (golf’s unofficial fifth major) and lost. 

Australian Adam Scott had a share of the lead several times throughout the final day but was let down by his final nine holes and finished tied for 12th. It was the Aussie’s 96th consecutive major as he looked to add to his one major victory at the 2013 Masters.

Spaun said: “I never thought I would be here holding this trophy. I never knew what my ceiling was, I never knew how good I could be. I’m so proud I have been resilient.”

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George Russell claimed Mercedes' first win of the 2025 F1 season, edging out Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to win the Canadian GP. 

Russell started the race in pole position, after recording a fastest lap time 0.160 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen in qualifying. Russell then drove smartly to win his fourth career GP and first of the season. 

Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli also claimed his first-ever F1 podium, after starting fourth and pulling off an impressive overtake on Oscar Piastri to move into P3 on the opening lap. 

Verstappen drove a relatively conservative race after last week’s crash with Russell put him within one penalty point of an automatic race suspension. 

With three laps remaining, the two McLarens came together as Norris attempted to overtake Piastri for fourth position. Norris ripped the front wing off his car and was forced to retire from the race. The Brit conceded that the incident was his fault and apologised on the radio immediately. 

Norris said after the race: “There’s no one to blame but myself, so I apologise to the whole team and to Oscar for attempting something probably a bit too silly. I’m glad I didn’t ruin his race.”

After the 10th race of the season, Piastri still leads the Drivers Championship. The Aussie’s fourth-place finish saw him pick up 12 points to extend his lead over Norris, who received no points, to 22 points. 

In the Constructors Championship, McLaren still leads by a healthy margin of 175 points. Mercedes’ successful outing in Montreal saw them move into second place on 199 points as their battle with Ferrari (183 points) continues. 

Formula One takes a one-week break as the teams make their way from North America to Europe for the Austrian GP on 29 June.