Crystal Palace's European Dream Delayed After UEFA Ruling
Premier League team Crystal Palace's long wait for European football is set to continue, after UEFA postponed a decision on whether its owner broke multi-club rules.
Crystal Palace's spot in next season's Europa League, which would mark the first time the 120 year-old south London team has ever played in a major European competition, has been uncertain due to one of its owners, John Textor, having a controlling stake in another qualified team, Olympique Lyonnais.
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Follow live coverage of the opening day at SW19, with champion Carlos Alcaraz through after a marathon win against retiring veteran Fabio Fognini Getty Images The 2025 Wimbledon Championships are up and running, with two-time defending men's champion Carlos Alcaraz safely through after a five-set marathon against Fabio Fognini. The defending champion avoided an upset on a day when several men's seeds were shocked — including Daniil Medvedev (9), Holger Rune (8), and Stefanos Tsitsipas (24), though Frances Tiafoe (12) is through, dispatching Elmer Møller in straight sets. It has been more secure for the Women's seeds, with world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka among those to win today. Brit Emma Raducanu is currently in action on No. 1 Court against Mimi Xu, on what has been a hot first day with temperatures reaching 90F (32C). Watch: BBC (UK), ESPN (U.S.) BBC (UK), ESPN (U.S.) Get involved: live@ GO FURTHER Wimbledon play interrupted after spectator receives medical assistance on Centre Court Getty Images Given how hot it is set to be at SW19 today, I'm already curious to know how long these wigs are going to survive. I mean, I assume they're wigs… Yeah, first day at any slam is always special, but especially at Wimbledon on a day like today. It is sweltering and the outside courts are very exposed here, so the heat is going to be a big talking point on day one. I remember that 2001 opening day — Tim Henman won 6-1, 6-1, 6-1, which was I think the first time I'd seen that scoreline. James Hansen The view over the outside courts and across to No. 1 Court never gets old. Perfect weather at Wimbledon this morning, ahead of what is set to be the hottest opening day of the championships on record. It was 84 degrees Fahrenheit (29C) in 2001, but today it is set to get to at least 91F (33C). That's hot enough to invoke the plainly named heat rule, which allows players a 10-minute break after the second set in best-of-three matches and after the third in best-of-five matches. Players may leave the court during the break, but they may not receive coaching or medical treatment. Clearly we should get tucking into the tennis too — because the action is underway! Daniil Medvedev is among the first to get going, as the ninth seed prepares to tackle Benjamin Bonzi on Court 2. He has a lot of questions for the umpire at the net too, mostly revolving around towels, balls, whether he will need a water bottle and is there still water available. Makes you think how disorientating it must be when you begin at a tournament. As for the stars, former footballer and Inter Miami owner David Beckham is here today. Apparently he's looking 'dapper' according to the broadcast I have on beside me, which seems to be the default description for him these days. And for the record, he definitely does. I will endeavor to find photo proof before the day is done. It's not quite the shops opening on Black Friday, but it's still a big point in the Wimbledon fortnight. The gates are open and the spectators are filtering in. Getty Images Tennis (and sporting) legend Roger Federer has won the most men's singles titles of all time here. His eight championships include an astounding five in a row from 2003 to 2007, and six in seven years with his 2009 title — before more in 2012 and 2017. Among those with seven, Novak Djokovic could draw level with Federer if he succeeds this year. He currently sits alongside Pete Sampras and William Renshaw. If Carlos Alcaraz wins his third trophy in a row at SW19, only nine men in history and five in the Open Era will have won more. Getty Images Martina Navratilova is peerless when it comes to women's singles titles at Wimbledon. The Czech-American has nine of them, with an astounding six straight from 1982 to 1987. Helen Wills Moody is second on eight with Serena Williams, Steffi Graf and Dorothea Lambert Chambers all on seven. Among current players, only two-time champion Petra Kvitová (2011, 2014) has won more than once on the hallowed grass of Centre Court. GO FURTHER Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will retire from tennis after U.S. Open Getty Images No doubt everyone out there is wondering what the weather is going to be like for the opening day at Wimbledon. Well, the good news is it's looking dry — and HOT. The temperature is already at 27C (81F) in south London and is likely to hit a high of 32C (90F) come the midday sun, which is likely to be broken by only occasional cloud. There will be a mild southerly wind, with basically zero chance of rain. No need for those roofs today, guys! Getty Images There is some serious history behind the trophies received by the two Wimbledon singles champions. The men's singles trophy was first presented in 1887 — cup-shaped and standing 18 inches high, with a diameter of 7.5 inches. A for the women's singles trophy, that was first presented a year earlier — dish-shaped with a mythological theme, it is known as the Rosewater Dish or Venus Rosewater Dish. The winner of both will receive a three-quarter size replica bearing the names of all past champions. Getty Images This year at Wimbledon the singles champions take home a pretty tasty prize pot. Both the men's and women's singles champion will win an equal prize pot of £3million each. That would set up the summer pretty nicely… Getty Images As for the men's top seeds in each singles draw… Seed 1: Jannik Sinner (vs. Luca Nardi) (vs. Luca Nardi) 2: Carlos Alcaraz (vs. Fabio Fognini) (vs. Fabio Fognini) 3: Alexander Zverev (vs. Arthur Rinderknech) (vs. Arthur Rinderknech) 4: Jack Draper (vs. Sebástian Báez) (vs. Sebástian Báez) 5: Taylor Fritz (vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard) (vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard) 6: Novak Djokovic (vs. Alexandre Muller) (vs. Alexandre Muller) 7: Lorenzo Musetti (vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili) (vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili) 8: Holger Rune (vs. Nicolas Jarry) (vs. Nicolas Jarry) 9: Daniil Medvedev (vs. Benjamin Bonzi) (vs. Benjamin Bonzi) 10: Ben Shelton (vs. Alex Bolt) Getty Images Let's start by rattling through the top 10 seeds in each singles draw. Here is how it looks for the women, alongside their first-round opponent. Seed 1: Aryna Sabalenka (vs. Carson Branstine) (vs. Carson Branstine) 2: Coco Gauff (vs. Dayana Yastremska) (vs. Dayana Yastremska) 3: Jessica Pegula (vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto) (vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto) 4: Jasmine Paolini (vs. Anastasija Sevastova) (vs. Anastasija Sevastova) 5: Zheng Qinwen (vs. Kateřina Siniaková) (vs. Kateřina Siniaková) 6: Madison Keys (vs. Elena-Gabriela Ruse) (vs. Elena-Gabriela Ruse) 7: Mirra Andreeva (vs. Mayar Sherif) (vs. Mayar Sherif) 8: Iga Świątek (vs. Polina Kudermetova) (vs. Polina Kudermetova) 9: Paula Badosa (vs. Katie Boulter) (vs. Katie Boulter) 10: Emma Navarro (vs. Petra Kvitová) Getty Images Good day to you all again, and welcome to our extensive coverage of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships. We will be with you throughout this third Grand Slam of the year, starting today with the opening first-round matches in both the men's and women's singles draws. You will find the full order of play for today below. In the meantime we have an hour to continue the build-up, and we will take you through some of the seedings and contenders. Thanks again for joining us. If the fun in Paris last month is anything to go by, this is going to be a great ride. Getty Images Wimbledon begins today and the draws for the men's and women's singles are intriguing, while also throwing up some blockbuster first-round matches. Novak Djokovic goes in pursuit of his 25th Grand Slam title, while defending champion Carlos Alcaraz seeks the French Open, Queen's and Wimbledon treble that has not been done since 2008. On the women's side, world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka enters as favorite after missing two recent editions, while 2023 champion Markéta Vondroušová is in form and ready to rekindle her fire in south-west London. The Athletic's tennis writers, Matthew Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare, analyze the match-ups and offer some of their picks for the best matches of the opening days. The Athletic We'd love to hear from you ahead of the 2025 Championships getting underway in little over an hour. Who do you think is going to win this year? Who will be the most successful British and American players? And is Wimbledon your favourite Grand Slam of the season? Let us know by emailing live@ Getty Images Arguably, it's the most famous tennis court in the world. It is the main showpiece court, only ever used at the Wimbledon Championships (apart from the 2012 London Olympic Games), and has a capacity of 14,979. Distinguished guests sit in the Royal Box, with a 3,000-tonne retractable roof installed in 2009. The inscription above the entrance quotes Rudyard Kipling's poem 'If': 'If you can meet with triumph and disaster, and treat those two impostors just the same.' Wise words for anyone playing on it. Neil Stubley, Wimbledon's head of courts and horticulture, is the man in charge of keeping the tennis courts pristine as he enters his 30th tournament. He and his team of 18, which grows to 31 during the event, are responsible for 'anything that grows' — including weeds. 💬 'Every day we test the ball bounce height and the hardness of the surface,' Stubley says. 'If they're getting too hard, we can add a little more water. If they get too soft, we can just hold off on irrigation and let Mother Nature dry it out a little more. 'Last week, it got its final liquid fertilizer on to give it the right color that we need.' GO FURTHER How Wimbledon gets its grass courts, flowers and tennis balls ready for Grand Slam action Getty Images At the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), better known as Wimbledon, grounds staff have 88 grass courts across three venues to maintain. The 18 match courts at Wimbledon are quiet until the tournament starts, but three miles to the north west, the 34 courts at the qualifying tournament complex in Roehampton are full of players bidding to make the main draw in the build-up to the main event. Then there are the 16 extra practice courts at AELTC Community Centre in Raynes Park, and the 20 practice courts at Wimbledon itself, which have all been in use since June 23. Plus there's the added task of maintaining flowers in borders and general planting around the site. It's a mammoth task.
