Rafael Nadal became the highest-profile casualty of this year’s Wimbledon after slumping to a 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-4 defeat to dreadlocked German Dustin Brown.

Nine lobsters have been liberated from a Dublin restaurant in a daring weekend sting by animal rights activists.

Sebastian Vettel made it five poles in six grands prix this season, albeit from a qualifying session marred by a frightening accident involving Mexican rookie Sergio Perez.

Jelena Dokic rallied to beat Japan’s Karumi Nara 3-6 7-6 6-2 and progress to the quarter-finals of the BMW Malaysian Open today.