Everything was going grand for Pamela Uba as Ladies Day at the Galway Races dawned.

Jon Rahm is hoping an accommodation switch can lead to a reversal of fortunes in the Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

Roger Federer yesterday gained revenge over Rafael Nadal 11 years on to set up a Wimbledon final showdown with Novak Djokovic today.

What is it about high-performance athletes and teams that they always appear to have another gear to go to when the competition heats up?

So that’s Wednesday nearly wrapped up. Here are some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Roger Federer saw off Gael Monfils having saved two match points as he secured a place in the Mutua Madrid Open quarter-finals with the 1,200th win of his career.

Wimbledon tennis singles champions will win £2.35m (€2.72m) this year, which is an increase of £100,000 (€115,000) on the event in 2018.

Roger Federer moved within two wins of a 100th career singles title with victory over Marton Fucsovics at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Novak Djokovic was so good, so relentless, so flawless, that Rafael Nadal never stood a chance.

Novak Djokovic found himself mired in the muddy waters of tennis politics a day before the start of the Australian Open this morning.

Andy Murray is still hoping to make it to one more Wimbledon tournament before his problematic hip forces him into retirement.

Novak Djokovic dropped his first set, and smashed his first racket, at this year’s French Open — but still battled through to the fourth round.

The Leinster final proved another mismatch in a football championship season that is yet to heat up, says Dr Ed Coughlan.

Last weekend in Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal won his 11th Coupe des Mousquetaires at the French Open, writes Dr Ed Couhglan.

Rafael Nadal saved his best until last as he demolished Dominic Thiem to seal his 11th French Open title.

Serena Williams came from a set down to book her place in the third round of the French Open.

Serena Williams made an eye-catching return to the grand slam scene yesterday with victory over Kristyna Pliskova in the French Open first round.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic made their entrances at Roland Garros yesterday but both found themselves upstaged by a lucky loser and his 88-year-old grandmother.

Emotions spilled out of Roger Federer after he quelled Marin Cilic’s fightback to win his 20th grand slam title at the Australian Open.

It took just over an hour for Roger Federer to fix one anomalous statistic in his extraordinary career.

Federer is happy to see players make their breakthroughs at the Australian Open to bring fresh blood to the sport.

Rafael Nadal called for the tennis authorities to think about players’ long-term health after retiring from his quarter-final against Marin Cilic at the Australian Open because of a leg injury.

Djokovic played down his latest injury worry after making it through to the fourth round of the Australian Open.

The Australian Open always throws up plenty of intrigue as the new tennis season kicks into gear.

Roger Federer offered no excuses for his shock defeat by David Goffin in the last four of the ATP Finals.

Rafael Nadal will take on Chung Hyeon in the second round of the Paris Masters knowing victory will guarantee he closes out the year as world number one.

Rafael Nadal extended his winning run to 10 matches by beating John Isner in the quarter-finals of the China Open.

This was the world number one's first match since his victory over Kevin Anderson in the final in New York last month.

Team Europe have defeated Team World 15-9 to win the inaugural Laver Cup.

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Rafael Nadal put the seal on a throwback year for men's tennis by winning his 16th grand slam title at the US Open.

Juan Martin del Potro must rouse himself for another physical and mental effort as he prepares to take on Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the US Open tonight.

Roger Federer conceded he was not in the right shape to challenge for another grand slam title as the elusive US Open clash with Rafael Nadal slipped away again.

Rafael Nadal completed his end of the bargain and must now wait to see whether Roger Federer can join him in the semi-finals of the US Open.

Roger Federer got his US Open campaign back on track but there was another battle for Rafael Nadal as they edged closer to a semi-final meeting.

A semi-final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer at the US Open continued to look a long way away as the Spaniard followed his rival in labouring into the third round.

Roger Federer booked his place in the second round of the US Open but serious doubts remain about his fitness after he needed five sets to defeat American teenager Frances Tiafoe.

Roger Federer reported himself fit for a tilt at a third grand slam title of the year at the US Open.

Andy Murray was handed a very walkable path to the US Open final but whether he is fit enough to take advantage remains to be seen.

Roger Federer stayed on course for his third Rogers Cup title by beating Robin Haase in straight sets on Saturday.

In true nerd style, I came across an interesting documentary the other night about trains and England, and how the rail network shaped that country in terms of commuters, building, culture, architecture.

There is so much to admire about Roger Federer, almost too much, only for the fact that he appears genuine in everything we see through his media commitments and conduct on court, writes Dr Ed Coughlan.

Roger Federer admits he woke up with a sore head after celebrating a record eighth Wimbledon triumph until 5am on Monday morning.