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Spaniard legend loses in three set against American opponent in opening match

French giants beat Juventus 2-1; Portuguese club hits six against Maccabi Haifa

World number five beats seventh-seeded Sabalenka of Belarus 6-2, 6-4

China defeats Japan to claim their thirteenth men’s team title at World Gymnastics Championships

Chelsea manager says defender Chilwell's hamstring injury does not look positive

Spurs forward need surgery on injury sustained at Marseille

Man City manager Guardiola unsure if England players will get any game time with club before mega event

Despite winger’s role limited to cameos at club level, he remains Wales’ biggest hope in World Cup

Former German international laughs off reports he is considering early retirement from club football

Portuguese side seal 2-1 win to earn top spot in Champions League Group B, with Club Brugge second

Pavard, Choupo-Moting score to hand German champions 2-0 win in Champions League

Reds claim 2-0 win in Champions League, but fall short of dislodging Italian club from top group spot

Assistant manager Stellini praises players after come-from-behind 2-1 win over Marseille

World Cup 2022 hosts will have to spring surprises to beat favourites Netherlands and Senegal

World number one opens her WTA Finals campaign with 6-2, 6-3 victory over eighth-ranked Russian

Netherlands captain will finally get his chance on biggest stage of all this month

Bayern striker will lead AFCON champions at football’s biggest stage this month

Ten Hag’s side must beat Real Socieded by two goals to gain direct entry to last 16, avoid play-offs

Newly-minted number one focusing on improvement as she eyes third title of debut year

Serbian tennis great begins title defence with 7-6, 6-4 second-round win over American Cressy

UN admits World Cup hosts have carried out ‘significant’ reforms to improve working and living conditions

Messi, Ronaldo desperate to fill trophy-laden cabinets with biggest silverware on their swansong

South American country, boasting formidable squad, stands good chance of succeeding France as champion

Red Bull boss says twice world champion has achieved ‘incredible consistency’ this season with record wins

Coach Martinez says striker is ‘irreplaceable’ as he faces another injury setback with hamstring strain

Fritz, Isner, Tiafoe and Cressy record straight sets victories over their opponents in openers

Juventus star needs more time to recover from knee injury, his agent Pimenta confirms

Manager says it’s unfair to judge Reds as injury pile-up has deprived them of fielding full-strength side

McLaren driver confirms ‘discussions are ongoing’ after his revitalizing performance at Mexico GP

Coach Moriyasu names Real Sociedad’s Kubo, Brighton’s Mitoma in 26-man squad for 2022 World Cup

Young midfielder scores late goal, provides assist to help Mourinho’s side enter Serie A top four with 3-1 win

Manager serving touchline ban for English club’s crucial Champions League trip to Marseille

Thai teenager second-youngest LPGA player to top rankings, dislodges South Korean Ko Jin-young

Belarusian beats Tunisian rival 3-6, 7-6, 7-5, Greek star downs American 7-6, 7-6 as WTA Finals kick off

Serbian tennis great ready to defend Paris Masters title, hopes for strong finish to tough year

Unlikely hero Nelson scores two goals, sets up another in thrashing of Nottingham Forest

Canadian tennis star claims 6-3, 7-5 win in final for his third silverware in as many weeks

Long-serving manager’s bruised team will fight to stay in Europe with third-place finish in UCL group

IFMA secretary general says ancient combat sport is ‘very safe’, but private fights are harder to police

Striker relishes ‘beautiful moment’ after helping club move up to fifth with 1-0 win

Minnows shock reigning champions, who drop to third, six points behind leaders

Qatar World Cup may see less stars playing due to packed league schedules

Two-time world champion claims record 14th win of the 2022-23 season

American golfer ends inaugural campaign with an eye-watering $35m in earnings

La Liga leaders deliver below-par performance in 1-1 stalemate

Argentine star scores one, assists another in team’s 4-3 victory in French Ligue 1

Striker scores first Serie A hat-trick in team’s 4-0 thrashing of Sassuolo

Polish striker scores 93rd-minute winner to pull Catalans level on points with Real at the top of table

De Bruyne’s free-kick seals 1-0 win against Leicester; Klopp’s Reds beaten 2-1 at home by Leeds

Two-time world champion clocks best lap of 1min 17.775sec to finish 0.304sec ahead of Russell, Hamilton