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Analysts believe Gulf state will not abandon ownership of French club to demonstrate its power

Express their concerns in a joint letter over funding and sponsorship players receive from Kremlin and its military

Belarusian hopes flagship event will find ‘deserving’ home soon to allow for better marketing

Striker has been a peripheral figure since his loan move from Chelsea, playing 90 minutes just once

Guardiola’s men resume their quest to conquer Europe amid battles on and off the field

Track superstar says his key goal for 2023 is to match Usain Bolt by claiming 100m-200m titles

Breakaway series announces 48-player field of 12 four-man teams for opener in Mexico

Tennis legend has now spent 377 weeks at number one position in rankings

Osimhen and 'Kvaradona' leading Serie A leaders’ charge ahead of last-16 trip to Frankfurt

Terzic’s men neck and neck with Bayern and Union on 43 points after 4-1 win over Hertha

Belarusian will return to tour for first time since Australian Open win when she plays at Dubai event

Russian star captures his 16th title to return to world top 10 with 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 win

South Korean striker ‘happy to score’ after coming off the bench to seal 2-0 win in Premier League

Striker makes immediate impact on his full debut for club by scoring only goal against Verona

Manager urges Reds to take heart from recent improvement to avenge last year’s UCL final loss

Lewandowski, Roberto score to help Catalans open up eight-point gap at the top with 2-0 win

With potential takeover of Man United by a Qatari firm, looking at Middle East’s influence on world football

In-form striker grabs her seventh goal in five games to help team win 1-0 in SheBelieves Cup

Spaniard fires two late birdies to power past Homa, grab his third PGA Tour title of 2023

Golf great hopes to play all four majors with a ‘couple’ of other events after his latest comeback

Spanish teen marks his return from four-month injury lay-off with win over Norrie in final

Lukaku, Mkhitaryan and Martinez all scored in a hard-fought win against ninth-placed Udinese

Moenchengladbach defeated 3-2 Bayern to extend their winning streak over Bundesliga champions to five games

British billionaire and his company INEOS submit bid to buy Manchester United

Rookie McLaren driver says his focus in 2023 will be to set foundation for long career

Los Blancos beat Osasuna 2-0 in La Liga thanks to late goals from Valverde, Asensio

Andonovski says ‘nobody is forced’ after midfielder complains about playing in defence

Sprinter clocks 6.94sec at US Indoors to fall short of women’s world record by 0.02

Al Thani confirms ‘submission of bid for 100 percent’ ownership, in a press release

Former Ghana international was victim of earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria

Returning hero tasked with responsibility to help Valencia avoid relegation

Club moves closer to Serie A title with 2-0 win at Sassuolo, going 18 points clear

Athlete delivers 26.02 meters to break Gwen Berry’s record of 25.60 at US Indoor Championships

Golf legend apologises for conduct, insists he was denigrating Thomas as ‘playing like a girl’

Golf legend stays alive at Genesis Invitational after projected cut line moves to one-over

Russian tennis star reaches Rotterdam semi-finals with 6-2, 6-4 win over Canadian

Spanish top seed shrugs off damp, cold conditions to beat Serbian Lajovic 6-4, 6-2

Sprinter becomes first from Pakistan to reach finals of Asian Indoor Athletics Championship

CEO Kahn wary of bogey side, having lost nine times to them in Bundesliga since 2011-12 season

Hoeness says ‘money doesn’t score goals’, wants foreign investment rules to be relaxed in Germany

Came to hospital for regular check-up... there is nothing to worry about, says former Test captain

Ten Hag wants Red Devils to ‘finish it in Old Trafford’ after 2-2 stalemate in first leg of play-off

Gunners visit Aston Villa, hoping to take title fight to Man City after losing top spot to them

Both teams form huddle in lead up to SheBelieves match before world champions claim 2-0 win

Los Blancos may need supporting cast to step up against Osasuna amid doubts over Benzema’s fitness

Corruption scandal hampers President Xi’s goal of turning country into global power in sport

Italian tennis star stuns top seed 6-4, 6-3 to reach quarter-finals; Rune suffers exit

Ueno admits to offering at least 14 million yen to an official to secure sponsorship contract for 2020 Games

Golf great birdies last three holes to wrestle two-under-par 69 at Genesis Invitational

Rising tennis star reaches Argentina quarters after beating Djere 6-2, 4-6, 6-2