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Defending champion begins his title bid against South Korean Kwon Soon-woo

Swedish swimmer wins 50m freestyle to bag second gold; Canadian lifts 400m medley title

Spanish tennis great walks into Wimbledon with no grass-court prep under his belt

ESPN reports midfielder will sign an initial one-year deal after leaving Real Madrid

Shaves five-hundredths of a second off her previous mark to clock 51.41sec at US trials

Squash star el-Shorbagy’s switch to England proves players are underpaid, under-equipped

Manager confident he can oversee a successful rebuilding job with Clarets

Former England star says goodbye as club prepare for first season in third tier

European body says players who participate in more events without required release will incur further sanctions

American tennis great returns to Grand Slam action after spending a year away

Kazakh fighter will move up a division, aiming to snatch Mexican’s multiple belts

IOC official says they remain concerned by ‘governance, refereeing, judging process and financing’ of amateur body

Sprinter clocks world-leading 9.76sec, follows it up with 9.77 to win 100m at US trials

Czech Republic star beats Brazilian Haddad Maia in semi-finals ; defending champion overpowers Italian Giorgi

British teenage star is struggling with fitness issues ahead of home Grand Slam

Former coach backs midfielder to stake a claim in World Cup squad after returning to Bundesliga

Defending champion will look to close in on Nadal’s 22 Grand Slam titles amid tempestuous season

Spanish tennis great arrives at grass-court major halfway through calendar-year Grand Slam

Goalkeeper agrees a four-year contract with Howe’s side, worth reported £10m

Player’s tantrums, manager Tuchel’s tactics have led to striker’s loan return to Inter

Czech Republic veteran beats British Dart 6-3, 6-4 to bolster Wimbledon build-up

Players find solace in sport after losing arms or legs in country’s many years of war and turmoil

Governing body approves expanding maximum size by three for Nov 21 to Dec 18 tournament

Australian swimmer becomes youngest women’s 100m freestyle champion in more than 30 years

Japanese tennis ace names her media company Hana Kuma which has a lewd meaning in Africa

World champion can open up substantial lead at the top before summer break with win at Dutch MotoGP

World governing body also wants AIFF to complete changes to its constitution to avoid ban

World number one loses to Bautista Agut at Mallorca Open; Greek star battles past Giron

Former PM’s aide says seeing his son in the green blazer ‘is a dream come true’

American athlete receives waiver due to injury at World Championships

Two teenagers win gold at World Swimming Championships

Tennis great says Swiss legend making it so far at 40 is ‘amazing’

Artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez pulled out unconscious by coach

Move is meant to dissuade players from defecting to Saudi-backed LIV Golf

Al-Thawadi says organisers doing everything to bring down costs of accomodation

Winger signs with Bundesliga champions Bayern on three-year deal

Polish world number one may just be the star to lead women’s tennis into new era

British boxer labels country as 'good people' before his heavyweight title rematch against Usyk on August 20

Final price tag was twice more than 2013 estimate, organizing committee announces

Event chief Slumbers says players who ‘earned a place… will be able to compete’

Italian media reports manager has also received 1 million euro salary increase

Manager Arteta confident Portuguese midfielder will bring ‘quality and versatility’ to his side

Governing body ATP says mentoring would be permitted from designated seats in second half of season

Misfiring Belgian striker reportedly agrees pay cut to leave Chelsea on one-year deal

Tour President Richerson says decision to increase purse reflects their desire to elevate women's golf

Commissioner Monahan proposes boost in prize money, introduction of new events as golfer Koepka also defects

World’s top two players Medvedev and Zverev respectively, ranking points will all be missing

40-year-old American great, teaming up with Tunisian Jabeur, makes winning comeback in Eastbourne

American great is ranked a lowly 1,204 and without a competitive singles match in 12 months

A new project aims to use sport as a ‘vehicle’ for locals, migrants and refugees to learn to live together