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Spaniard starts his quest for 21st Grand Slam title by sweeping aside Giron; Japanese beats Colombia's Osorio

Four-time Grand Slam champion says players are eager for news on the fate of Chinese star

Briton returns to Melbourne Park after three years; faces 21st seed Basilashvili in first round

Striker edges two previous winners, Mbappe and Kante, in the football poll

Guardiola’s side open 13-point lead with 1-0 win; Coutinho rescues Villa in Man Utd draw

Bayern striker is up against Messi and Salah for FIFA men’s player of the year award

Liverpool forward gets his country’s AFCON campaign up and running with 1-0 victory

Pochettino's men see off Brest 2-0 to go 11 points clear at the top of Ligue 1

World number three says it will be difficult for Chinese tennis star to ‘talk freely’

21-year-old striker says German club Dortmund ‘has started to press me’ about future

Serb star says he’s ‘extremely disappointed’ after court ruling dashes his dream of 21st Grand Slam

World number 20 powers past former world number one 6-3, 6-3, courtesy 29 winners

Second-placed side trim Bayern’s lead at the top of Bundesliga to three points with 5-1 romp

Los Blancos will chase their first trophy under coach Ancelotti when they face Athletic Bilbao in final

German nominates himself, Nadal, Medvedev and Tsitsipas among players capable of winning year’s first Grand Slam

World number one says she’s at ease heading into her home Slam despite weight of expectation

Russian tennis star says his US Open breakthrough has given him confidence to win more Grand Slams

Immigration minister Hawke says tennis star’s opposition to Covid vaccination could cause ‘civil unrest’

Commentator Tariq Saeed dreamt of playing for Pakistan but ended up reviving Urdu commentary in the country

Florence club see off Spalletti’s men 5-2 in extra time to reach quarter-finals

Reds miss firepower of Salah, Mane to play 0-0 stalemate in first leg at Anfield

Bundesliga leaders will be back to near full strength with first-choice players out of Covid isolation

Guardiola’s men en route fourth title in five years after opening 10-point lead

French Ligue 1 leaders hope to halt recent slide in league form against Brest

Argentine superstar says he’s ‘looking forward to get back on the field’ for Paris Saint-Germain

Northern Irish golfer opens his campaign at Abu Dhabi Championship next week

Basque outfit will battle Real Madrid for title after coming back from a goal down to win 2-1 in semi-final

Former world number one beats Opelka 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 in Sydney Classic semi-finals

Country expects more from Liverpool star when they face Guinea-Bissau

Frenchman sweeps past compatriot Moutet 6-1, 6-3 to continue impressive start to season

World number one still faces prospect of deportation as immigration minister's decision on his visa still pending

Newcastle signs Wood for an undisclosed fee, making him club's second signing of the month

Portuguese star says anything other than top-three finish will not be tolerated

Head of Human Rights Watch, calling on more countries to join diplomatic boycott over rights abuses by China

Coach praises players for showing ‘courage’ in 3-2 Spanish Super Cup loss to Madrid

Forward scores in 121st minute to help Inzaghi win first trophy with Inter Milan

Cameron has risen to career-best 10th, making it perfect to lift his sights, but he's not

Estonian enters Sydney Classic semi-finals after Tunisian pulls out due to back injury

Mali beat Tunisia 1-0 after referee blew whistle before 90 minutes had been played

Liverpool forward wants the contract to reflect his huge contribution at Anfield

Spurs manager believes changes are needed to lift club to the level of Man City, Liverpool, and Chelsea

Manager believes victory in Spanish Super Cup semi-final will ‘give credibility to the project’

Saints bag dominant 4-1 win to pull further clear of Premier League relegation zone

Nigerian striker scores lone goal in 1-0 win over Egypt; holders Algeria play stalemate with Sierra Leone

Fears are growing about host country’s largest domestic Omicron cluster in Tianjin

Women’s tennis body says Czech player followed all rules before entering Australia

Home hope fired a warning to the rest of the field with victory at Adelaide warm-up event

World number three says she had to ‘manage anxiety’ in beating Alexandrova 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) in second round

Serb tennis star says he went ahead with an interview and photoshoot with L'Equipe after claimed Covid infection

Mane, Boufal score to give teams identical 1-0 wins over Zimbabwe, Ghana respectively