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Brazilian attacking midfielder believes football great can deliver for Catalans

Nine trailblazers become first female players to enrol at famed football academy

Asian Tour chief Cho insists Australian great’s breakaway ‘super league’ will have no bearing on circuit’s structure

Season-ending tournament will see eight women, all Europeans, compete for title

Spurs and England striker has scored only once in Premier League this season

US Open champion Raducanu says tennis is her number one priority

Midfielder says ‘we can do much better’ after club’s defeat to Man City cranks up pressure on manager Solskjaer

Ducati rider claims third win of the season after newly-crowned champion Quartararo falls off his Yamaha

Costly errors from keeper Becker see Reds unbeaten record pursuit fail

Simeone’s side concede two goals in injury time as Real Sociedad reclaim top spot

Pioli’s unbeaten side are level on 32 points, but trail on goal difference on Serie A table

British driver admits Red Bull’s car is ‘far superior’ after finishing second to fall 19 points behind in title race

Russian star says world number one will gain respect from tennis fans ‘maybe 10 years after he retires’

World number one avenges US Open final defeat to Russian with 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory in Paris final

The Citizens cruise to 2-0 win to raise questions over Solskjaer’s future at Old Trafford

Boxing’s governing body claims win against corruption and manipulation after employing technology at Belgrade worlds

Striker urges teammates to improve on the pitch in a bid to turn club’s fortunes around

Manager Smith says he’ll fight on after his side falls to fifth consecutive defeat with 1-0 loss

Vaughan allegedly told Asian players that there were ‘too many of you lot, we need to do something about it’

Organisation signs contract with country till 2025 despite no race in 2022

Russian tennis star beats Frenchman Gaston 7-6, 6-4 to enter Paris Masters semi-finals

Former midfielder joins club as coach, facing daunting task of returning them to glory

Samsonova helps country beat USA 2-1; Teichmann, Bencic set up 2-0 win for Swiss over Australia

Japanese star tweets photo of her holding a racquet, saying ‘kinda rusty but feels good to be back’

Manager Solskjaer says he has tried to instill positivity in his team ahead of derby

Premier League side beat Vitesse Arnhem 3-2 in Europa Conference League

England striker pays price for his poor league form; Rashford, Alexander-Arnold return to squad

Managers appear wary of joining the new project without a clear structure

Mexican fighter aims to hold four belts from boxing’s alphabet soup of governing bodies simultaneously

Local hero, however, admits ‘decisions are normally taken during the race’ as teammate Verstappen aims to extend lead

Mercedes driver says he has no intention of causing collision with Verstappen

American player beats Briton Norrie 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) to reach quarter-finals

Beat Czech Republic 2-1 courtesy Bencic and Teichmann’s doubles win

Defender faces another spell on the sidelines after suffering hamstring injury in Champions League

Driver Hamilton bids to beat Red Bull’s Verstappen at Mexican Grand Prix

Former midfielder hopeful Barca can negotiate deal with Al Sadd for his return

Newly-appointed manager says it’s a ‘great honour’ for him to take charge of Premier League club

Villarreal manager says he’s ‘100 per cent committed’ to Spanish club

France’s reign as women's tennis world champions ends after 2-1 defeat

The hard-hitter Asif Ali lost his 18-month-old daughter in 2019 to cancer

Guardiola’s men need one point from their last two games to advance, after romping to 4-1 win in Champions League

Midfielder Szoboszlai converts penalty in stoppage time to secure 2-2 draw for German side in Champions League

Jota, Mane score inside first 21 minutes to help Reds beat 10-man Atletico 2-0

Greek tennis star forced to withdraw while trailing 4-2 in first set of his second-round match against Popyrin

Striker reaches milestone of 100 Champions League goals as German giants storm into last 16 with 5-2 win over Benfica

Belgian midfielder has endured injury-plagued two years since joining from Chelsea

Serial winner signs a contract until the ‘summer of 2023’ following the sacking of Nuno

Players including Kohli and Shami have faced severe backlash by extremists Indian following defeats in WCT20

Striker’s latest rescue act helps Premier League club settle for 2-2 draw at Atalanta in Champions League

Villarreal coach says there has been no formal offer from Premier League club to replace sacked Bruce