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World number six Stefanos Tsitsipas claimed a first ATP Tour grass-court title with victory over veteran Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in the final of the Mallorca Championships. Tsitsipas, the tournament’...

Todd Boehly will attempt to shake up Chelsea’s summer transfer business through a series of US-style player trade deals, the PA news agency understands. Chelsea’s new supremo has ...

Serena Williams’ return to tennis in Eastbourne has been cut short after doubles partner Ons Jabeur withdrew from the tournament because of a knee injury. Williams has played her first ...

Gareth Bale has excited Cardiff fans by visiting the Sky Bet Championship club’s Vale of Glamorgan base on their first day of pre-season training. Bale has been linked with ...

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic both kick-started their Wimbledon preparations with easy exhibition wins at the Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic. Nadal showed no ill-effects after nerve treatment on the chronic ...

Serena Williams marked her comeback appearance with victory at the Rothesay International Eastbourne and admitted afterwards she feared there would never be a return to tennis. An injury to her ...

Romelu Lukaku will return to Inter Milan on a one-year loan deal, the PA news agency understands. Inter chiefs are thought to have struck an 8 million euro loan fee with ...

Ryan Giggs has expressed his sadness that he will not be at the 2022 World Cup after standing down as Wales manager with immediate effect. Giggs has been on leave from ...

The pinnacle of the British summer is upon us again with the 2022 edition of Wimbledon. Here, the PA news agency picks out five talking points ahead of this year’s ...

Premier League champions Manchester City will begin the defence of their title at West Ham in the final match of the opening weekend’s fixtures. Pep Guardiola’s side will ...

The Premier League has stated match postponements for player unavailability will only be granted in “truly exceptional” circumstances from next season. From the start of the 2022-23 campaign, clubs will ...

New Burnley manager Vincent Kompany is excited by the challenge of getting the club back into the Premier League. The former Manchester City and Belgium captain takes over from caretaker ...

Andy Murray beat Nick Kyrgios in straight sets to book his place in the final of the Boss Open in Stuttgart. The Scot followed up his victory over top seed ...

Charles Leclerc put his Ferrari on pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton facing a stewards’ investigation for “driving unnecessarily slowly”. Leclerc, who trails leader Max Verstappen ...

The official in charge of policing at last month’s Champions League final has conceded the operation was a “failure” and appeared to back-track on previous claims that the majority ...

Former Arsenal forward Alexandre Lacazette has rejoined Lyon on a three-year deal. The 31-year-old former France international was a free agent after seeing out his contract with the Premier League ...

Liverpool have rejected a bid worth up to £30 million for Sadio Mane from Bayern Munich, the PA news agency understands. The Reds were unhappy with the nature of the offer, ...

Ian Baraclough insisted he could handle the criticism which will come his way after Northern Ireland’s latest Nations League setback as he called for patience with a young squad ...

Iga Swiatek cemented her place at the top of women’s tennis with a commanding victory over Coco Gauff in the final of the French Open. The number one seed ...

Gareth Southgate admits he is “surprised” by the number of Hungary fans who will be in attendance for England’s behind-closed-doors Nations League clash in Budapest. There are expected to ...

World number one Iga Swiatek shook off some early nerves to extend her winning series to a staggering 33 as she beat American Jessica Pegula 6-3 6-2 to book her spot ...

West Ham defender Kurt Zouma has been ordered to carry out 180 hours of community service and banned from keeping cats for five years after kicking and slapping his pet in ...

French interior minister Gerald Darmanin insisted there was “industrial level” fraud as he blamed fans with fake tickets for the problems ahead of the Champions League final. The French authorities ...

Leclerc delighted his home crowd by securing pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver, born and raised on Monte Carlo’s famous streets, held his nerve to ...