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Ronnie O’Sullivan came from behind to claim a record-extending eighth Masters title with a brilliant 10-7 victory over Ali Carter on Sunday at Alexandra Palace. The world number one, ...

U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff romped into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday but Wimbledon title-holder Marketa Vondrousova made a humbling exit at the hands of ...

Manchester United twice gave up one-goal leads in a 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Sunday, a disappointing result for Erik ten Hag’s team who are ...

By Nick Mulvenney Novak Djokovic was dragged into a dogfight by talented teenager Dino Prizmic and had to dig deep to open his Australian Open title defence with a 6-2 6...

By Nick Mulvenney Jannik Sinner picked up where he left off in 2023 by easing past Botic van de Zandschulp into the second round of the Australian Open as the year’...

Former world number six Matteo Berrettini has withdrawn from the Australian Open due to a foot injury, organisers said on Sunday. Berrettini was due to face Greek seventh seed Stefanos ...

Chelsea beat their west London neighbours Fulham 1-0 on Saturday as a penalty by top scorer Cole Palmer earned the Blues their third Premier League win in a row, even ...

The Premier League does winter breaks like no other competition so the action will keep coming thick and fast this weekend with four blockbuster clashes to take off the chill ...

Morocco set new standards for African football just over 12 months ago at the Qatar World Cup but the pressure is now on to improve a dismal record in the Africa ...

North-based footballer Souleymane Doukara has travelled to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after being included in the Mauritania national team’s squad. Doukara, 32, plays as a striker for Famagusta-based ...

Carlos Alcaraz is raring to go at the Australian Open where he will seek to dethrone holder Novak Djokovic and secure a third Grand Slam triumph that would see him ...

Tottenham Hotspur defender Eric Dier has joined Bayern Munich on loan to the end of the season, both clubs said on Thursday. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed ...

Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal scored second-half goals to give Barcelona an 2-0 win over Osasuna in a dour Spanish Super Cup semi-final in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. Barca set ...

A total of 80 football teams have travelled to Cyprus as part of their mid-season training camps, Tourism Deputy Minister Costas Koumis said on Thursday. He said it is “nothing new” ...

Nigeria will allow striker Terem Moffi to play for French club Nice at the weekend before he heads to the Africa Cup of Nations but Cameroon are blocking teenager Regis ...

Jadon Sancho has re-joined Borussia Dortmund on loan from Manchester United, both clubs confirmed on Thursday, bringing an end to the attacker’s exile from football over a disciplinary issue. ...

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has said he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and has a year to live in a “best-case scenario”. The 75-year-old led England through the ...

Novak Djokovic will begin his quest for a record-extending 11th Australian Open title and 25th Grand Slam crown overall against a qualifier, while top-ranked Iga Swiatek faces a tricky test ...

Liverpool’s self-belief has enabled them to fight back from losing positions this season, manager Jurgen Klopp said after his side’s 2-1 comeback victory over Fulham in the first ...

RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner has joined Tottenham Hotspur on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy, the Premier League club said on Tuesday night. ...

Chelsea suffered a surprise 1-0 loss at second-tier Middlesbrough in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final on Tuesday with Hayden Hackney’s goal giving Mauricio Pochettino’s wasteful ...

Footballers on Tuesday threatened to strike over dangerous conditions in stadia, following a meeting of the Footballers’ Association (Pasp). The meeting was attended by representatives of players from first division ...

Less than a quarter of gyms are operating legally, the Gym Owners Association (Pasigy) said on Tuesday. It lamented what it described as a “lack of effective control” of the ...

Tiger Woods, who has worn Nike apparel since first signing with the company as a newly professional 20-year-old, has parted ways with the sportswear giant, the 15-time major champion said ...