Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki eased into the third round of the Australian Open with a straight-set win over Sweden's Johanna Larsson.
The Danish third seed needed just 66 minutes to beat world number 75 Larsson 6-1 6-3.
Wozn…
Fulham have signed former Liverpool winger Ryan Babel from Turkish side Besiktas.
The 32-year-old Dutch international, who spent three and a half years at Anfield, has joined the club until the end of the season.
Fulham are 19th in t…
Fifth seed Kevin Anderson is out of the Australian Open after being beaten in four sets by American Frances Tiafoe.
Anderson, who reached the final at Wimbledon in 2018, took the first set 6-4 but his 20-year-old opponent fought back to…
Katie Boulter's run in the Australian Open women's singles came to an end at the second round stage with a 6-3 6-4 defeat by Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka.
The Briton, 22, recorded a memorable win over 2015 semi-finalist Ekaterina Makarova o…
Andy Murray has criticised British tennis for failing to translate his achievements into grassroots growth in the sport at home.
The 31-year-old's future is in doubt as he contemplates further hip surgery.
And the three-time Grand Sl…
Britain's Dan Evans succumbed in three sets after pushing defending champion Roger Federer hard in an entertaining Australian Open second-round match.
Evans, ranked 189th in the world, lost 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 against the 20-time Gr…
West Indies have recalled batsman Darren Bravo after an absence of more than two years from Test cricket for the first Test against England.
The left-hander has not played a Test since November 2016 because of a dispute with Cricket Wes…
Hearts have recalled midfielder Malaury Martin and striker Aidan Keena from season-long loans with Dunfermline Athletic.
Both played 12 times for the Scottish Championship outfit, with 19-year-old Keena scoring four times.
But they l…
Lord's is set for a £50m redevelopment after owners Marylebone Cricket Club were granted planning permission to replace two stands.
The Compton and Edrich stands at the Nursery End of the London ground will be replaced by new three-tier…
Former Scotland centre-half Stephen McManus is hoping to save Celtic "millions of pounds" in his new role as the club's under-18s coach.
The 36-year-old returned to his former club after being in a similar role with Premiership rivals M…
Captain Joe Root hit 87 before England collapsed on day one of their first warm-up match in the West Indies.
Root, 27, struck 12 fours and two sixes in his 87-ball innings before falling to Bryan Charles, who claimed 5-90 for a Cricket …
Brendan Rodgers has been installed as favourite to replace under-fire Claude Puel at Leicester City. (Scottish Daily Mail)
Aberdeen skipper Graeme Shinnie is set to sign a pre-contract agreement with Wigan Athletic. (Scottish Sun)
C…
Juventus were not ready to win the Champions League until Cristiano Ronaldo arrived.
That's the view of club legend Giorgio Chiellini, who says he never initially believed Ronaldo would sign for the Italian giants when he was first link…
Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time champion Michael, has joined the Ferrari driver academy, sources close to the team say.
The 19-year-old is embarking on his first season in Formula 2, the final feeder category before Formula 1, with t…
Former England defender Steven Caulker has joined Alanyaspor in the Turkish top flight.
The 27-year-old has been without a club since leaving Dundee in September 2018.
Caulker started his career at Tottenham, joined Cardiff for £8m i…
An email at the centre of the controversy over a mystery delivery of testosterone to the National Cycling Centre has been obtained by the BBC.
The correspondence, dated 18 October 2011, is from a staff member at one of the country's lea…
Arsenal keeper Petr Cech is to retire at the end of the season.
The 36-year-old joined Arsenal in June 2015 from the club's London rivals Chelsea, where he spent 11 years.
"Having played 15 years in the Premier League and won every s…
The English Football League is formally investigating Leeds United after head coach Marcelo Bielsa admitted sending a member of staff to spy on a Derby County training session.
The EFL has received a complaint from the Rams over the inc…
Ex-Wales defender James Collins says he cancelled a deal with Aston Villa because he would have felt "embarrassed" to stay on after suffering an injury.
Collins has joined Ipswich on a deal until the end of the season.
The 35-year-ol…
Senegal's Kara Mbodji has confirmed that his season-long loan spell at French club Nantes was cut short so he can find regular first-team football.
The 29-year-old World Cup defender had joined the Ligue 1 outfit from Belgian giants And…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not afraid to take on anybody, and his latest target is none other the similarly self-assured Cristiano Ronaldo.
The former Sweden striker, 37, did not sit on the fence in his response to Ronaldo's suggestion that …
Tunisia's Esperance are continuing the club's centenary celebrations despite being punished by the Confederation of African Football (Caf).
The title-holders will have to play their next two African Champions League matches behind close…
The Ghana Football Association has rescheduled the launch of the GFA Special Competition.
A new date for the launch will soon be announced
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Arsenal forward Beth Mead has withdrawn from England's squad for their warm-weather training camp in Qatar.
The 23-year-old suffered a knee injury in Sunday's Women's Super League defeat by Chelsea.
Manchester City striker Melissa La…
Leigh Halfpenny and Ross Moriarty, who are both currently sidelined with concussion, are included in Wales' 39-man squad for the Six Nations.
Scarlets' Halfpenny has not played since November with Dragons' Moriarty sidelined since 15 De…
Shane Burger will take over as Scotland's new head coach in March, Cricket Scotland has announced.
The South African, 36, replaces Grant Bradburn after winning three trophies in charge of KwaZulu-Natal Inland.
Burger played as an all…
India captain Virat Kohli hit 104 off 112 balls to help his side level the three-match one-day series in Australia at 1-1.
The hosts had set the tourists 299 to win, with Shaun Marsh scoring 131 off 123 balls.
Kohli was the foundatio…
The Normalization Committee of the Ghana Football Association has inaugurated six ad hoc committees to aid the Normalization Committee execute its mandate.
The committees are Domestic Leagues, Communications, National Teams, Technical…
Four Ghana Premier League clubs will face off in the first edition of the Betway Cup slated for January 19-20 at the Len Clay Stadium in Obuasi.
The contest which organisers have described as a pre-season tournament is aimed at preparin…
Ipswich Town have signed Brentford midfielder Alan Judge until the end of the season, with an option to extend the deal for 12 months.
The 30-year-old Republic of Ireland player has joined for an undisclosed fee.
Judge began his care…
Nottingham Forest are set to appoint club legend Martin O'Neill as manager to succeed Aitor Karanka, reports BBC Radio Nottingham.
The 66-year-old, who played 371 games and won the European Cup as a Forest player, ended his five-year sp…
Middlesbrough say 22 people involved in crowd trouble after their match with Millwall in April have been identified.
Fifteen people have been summonsed to appear in court and seven more have been dealt with by youth interventions.
Se…
Bolton Wanderers' on-loan Norwich City forward Yanic Wildschut will have surgery on an ankle ligament injury on Tuesday, the Canaries have said.
The 27-year-old, who has made 18 appearances in all competitions while on loan at Wanderers…
Derby manager Frank Lampard "does not believe" spying tactics were employed during his time as a Chelsea player.
The Football Association is investigating Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa, who admitted sending a member of staff to 'spy' …
Nick Blackman can walk through the streets of his home city of Salford without being recognised.
It is a different story, however, whenever the 29-year-old forward ventures on the Calle Corrida, a busy shopping area in the northern Span…
Egyptian giants Al Ahly have announced the departure of their Mali international defender Salif Coulibaly after only six months at the club.
Coulibaly joined Al Ahly last July on a free transfer after his contract with DR Congo's TP Maz…
Dundee have announced new signing Andrew Davies has broken his foot four days after unveiling him.
The 34-year-old, who arrived last week after Hartlepool United cancelled his contract, was injured during a bounce game against St Johnst…
Scottish referees have been left "frustrated" at the Scottish FA's new disciplinary system, according to former top official Kenny Clark.
Officials and the system under new SFA compliance officer Clare Whyte have received much criticism…
Motherwell bringing back Ross McCormack is the signing of the January transfer window so far in Scotland, according to former Fir Park striker James McFadden.
The 32-year-old, capped 13 times for Scotland, has returned to his former clu…
Outgoing Birmingham City Women boss Marc Skinner says he is joining "one of the biggest clubs in the world" after being confirmed as the new head coach of Orlando Pride in the United States.
The 35-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half-s…
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Porto could bid £14m for Celtic midfielder Olivier Ntcham and are prepared to offer Chancel Mbemba as part of the deal. (Sun)
But Porto are expected to wait until the summer to make another offer to land Ntcham after …
Wales number eight Taulupe Faletau is set to miss the Six Nations after again breaking his arm.
Faletau suffered a fractured forearm playing for Bath in October and missed the autumn international series.
The British and Irish Lion, …
Former Team Sky and British Cycling doctor Richard Freeman will face a charge he ordered testosterone to enhance the performance of an athlete at a tribunal next month.
Freeman is alleged to have lied to "conceal his motive" for the ord…
Zesco United defeated South Africa's Kaizer Chiefs 3-1 on Sunday to complete a successful weekend for Zambian clubs in the first legs of the African Confederation Cup play-offs.
Nkana trounced San Pedro of Ivory Coast 3-0 on Saturday bo…
Andy Murray will make a decision on potentially career-extending hip surgery in a "week or two".
The 31-year-old had said on Friday that he would retire this year because the pain from his hip was "too much".
He fought brilliantly ag…
World record holder Eliud Kipchoge will return to defend his title against Britain's Mo Farah at this year's London Marathon on 28 April.
The Kenyan says he will "relish the battle" with Farah, a double Olympic champion at 5,000m and 10…
Few European Tour players will view 2019 with more optimism than Matt Wallace, the late blooming but prolific Londoner who enjoyed the season of his life last year.
Wallace competes in this week's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and will be…
Former Republic of Ireland winger Damien Duff has joined Celtic as reserve team coach while former centre-back Stephen McManus is returning to the club as under-18s coach.
Duff arrives from Shamrock Rovers, where the 39-year-old was par…
Japan's Kei Nishikori survived a scare before advancing to the second round of the Australian Open.
The 2014 US Open finalist, who is seeded eighth, lost the first two sets against Polish qualifier Kamil Majchrzak 6-3 7-6 (8-6).
Howe…
Serena Williams stormed into the Australian Open second round as she began her bid for a 24th Grand Slam title with a win over Tatjana Maria.
The 37-year-old American, whose 23rd major win came in Melbourne when she was pregnant two yea…