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Emma Raducanu was not even a teenager when she had to make a big decision about her future. It was a choice she made reluctantly. Having been encouraged to take up a variety of sports by her father Ian - including horse riding,…

Briton Joe Salisbury said it was "a dream come true" to win the US Open men's doubles title after he and Rajeev Ram came from behind to beat Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares in New York. Salisbury, 29, and American partner Ram defeated…

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas beat team-mate Lewis Hamilton to qualify fastest for Saturday's Italian Grand Prix 'sprint' race. The Finn beat Hamilton by 0.096 seconds, with Hamilton's title rival Max Verstappen third, 0.411secs behind.…

Novak Djokovic will continue his bid to win all four Grand Slams in the same year against Olympic champion Alexander Zverev in Friday's US Open semi-final. The world number one came from a set down to beat Italy's Matteo Berrettini 5-7…

Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt says it is "too late" for a comeback but admits he has "got that itch" for a dramatic return to the sport. The Jamaican, 35, ended his glittering track and field career in 2017. He says he was…

Brazil and Argentina's World Cup qualifier was abandoned just minutes after kick-off on Sunday after Brazilian health officials objected to the participation of three Argentine players they believe broke quarantine rules. The visitors…

Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho will miss England's World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Poland because of a "minor knock". The 21-year-old was hurt in training earlier this week, and sat out Thursday's win over Hungary. He…

Naomi Osaka's US Open title defence is over as she fell in the third round to a stunning performance by Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez. The 18-year-old Fernandez capitalised as Osaka lost her cool to craft a remarkable 5-7 7-6 (7-2)…

Sarah Storey won her 17th Paralympic gold to become Great Britain's most successful Paralympian of all time. The 43-year-old defended the women's C4-5 road race title she has held since London 2012 to put her one gold ahead of previous…

For so long has Virat Kohli been the man who could do no wrong that when things wobble for India there seems to be a cosmic disturbance, a rearrangement of the order of things. He last made a Test century in November 2019. He has not…