Roger Federer said he always believed he could win Wimbledon again, after ending a five-year wait for his eighth title with victory over Marin Cilic. The Swiss, 35, won 6-3 6-1 6-4 to become the most successful man in Wimbledon singles…

Glamorgan coach Robert Croft believes batsman Colin Ingram is among the best of the county’s limited-overs players. Ingram’s 114 in Glamorgan’s last-ball five-wicket win over Essex at Chelmsford followed an unbeaten 101…

Marcel Kittel won his fifth stage of this year’s Tour de France with victory on stage 11, as Britain’s Chris Froome retained the leader’s yellow jersey. Poland’s Maciej Bodnar was caught in the final 300 metres in…

Natalie Sciver’s brilliant century helped England reach the semi-finals of the Women’s World Cup courtesy of a 75-run win over New Zealand. Sciver hit 129 off only 111 balls, adding 170 with Tammy Beaumont, who made 93, in…

Bayern Munich have signed Real Madrid forward James Rodriguez on a two-year loan deal with the option to buy. The 25-year-old, who signed a six-year contract at Real when he joined from Monaco for £71m in July 2014, made just 22 appearances…

Stump microphones should be scrapped if they are going to be used to ban players for foul language, says former England captain Michael Vaughan. South Africa pace bowler Kagiso Rabada has been banned for the second Test against England…

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was fastest in the second practice session at the Austrian Grand Prix, ahead of title rival Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari. Hamilton was 0.147 seconds quicker than Vettel at the Red Bull Ring, with the…

Sunshine at Lord’s, acres of blue sky overhead, optimism in the warm July air. It often starts this way for new England Test captains. Goodwill is everywhere. All seems possible. And it invariably ends rather differently: red eyes and…

“Arsenal are the club that plays the best football in England so I really wanted to come here,” said Lacazette. The 26-year-old is expected to travel with the squad this weekend for two friendly matches in Sydney next week. Read…

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis will miss the first Test against England at Lord’s for family reasons. The 32-year-old returned home to attend the birth of his first child but will not fly back to England in time for the start of…

Scotland’s Martin Laird qualified for this month’s Open Championship by finishing tied for third at the Quicken Loans National in Maryland. The 34-year-old carded a three-under-par 67 to end on five under alongside American…

Defending champion Andy Murray was knocked out of the Aegon Championships in the first round by world number 90 Jordan Thompson on a day of shocks. The world number one lost 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 to Thompson, a late replacement for the injured…

Manchester United have been cleared by Fifa of wrongdoing in the deal to sign Paul Pogba from Juventus last August. However, football’s world governing body will open disciplinary proceedings against the Italian champions after asking…

Seventeen children have been paralysed by polio following an outbreak of the disease in Syria that the World Health Organization says is “very serious”. Earlier this month, the agency reported two polio cases in the Mayadin area…

The British and Irish Lions face an anxious wait over the fitness of fly-half Owen Farrell after he suffered a quadriceps injury in training. Farrell had been named on the bench for the match against the Maori All Blacks on Saturday, but…