Rafael Nadal’s 21-match unbeaten run on clay ended as he was knocked out of the Madrid Open in the quarter-finals by Dominic Thiem. Nadal had been unbeaten on the surface since losing to Thiem in May 2017and again lost to the Austrian…

Liverpool defender Joe Gomez will miss the Champions League final against Real Madrid after undergoing ankle surgery. The 20-year-old picked up the injury during England’s friendly against the Netherlands in March. READ MORE:…

Sport continues to build bridges in North and South Korea, almost three months since the so-called ‘Peace Olympics’ were held in the South. Just days after leaders of the two countries pledged to rid the Korean peninsula of…

Leicestershire wicketkeeper Lewis Hill has signed a new deal to keep him with the Division Two county until the end of the 2020 season. The 27-year-old, who has scored 1,843 career runs in all formats, came through the club’s academy…

Athletics chiefs have been compared to apartheid-era South African leaders after announcing new rules governing testosterone levels in female athletes. The changes mean some female runners with naturally high testosterone levels will have…

Fifa is planning to hold a special meeting next month at which two lucrative tournaments could be given the go-ahead. Football’s world governing body is said to have held “promising” consultations in recent weeks with…

Wasps forward Ashley Johnson has been suspended by the Rugby Football Union after failing a drugs test. He is accused of testing positive for a “prohibited substance” – understood to be a diuretic – in an…

Matt Renshaw made an unbeaten century on his Somerset debut as 18 wickets fell on a busy first day against promoted Worcestershire at Taunton. After coming in at first wicket down in the fourth over, Renshaw racked up exactly half his…

Paris St-Germain manager Unai Emery says he is “still focused” on the club despite speculation that he will leave. PSG clinched the French title on Sunday but the Spaniard, 46, is out of contract at the end of the season. READ…

Indian Premier League side Chennai Super Kings have chartered a special train to take 1,000 fans more than 1,000km to Friday’s match – for free. The south-eastern India city has been banned from hosting games due to safety…

New Zealand’s players have added to the criticism of Australia full-back Israel Folau over anti-gay comments. Earlier this month. Australia full-back Folau, 29, said on social media that gay people would end up in hell. READ MORE:…

The 31-year-old is the Welsh county’s second overseas player for the competition alongside compatriot and fellow Ashes winner Shaun Marsh, who is in Wales for the entire season. Glamorgan’s first Twenty20 is on 6 July and…

Scotland’s Callum Hawkins has been discharged from hospital after collapsing just over a mile from the end of the Commonwealth Games men’s marathon while leading. Hawkins, 25, spent Sunday being treated at Gold Coast University…

Hampshire’s fast bowlers condemned newly promoted Division Two champions Worcestershire to a heavy 196-run County Championship defeat on the final morning at Southampton. Resuming on 59-3, needing a further 265 to win, the visitors…

Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Tom Daley were among the winners as home nations athletes secured five gold medals on the ninth day of the Commonwealth Games. England’s Jack Laugher won his third gold medal on the Gold Coast as he and…