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A decision to lift the suspension of Russia's anti-doping agency has been labelled "the greatest treachery against clean athletes". The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has ended a three-year suspension which followed a major scandal over…

India thumped Pakistan by eight wickets - and with 21 overs to spare - to top Group A at the Asia Cup in Dubai. Pakistan, who will join their opponents in the Super Four stage, were out for 162, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kedar Jadhav…

Batsman Rory Burns has been overlooked for England by "so-called geniuses" involved in selection because his technique is "slightly different", says Surrey team-mate Gareth Batty. Burns, 28, has scored more than 1,000 County Championship…

Not so much a fight for the ages as one for the sages. In terms of skill, class, power and pedigree, there are few - if any - match-ups in world boxing which would bring so much quality to the ring. Add the controversies generated by and…

Barcelona, Girona and La Liga have asked the Spanish Football Federation for permission for the two Catalan clubs to relocate a match to the US. The game, Girona's 'home' match, would be held at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium on 26 January at…

England took complete control of the fifth Test against India on an astonishing fourth day at The Oval in which Alastair Cook signed off with a century and James Anderson equalled the record for Test wickets as a pace bowler. Cook made…

Serena Williams says she still has a "really long way to go" to win a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title at the US Open. Williams plays Anastasija Sevastova in the semi-finals on Thursday and is the only major winner left in…

Jonny Bairstow will keep wicket in an unchanged England side for the fifth Test against India at The Oval. Bairstow broke a finger in the third Test but played as a batsman in the fourth and Jos Buttler took the gloves. READ MORE:…

Naomi Osaka reached her first Grand Slam semi-final with a dominant victory over Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko at the US Open. The 20-year-old dropped just two games winning 6-1 6-1 against her unseeded opponent in 58 minutes. READ MORE:…

Alastair Cook has signed a new three-year contract with Essex after announcing his retirement from England duty. The 33-year-old opener is set to play his 161st and final Test against India at The Oval, beginning on Friday. READ MORE:…

Roger Federer said he was "happy the match was over" after playing in "uncomfortable" conditions during his shock fourth round US Open defeat. The 37-year-old Swiss - a five-time champion at Flushing Meadows - was beaten 3-6 7-5 7-6…

England have kept faith with the same batsmen for the final Test against India, in what will be Alastair Cook's last international game. Cook, 33, who holds the record for the most England Test runs with 12,254, announced his retirement…

The Premier League transfer window has already shut but deals can still be completed around Europe and in the Football League. Teams outside England's top flight are able to make loan deals until 17:00 BST on Friday, while the window in…

Sussex have re-signed Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan for the first half of the 2019 Twenty20 Blast group stage. After initially signing a deal for the first half of this year's group stage, Rashid extended his stay after pulling out…

Genoa fans watched the first 43 minutes of their home match with Empoli in silence as a tribute to the 43 people killed when a motorway bridge collapsed in the Italian city earlier in August. It was the club's first game since a…