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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…

Ireland's Padraig Harrington finished second, two shots behind first-time European Tour winner Andrea Pavan, at the Czech Masters. Harrington, who was seeking a first win since 2016, led for most of the final round before Pavan's strong…

Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris has been charged with drink-driving after being stopped by police in west London. The 31-year-old goalkeeper was stopped by a routine patrol in Gloucester Place in the early hours of Friday. Read more:…

England Test captain Joe Root and vice-captain Jos Buttler will play for Sydney Thunder in this winter's Twenty20 Big Bash League in Australia. Root has not played in an overseas T20 competition before and the 27-year-old went unsold in…

England are on the verge of a huge defeat by India in the third Test despite the defiance of Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes on day four at Trent Bridge. Buttler made his maiden Test century and Stokes 62 in a fifth-wicket partnership of 169…

Eight of the top 10 highest earning female athletes are tennis players, with 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams topping the Forbes list. Williams earned just $62,000 (拢48,050) from prize money during the past year - owing…