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Everton striker Wayne Rooney has been charged with drink-driving, Cheshire Police have said. Rooney was arrested shortly after 02:00 BST after officers stopped a black VW Beetle on Altrincham Road, Wilmslow. Read more:…

The 69-year-old was involved in the sport for more than 50 years as a player, coach and journalist. He began his career in 1970 with BBC local radio before moving on to national radio and television, commentating and reporting for Match…

A cycling team competing at the Vuelta a Espana had their bus destroyed in an apparent arson attack before the start of Thursday's stage 12 in Spain. Aqua Blue Sport had parked their team bus outside their hotel in Almeria, but by the…

Sir Ian Botham believes Mason Crane would be better off not being selected for England in the third Test against West Indies at Lord's. Crane, 20, has been named in England's unchanged squad for the series-decider starting on 7…

The final Premier League games before the transfer window closes have been played, so clubs and managers can give their full attention to concluding the business to take them forward to January. It is shaping up to be a frantic finale,…

Title favourites Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will begin their US Open campaigns in New York on Tuesday. The pair have never met at Flushing Meadows but could face each other in the semi-finals this year. Read more:…

Moeen Ali's fine counter-attacking innings laid the foundation for England to push for a final-day victory in the second Test against West Indies. England lost three wickets before tea but Moeen made a 93-ball 84 to help his side declare…

Britain's Kyle Edmund and Cameron Norrie are through to the US Open second round but Heather Watson has been knocked out. Edmund, who reached the fourth round in New York last year, impressively defeated Dutch 32nd seed Robin Haase 6-3…

International cricket will return to Pakistan when a World XI visits for the Independence Cup in September. An attack on the Sri Lanka team in Lahore in 2009 caused international teams to stop touring the country. Read more:…

Six British teams await the draw for the Champions League group stage, which takes place on Thursday at 17:00 BST in Monaco. Premier League champions Chelsea, runners-up Tottenham and third-placed Manchester City are all in the draw.…

England's all-time leading goalscorer Wayne Rooney has retired from international football after turning down the chance to be part of the squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers. The Everton striker was asked by England boss Gareth…

Glamorgan batsman Colin Ingram has signed for Adelaide Strikers and will play in Australia's Big Bash competition for the first time. Ingram was Most Valuable Player in the domestic T20 Blast in 2016 and has hit two centuries in 2017.…

The Universe Boss marked his 50th CPL match with his 63rd T20 fifty as St Kitts & Nevis Patriots brushed past Jamaica Tallawahs by 37 runs to clinch a place in the playoffs for the first time in their three-year history. Read more…

Barcelona are suing former player Neymar for 8.5m euros over his world record move to Paris St-Germain. The Brazil international made the 222m euro move to the French clubin August after buying out his contract. Read more at:…

Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for five games after he was sent off in Real Madrid's 3-1 win against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup first leg on Sunday. He was given a one-match ban for being shown two yellow cards and a…