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When James Taylor was forced to announce his retirement from cricket a year ago, because of a serious heart condition, his life dramatically changed. The 27-year-old former Nottinghamshire and England player bowed out after being…

Arsene Wenger says the uncertainty over his future is not affecting his Arsenal players, but admits their 3-0 defeat at Crystal Palace is "a big worry". Wenger is out of contract at the end of the season and has been offered a new…

Essex's Dan Lawrence has said it is "important we do not celebrate" the Division One draw against Lancashire. Teenager Lawrence hit 141, sharing two century stands, as he batted all day to earn newly-promoted Essex a draw. Read more:…

Essex's Dan Lawrence has said it is "important we do not celebrate" the Division One draw against Lancashire. Teenager Lawrence hit 141, sharing two century stands, as he batted all day to earn newly-promoted Essex a draw. Read more: …

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane will have an operation on a knee injury on Tuesday and will miss the rest of the season. He damaged cartilage in his left knee in a collision with Leighton Baines in a 3-1 home win over Everton. Read more:…

Surrey took less than an hour on the final morning at The Oval to wrap up a season-opening victory over Warwickshire by an innings and one run. After resuming 41 behind on 322-7, the Bears' hopes of saving the game pretty much rested on…

This is one way to nail a 300-plus chase, a method no cricket manual, traditional or modern, would recommend. West Indies themselves may have not planned to finish it off this way, but they did. Jason Mohammed, played the innings of his…

Lewis Hamilton has called for a rethink of Formula 1's procedures in bad weather following a farcical day of practice at the Chinese Grand Prix. Cars ran for just 15 minutes of three hours' scheduled practice because the medical…

Spin bowler Stephen O'Keefe has been fined by Cricket Australia for making "highly inappropriate comments" while under the influence of alcohol. O'Keefe, 32, made the remarks at an end-of-season awards night in Sydney last week. Read…

Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has signed a new contract at Old Trafford that could earn him £100,000 a week. The 24-year-old England international is now committed to the Premier League club until 2021 and there is the…

Lasith Malinga became the fifth man to take a Twenty20 international hat-trick but it was not enough to prevent Sri Lanka losing by 45 runs to Bangladesh. The paceman bowled Mushfiqur Rahim and Mashrafe Mortaza before trapping Mehedi…

Liverpool have been fined £100,000 by the Premier League and handed a two-year ban on signing academy players from other clubs for a rule breach. It relates to the club's approach to a 12-year-old academy player at Stoke City in…

Former New Zealand skipper Brendan McCullum has been named Middlesex captain for this season's T20 Blast. The 35-year-old batsman will link up again with his ex-Black Caps team-mate Daniel Vettori, who was appointed Middlesex's Twenty20…

Double gold medallist Nicola Adams wants to emulate Muhammad Ali's route from Olympic glory to world titles as she prepares to make her professional debut in Manchester on Saturday. Ali, who died in June, won gold at Rome 1960 before…

Alec Stewart feels plans for a new city-based Twenty20 tournament may not be enough to help counties in debt, and has concerns over how it may affect other formats of the game. The eight-team event, set to begin in 2020, was outlined by…