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Bernard Tomic says he has never "really tried" throughout his tennis career, adding that he has probably been operating at "around 50%". The Australian claimed he was bored during his straight-set defeat by Mischa Zverev at Wimbledon on…

Essex batsman Tom Westley will make his England debut in the third Test against South Africa at The Oval starting on 27 July. The selectors confirmed the 28-year-old will bat at number three in place of Gary Ballance, who broke a finger…

Northants spinner Seekkuge Prasanna will miss the entire 2017 T20 Blast competition with a hamstring injury. The 32-year-old Sri Lanka leg-spinner had re-signed for the county after playing 11 times in T20 last season. Read more: …

Roger Federer said he always believed he could win Wimbledon again, after ending a five-year wait for his eighth title with victory over Marin Cilic. The Swiss, 35, won 6-3 6-1 6-4 to become the most successful man in Wimbledon singles…

Glamorgan coach Robert Croft believes batsman Colin Ingram is among the best of the county's limited-overs players. Ingram's 114 in Glamorgan's last-ball five-wicket win over Essex at Chelmsford followed an unbeaten 101 against Sussex on…

Marcel Kittel won his fifth stage of this year's Tour de France with victory on stage 11, as Britain's Chris Froome retained the leader's yellow jersey. Poland's Maciej Bodnar was caught in the final 300 metres in Pau, having led for the…

Natalie Sciver's brilliant century helped England reach the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup courtesy of a 75-run win over New Zealand. Sciver hit 129 off only 111 balls, adding 170 with Tammy Beaumont, who made 93, in England's…

Bayern Munich have signed Real Madrid forward James Rodriguez on a two-year loan deal with the option to buy. The 25-year-old, who signed a six-year contract at Real when he joined from Monaco for £71m in July 2014, made just 22…

Stump microphones should be scrapped if they are going to be used to ban players for foul language, says former England captain Michael Vaughan. South Africa pace bowler Kagiso Rabada has been banned for the second Test against England…

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was fastest in the second practice session at the Austrian Grand Prix, ahead of title rival Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari. Hamilton was 0.147 seconds quicker than Vettel at the Red Bull Ring, with the second…

Sunshine at Lord's, acres of blue sky overhead, optimism in the warm July air. It often starts this way for new England Test captains. Goodwill is everywhere. All seems possible. And it invariably ends rather differently: red eyes and…

"Arsenal are the club that plays the best football in England so I really wanted to come here," said Lacazette. The 26-year-old is expected to travel with the squad this weekend for two friendly matches in Sydney next week. Read more:…

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis will miss the first Test against England at Lord's for family reasons. The 32-year-old returned home to attend the birth of his first child but will not fly back to England in time for the start of…

Scotland's Martin Laird qualified for this month's Open Championship by finishing tied for third at the Quicken Loans National in Maryland. The 34-year-old carded a three-under-par 67 to end on five under alongside American Ricky Fowler…

Defending champion Andy Murray was knocked out of the Aegon Championships in the first round by world number 90 Jordan Thompson on a day of shocks. The world number one lost 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 to Thompson, a late replacement for the injured…