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Rafael Nadal will warm up for Wimbledon by playing in the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club in London in June. The 14-time Grand Slam champion will join Britain's Andy Murray at the event, which Nadal won in 2008 before claiming his…

Former South Africa captain Joost van der Westhuizen has died aged 45, six years after he was diagnosed with the debilitating motor neurone disease. Van der Westhuizen won the World Cup with the Springboks in 1995. Read more:…

Canada's Denis Shapovalov has been fined $7,000 (£5,600) after hitting an umpire in the eye with a ball. The 17-year-old was trailing Great Britain's Kyle Edmund 6-3 6-4 2-1 when he struck the ball in anger and hit Arnaud Gabas - and…

Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the Dubai Desert Classic before the second round, because of a back problem. The 14-time major winner only returned to action in December after 15 months out following two back operations. Read more:…

England head coach Eddie Jones has warned France to expect another "war" when they visit Twickenham in their Six Nations opener on Saturday. It is the 103rd meeting between the sides, with England sealing the Grand Slam with a win in…

Elliot Daly has been named on the wing for England's Six Nations opener against France on Saturday, with the in-form Jack Nowell on the bench. Nowell missed two days of training this week for personal reasons. Read more:…

Flanker Sean O'Brien has been named in the Ireland team to face Scotland in Saturday's Six Nations opener. The Leinster back-rower has been out for a number of weeks with a calf injury but has taken a full part in training since Tuesday.…

Lord Coe's former chief of staff has been expelled by athletics' world governing body for concealing a 30,000 euro payment and misleading an investigation. Nick Davies, who was IAAF deputy general secretary under Coe, was banned on 10…

Aston Villa are close to signing Scott Hogan from Championship rivals Brentford for a fee that could reach £12m, with the striker having a medical. Hogan, linked with a move to Premier League side West Ham, has scored 21 goals in 34…

Rafael Nadal set up a much-anticipated Australian Open final against old rival Roger Federer with an epic, five-set semi-final win over Grigor Dimitrov. The Spaniard won 6-3 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 in almost five hours to reach a…

Carl Frampton is "in no real danger" of losing his WBA world featherweight title in Saturday's rematch with Leo Santa Cruz, says former super-middleweight world champion Carl Froch. Santa Cruz, 28, believes he can avenge Frampton's…

An impressive England bowling display laid the foundation for a comfortable seven-wicket victory over India in the first Twenty20 international. Expertly varying pace and length, England restricted India to 147-7, off-spinner Moeen Ali's…

Venus and Serena Williams will meet in a Grand Slam final for the ninth time after the American sisters came through their semi-finals in Melbourne. Thirteenth seed Venus, 36, beat fellow American Coco Vandeweghe 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 6-3 to…

The 14-time Grand Slam winner, who has been troubled by injuries in recent years, saved six set points in the second set before dominating the third. Nadal, the 2009 champion, faces 15th seed Grigor Dimitrov on Friday after the Bulgarian…

Australia bowler Joe Mennie suffered a small fracture to his skull and a minor bleed on his brain when he was struck by a ball during a net session. The Sydney Sixers player was hit by a straight drive from ex-England batsman Michael…