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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…

Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason is conscious and has been speaking about the incident in which he fractured his skull during Sunday's game at Chelsea, the club said in a statement. Mason, 25, clashed heads with Blues defender Gary Cahill…

Rafael Nadal reached the Australian Open quarter-finals with a hard-fought four-set victory over Gael Monfils. The 30-year-old Spaniard, who is seeded ninth and won the tournament in 2009, beat the Frenchman 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4. Read…

Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard is to return to the Premier League club as a youth coach. Gerrard, 36, who made his Liverpool debut in 1998, will begin the job in February. Read more:…

Barry Hawkins beat world number one Mark Selby 6-3 to reach his second consecutive Masters semi-final. World number 12 Hawkins, who was runner-up in 2016, took a lengthy opening frame before fellow Englishman Selby levelled with a 76…

South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has ruled himself out of the four-match Test series with England this summer. De Villiers has not played since June 2016 because of an elbow injury but is expected to return for Saturday's Twenty20…

Britain's Johanna Konta eased through to the Australian Open third round but Heather Watson and Kyle Edmund both lost in the second round in Melbourne. Ninth seed Konta, 25, produced a confident display to beat 19-year-old Naomi Osaka of…

Britain's Dan Evans stunned seventh seed Marin Cilic at the Australian Open as compatriot Andy Murray also progressed to the third round. World number one Murray, 29, was a convincing 6-3 6-0 6-2 winner against 19-year-old Russian Andrey…

Ireland qualified for the semi-finals of the inaugural Desert T20 tournament by beating hosts United Arab Emirates by 24 runs in Dubai. Kevin O'Brien's 40 and 39 from Paul Stirling helped Ireland post 160-6 and, despite some late Amjad…