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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…

Valtteri Bottas faces the opportunity and challenge of his life following his switch to Mercedes for 2017. After four seasons of solid performances with Williams, the 27-year-old Finn has been rewarded with every driver's dream - a seat…

Lancashire have named former captain Glen Chapple as their new head coach on a three-year contract. The 42-year-old was appointed acting head coach after predecessor Ashley Giles' move back to Warwickshire was announced in December.…

Trainer Liam Wilkins has had his licence withdrawn after overseeing the sparring session that left retired boxer Nick Blackwell in hospital. Hasan Karkardi has been suspended for six months for sparring with Blackwell, who was left…

Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim shared Bangladesh's highest partnership in international cricket on day two of the first Test against New Zealand. The pair came together on 160-4 and enjoyed a fifth-wicket stand of 359, beating the…

England were heavily beaten by India A in their second and final warm-up match before the one-day international series begins on Sunday. After Jonny Bairstow made 64 and Alex Hales 51, the tourists slipped from 116-1 to 211-9 - both Eoin…

Briton Dan Evans reached the Sydney International semi-finals by upsetting top seed Dominic Thiem - his first victory over a top-10 ranked player. Evans beat the Austrian world number eight 3-6 6-4 6-1 and will now face Russian Andrey…

Sam Warburton is close to stepping down as Wales captain after six years in the role. His replacement will be named on 17 January when interim coach Rob Howley announces his Six Nations squad. Read more:…