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Wimbledon 2016: Tennis Integrity Unit investigates SW19 match
Tennis investigators are examining whether a match at this year's Wimbledon was fixed after suspicious betting patterns were reported.
The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU), which was set up in 2008 to detect any corruption, has not revealed…
Rio 2016: International Olympic Committee failed clean athletes, says anti-doping body
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been accused of "failing the clean athletes of the world" at Rio.
The Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (Inado) says the governing body "lost the anti-doping battle" before…
Edgbaston: Day-night England v West Indies Test scheduled for August 2017
The first day-night Test to be played in England will take place against West Indies at Edgbaston in August 2017.
Play will start at 14:00 BST on 17-21 August and continue until 21:00, with an additional 30 minutes possible at the end of…
China Open: Andy Murray and Kyle Edmund win to set up all-British quarter-final
Andy Murray will meet Kyle Edmund in an all-British quarter-final at the China Open after the number one seed beat Andrey Kuznetsov in straight sets.
The world number two, 29, served five double faults but overcame the Russian 6-2 6-1 in…
Tyson Fury: World heavyweight champion could lose licence
World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury could lose his licence after he revealed he was taking cocaine.
The British fighter, 28, who claimed he had retired on Monday before retracting the comment three hours later, has also said he is…
World Cup: Fifa president Gianni Infantino wants 48-team tournament
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proposed expanding the World Cup finals to a 48-team tournament - a larger number than his election promise.
The Italian suggested 16 of those teams would be eliminated after one knockout match - before…
Bangladesh v England: Al-Amin Hossain returns to ODI squad for hosts
Bangladesh have recalled fast bowler Al-Amin Hossain for the first two of their three one-day internationals against England.
Al-Amin, 26, was dropped for the Tigers' recent 2-1 ODI series win at home to Afghanistan.
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England seal four-wicket win in lone warm-up game in Bangladesh
Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali guided England to a four-wicket victory in their only warm-up game before the one-day series in Bangladesh.
Captain Buttler made an unbeaten 80 and Moeen 70 in a stand of 139 as England chased 310 to beat a…
Maria Sharapova drugs ban reduced from two years to 15 months on appeal
Maria Sharapova's two-year doping ban has been reduced to 15 months following her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The five-time Grand Slam winner, 29, was initially banned by the International Tennis Federation for two years…
ECB central contract revamp to better reward white-ball players
Batsman Joe Root is set to earn about £1m a year as part of a revamp of England's central contract system.
The shake-up has been designed to better reward one-day and Twenty20 international players.
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James Anderson and Mark Wood out of England’s tour to Bangladesh
England bowlers James Anderson and Mark Wood have been ruled out ofnext month's tour to Bangladesh after a recurrence of recent injuries.
Anderson, England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker, has not played since the fourth Test loss to…
Heather Watson: British number two out of Wuhan Open with illness
Heather Watson was forced to pull out of her opening match at the Wuhan Open with illness just days after saying she had fully recovered from the problems which affected her US Open campaign.
The British number two withdrew against…
Ireland lose by 206 runs to South Africa in one-day international
Temba Bavuma made a century on his one-day international debut as Ireland lost to South Africa by 206 runs at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Sunday.
Bavuma scored 113 in a total of 354-5 after South Africa were put in to bat, with Quinton…
Serena Williams out of Wuhan tournament and China Open with shoulder injury
Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week's Wuhan Open, as well as the China Open, with a shoulder injury.
Williams, 34, has been troubled by the problem with her right shoulder since winning Wimbledon, her 22nd Grand Slam singles…
Ryan Giggs: Man Utd legend would be interested in managing Swansea
Ryan Giggs would be interested in managing Swansea if the club parted company with boss Francesco Guidolin.
Giggs, 42, left his position as Manchester United assistant manager at the start of July - ending a 29-year association with the…