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Britain's Kell Brook aims to emulate Sugar Ray Leonard when he challenges middleweight king Gennady Golovkin at London's O2 on Saturday. Brook, the IBF welterweight champion, is jumping two weight divisions to take on unbeaten knockout…

England coach Trevor Bayliss says he would have no problem selecting Haseeb Hameed, 19, as a Test opener for the winter tours to Bangladesh and India. Alex Hales, 27, filled the slot in the summer series against Pakistan but averaged just…

Aaron Finch equalled the Australian record for the fastest one-day international half-century to help his side complete a 3-1 series victory over Sri Lanka in Dambulla. Opener Finch took just 18 balls to reach his fifty - equalling Glenn…

Tottenham Hotspur have signed Marseille winger Georges-Kevin Nkoudou for an undisclosed fee on a five-year deal. The 21-year-old played 41 times in all competitions for the French club last season, scoring 10 goals. Read more:…

Manchester City is contesting a violent conduct charge against striker Sergio Aguero for elbowing West Ham's Winston Reid. Aguero, 28, clashed with Reid during Sunday's 3-1 win in the Premier League. Read more at:…

Kyle Edmund powered past 13th seed Richard Gasquet to claim the best win of his career and reach the second round of the US Open. Edmund, ranked 84th, beat the former semi-finalist 6-2 6-2 6-3 on a hot afternoon at Flushing Meadows. Read…

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been ruled out of Argentina's World Cup 2018 qualifiers with a calf injury. The Argentina Football Association confirmed the 28-year-old picked up the injury during City's 3-1 Premier League win…

Crystal Palace have signed Chelsea striker Loic Remy on loan for the season. The France international, 29, has only made nine Premier League starts in his two seasons at Stamford Bridge following a £10.5m move from QPR. Read more:…

More than 100 Russian athletes have written to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) asking to compete at the Rio Games. Russia were banned by the IPC after the McLaren report identified evidence of a state-sponsored doping…

Ricky Burns to defend super-lightweight title against Kiryl Relikh in Glasgow Ricky Burns will defend his WBA world super-lightweight title against the Ricky Hatton-trained Kiryl Relikh at SSE Hydro in Glasgow on 7 October. Burns became…

Russia have contested the Court of Arbitration for Sport's (Cas) decision to uphold the country's blanket ban from the Paralympics. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) suspended Russia from the Rio Games starting on 7 September…

Britain's Chris Froome remains third in the Vuelta a Espana after a late crash caused chaos on Wednesday's stage five. Belgium's Gianni Meersman sprinted to victory, while Darwin Atapuma retained his overall lead despite being one of the…

Rory McIlroy admits he was "somewhat proven wrong" in his belief that golf would not be a success at Rio 2016. McIlroy, 27, was among several high-profile withdrawals from the tournament over concerns about the Zika virus. Read more:…

French club Nice have expressed an interest in signing Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli. The 26-year-old has made 28 appearances, scoring four goals, since being signed by former Red boss Brendan Rogers from AC Milan for £16m in 2014.…

Manchester City have signed goalkeeper Claudio Bravo from Barcelona for 18m euros (£15.4m). The fee for the 33-year-old Chile international could rise with £1.7m of add-ons, say the Spanish club. Read more: …