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Maria Sharapova has been named in Russia's tennis team for August's Rio Olympics, despite currently serving a doping suspension. The 29-year-old tested positive for meldonium at January's Australian Open. But the country's tennis…

Batsman Nick Compton says he will be playing for his place in the side when England face Sri Lanka in this week's second Test in Durham. The 32-year-old was out for a third-ball duck in England's only innings of the first Test win at…

Days after West Indies opener Chris Gayle was involved in another sexism row, Big Bash League (BBL) franchise Melbourne Renegades has confirmed that they will not be re-signing him for next summer’s KFC Big Bash League. Renegades chief…

Manchester United could make striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic their first signing of the Jose Mourinho era. Sweden international Ibrahimovic is out of contract after deciding to leave French champions Paris St-Germain. Read more:…

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the team must not make any errors at the Monaco Grand Prix in the wake of his drivers crashing out of the last race in Spain. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg collided while disputing the lead on the first lap…

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne escaped serious injury from a fall at Mildura in Australia but will remain in hospital overnight. Payne complained of abdominal pains after she fell from Dutch Courage, trained by her brother…

Muirfield will not stage another Open Championship after maintaining its ban on women members in a vote described as "indefensible" and "embarrassing". The Scottish club said voting in favour of allowing women had fallen just short of the…

English football could be heading for its biggest shake-up since the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The Football League wants to create an extra division with 20 teams in each from 2019-20. Read more:…

Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt is undergoing treatment in Germany for what his coach described as an "aggravated hamstring injury" following his first race of the season, local radio reported Monday. Glen Mills, Bolt's coach, said…

Up to 31 athletes from six sports could be banned from competing at the Rio Games, Olympic chiefs have said. The announcement comes after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) retested 454 selected doping samples from the 2008 Games in…

World number one Serena Williams waltzed through to the Italian Open semi-finals by defeating ninth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets. The top seed, who ate dog food before her win over fellow American Christina McHale in the last…

Chelsea captain John Terry is considering whether to accept a "different role" at the club after being offered a new one-year deal. Terry, 35, is out of contract at the end of this season and in January said he would not be extending his…

British number one Johanna Konta has been beaten in three sets by Misaki Doi in the Italian Open third round. Konta, 24, took the opening set but went down 4-6 7-5 6-2 in Rome to her 25-year-old Japanese opponent. Read more:…

Uncapped duo James Vince and Jake Ball have been named in England's 12-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka at Headingley next week. Vince, 25, looks set to play in the game, which starts on 19 May, while Ball, also 25, will have…

Former Chelsea forward Eidur Gudjohnsen has been named in Iceland's Euro 2016 squad at the age of 37. Gudjohnsen, who has also played for Barcelona, Bolton, Stoke and Fulham, has been with Norwegian club Molde since February. His short…