EURO 2021

British number one Andy Murray should be refreshed for his Australian Open quarter-final clash against Japan’s Kei Nishikori after his fourth round opponent Mikhail Kukushkin retired after only 48 minutes of action.

After Murray had broken Kukushkin’…

England have been dealt a blow ahead of the Six Nations as flanker Tom Wood has been ruled out of their first two matches with a toe injury.

The 25-year-old Northampton Saints star will miss the trips to Scotland and Italy for England, who are 10/3 w…

Spanish star Rafael Nadal was delighted to come through his third-round Australian Open clash in straight sets.

Nadal, who is 6/1 with bookmaker to win the tournament, defeated qualifier Lukas Lacko 6-2 6-4 6-2 in less than two hours and faces 18th seed…

Spanish star Rafael Nadal was delighted to come through his third-round Australian Open clash in straight sets.

Nadal, who is 6/1 with bookmaker to win the tournament, defeated qualifier Lukas Lacko 6-2 6-4 6-2 in less than two hours and faces 18th seed…

Andy Murray outclassed French player Edouard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets to make it into the third round of the Australian Open.

The British number one, who is 5/1 with bookmaker to go all the way in the tournament, won comfortably 6-1 6-4 6-4 to se…

Andy Murray outclassed French player Edouard Roger-Vasselin in straight sets to make it into the third round of the Australian Open.

The British number one, who is 5/1 with bookmaker to go all the way in the tournament, won comfortably 6-1 6-4 6-4 to se…

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini hailed the 1-0 win at Wigan Athletic as a ‘really important’ result in his side’s quest to win the Premier League title.

The victory at the DW Stadium lifted City three points clear of Manchester United at the …

Andy Murray, 5/1 with bookmaker to win the title, is hoping to improve as the tournament goes on after winning his first round match at the Australian Open.

Murray needed four sets to subdue American teenager Ryan Harrison, with the world number four ma…

Petra Kvitova, 5/2 with bookmaker to win the title, has admitted that she has a new type of pressure to deal with at the Australian Open.

The Czech star is seen as the Melbourne favourite in many quarters and the reigning Wimbledon champion is wary of t…

Already considered one of soccer’s greats at age 24, Lionel Messi on Monday became the first to win FIFA player of the year three times in a row. The Barcelona and Argentina forward received the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2011, beating club teammate Xavi Hernandez and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo. “It’s a huge honor,” Messi said after accepting the trophy from retired Brazilian great Ronaldo. The only other three-time winners are Ronaldo (1996-97, 2002) and Zinedine Zidane (1998, 2000, 2003). The FIFA award was renamed last year when it […]