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A report clams that Maurizio Sarri is close to being appointed as Chelsea's new manager, with Giovanni Martusciello and Gianfranco Zola joining him at Stamford Bridge.

England head coach Eddie Jones brushes aside talk of a confrontation with South Africa fans in Saturday's first Test match at Ellis Park.

The rugby world becomes a little dimmer every year when the brightest burning stars in the league start to peter out and give their fond farewells.

Nick Kyrgios progresses through to the quarter-finals at Queen's with a three-set victory over British number one Kyle Edmund.

Former world number one Andy Murray loses to Nick Kyrgios in three sets but impressed on his first outing in almost a year at Queen's.

England ODI captain Eoin Morgan praises his side for finding a "new gear" following their fourth successive one-day international victory over Australia.

England lead Australia 4-0 in the Royal London series after another impressive display from the partnership of Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow.

Morocco midfielder Nordin Amrabat alleges that referee Mark Geiger asked Cristiano Ronaldo for his shirt during his side's 1-0 loss to Portugal at the Luzhniki Stadium.

Newcastle United defender Ciaran Clark has been assaulted in a bar in the Spanish resort of Magaluf, local police confirm.

New world championship leader Sebastian Vettel says that he is confident ahead of the first French Grand Prix in a decade.

Lewis Hamilton gives a strong sign that he is motivated not only to win this year's world championship, but then keep racing beyond 2018.

Australian golfer Peter Thomson dies at the age of 88 following a four-year battle with Parkinson's disease.

Brooks Koepka holds off a late charge from Tommy Fleetwood to retain his US Open title, becoming the first person to do so since 1989.

The Super 8 structure of the Super League will be scrapped in 2019, with a one-up, one-down relegation system replacing it.

Ex-Castleford Tigers player Zak Hardaker is handed a backdated suspension for testing positive for cocaine last year.

Josh Kelly wins the Commonwealth welterweight title courtesy of a stoppage win over Kris George, who retired at the end of the seventh round.

Former world heavyweight champion David Haye announces his retirement from boxing at the age of 37.

Ronnie O'Sullivan clinches his record-equalling sixth UK Championship crown with a 10-5 victory over Shaun Murphy at the York Barbican.

Barry Hearn responds to comments made by Ronnie O'Sullivan at the weekend, insisting that appropriate action will be taken to "protect the reputation" of snooker.