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Arteta's Arsenal come of age with Madrid masterclass

Arsenal dethroned the kings of the Champions League with ease as a 5-1 aggregate rout of Real Madrid sent the Gunners into the semi-finals for the first time since 2009.

'No problem' if Real Madrid replace me: Ancelotti

Carlo Ancelotti accepted Real Madrid may look to replace him as coach after Arsenal knocked out the Champions League holders in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.

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Chelsea confirm signing of Wesley Fofana from Leicester

Chelsea have completed the signing of France Under-21 international central defender Wesley Fofana from Leicester City, the two clubs announced on Wednesday.

2018 Vuelta champion Yates joins growing list of Covid cases

Simon Yates, the 2018 Vuelta champion, withdrew ahead of the 11th stage of this year's edition on Wednesday after testing positive for Covid-19, his BikeExchange team announced.

England name unchanged squad for South Africa decider

Ben Stokes will lead an unchanged 14-man England squad into next week's third and deciding Test against South Africa at the Oval after it was released on Wednesday.

Klopp labels Parker sacking as 'unbelievable'

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Scott Parker's sacking after just four Premier League games was "unbelievable" and Bournemouth's owner Maxim Demin's behaviour showed "how important the right owners are."

'Quality' Afghanistan ready for Asia Cup heavyweights

Skipper Mohammad Nabi said Afghanistan is ready for the big guns after they became the first team to qualify for the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup following victories over Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

LIV can be the IPL of golf, India's top player says

The breakaway LIV series can do for golf what the IPL did for cricket, India's top player Anirban Lahiri has said after joining the lucrative Saudi-backed tour.

Zverev to make ATP Tour return at Korea Open

Alexander Zverev was named as the headline act and top seed on Wednesday for September's Korea Open, where the world number two will make his return to the ATP Tour after a serious ankle injury.

Osaka bundled out of US Open first round

Naomi Osaka's hopes of a third US Open title were dashed in the first round Tuesday as the Japanese star slumped to a straight sets loss against Danielle Collins.

Champion Raducanu out of US Open as Nadal survives scare

Emma Raducanu became only the third defending champion to exit the US Open in the first round on Tuesday while four-time winner Rafael Nadal overcame an early scare against a player ranked 198 in the world.

Nadal overcomes scare to reach US Open second round

Four-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame dropping the first set to defeat Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata at the US Open first round on Tuesday.

Azarenka, Kostyuk set for Belarus-Ukraine Open clash

Belarus's Victoria Azarenka and Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine are set for a politically-charged US Open grudge match afer advancing to a second round showdown on Tuesday.

Defending champion Raducanu crashes out in US Open first round

Defending champion Emma Raducanu of Britain was sent crashing out of the US Open in the first round on Tuesday, losing in straight sets to France's Alize Cornet.

Venus not looking past doubles with Serena after US Open exit

Venus Williams brushed off questions about her future on Tuesday after tumbling out of the US Open in the first round.

Southampton inflict fresh misery on 'soft' Chelsea

Thomas Tuchel urged "soft" Chelsea to toughen up after a shock 2-1 defeat against Southampton plunged his spluttering team into Premier League turmoil on Tuesday.

Dybala double against Monza fires Roma top as Inter see off Cremonese

Paulo Dybala shot Roma top of Serie A on Tuesday with a brace which sank Monza 3-0 while Inter Milan are one point behind Jose Mourinho's side after their 3-1 home win over Cremonese.

Southampton inflict fresh misery on sloppy Chelsea

Chelsea crashed to a shock 2-1 defeat against Southampton as their rocky start to the Premier League season took a turn for the worse on Tuesday.

Dybala double against Monza fires Roma top as Inter stroll past Cremonese

Paulo Dybala shot Roma top of Serie A on Tuesday with a brace which sank Monza 3-0 while Inter Milan are one point behind Jose Mourinho's side after their 3-1 home win over Cremonese.

Swiatek, Alcaraz win at US Open as Nadal, Osaka make bow

Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz reached the second round of a sweltering US Open on Tuesday as former champions Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka prepared to light up the New York night.

'Maybe the heat got to him', says Norrie after Paire meltdown

Unpredictable French player Benoit Paire slipped to an embarrassingly one-sided loss to Cameron Norrie at the US Open on Tuesday with the British winner claiming: "Maybe the heat got to him".

Alcaraz into US Open second round after Baez quits with injury

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz battled into the US Open second round on Tuesday when Argentine opponent Sebastian Baez retired injured.

Eagles cut Olympic hurdler Allen as NFL rosters trimmed

The Philadelphia Eagles released Olympic hurdler Devon Allen as NFL teams faced the Tuesday deadline to reduce their squads to 53 players for next week's start to the season.

Milan held to goalless draw at Sassuolo as takeover nears completion

AC Milan were held to a goalless draw at Sassuolo on Tuesday while the acquisition of the club by American investment fund RedBird drew near to completion.

Najibullah blitz powers Afghanistan into Asia Cup Super Fours

Najibullah Zadran's batting blitz and "world class" spinners powered Afghanistan into the Asia Cup Super Four stage with a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh on Tuesday.

Najibullah powers Afghanistan into Asia Cup Super Fours

Najibullah Zadran tore into the opposition attack with six sixes to lead Afghanistan into the Asia Cup Super Four stage with a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh on Tuesday.

Najibullah powers Afghanistan to Asia Cup Super 4

Najibullah Zadran tore into the opposition attack with six sixes to lead Afghanistan into the Asia Cup Super 4 with a crushing seven-wicket win over Bangladesh on Tuesday.

Evenepoel aces time-trial to stretch Vuelta lead

Remco Evenepoel won stage 10 of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday, extending his overall lead in the race by dominating a flat 30.9km individual time-trial from Elche to Alicante.

'Anything could happen' against Hong Kong, says India's Jadeja

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja insisted that the tournament favourites would not take anything for granted when they face minnows Hong Kong in the Asia Cup on Wednesday.

Swiatek eases into US Open second round

World number one Iga Swiatek breezed into the second of the US Open on Tuesday with a straight sets victory over Italy's Jasmine Paolini.

Mujeeb, Rashid help Afghanistan limit Bangladesh to 127-7

Afghanistan spinners Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan combined to keep down Bangladesh to 127-7 in their Group B Twenty20 clash in the Asia Cup on Tuesday.

Evenepoel aces time-trial to extend Vuelta lead