It's brand new territory for Formula One as the return of the European Grand Prix takes the championship to the Baku City Circuit in Azerbaijan for the first time. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg is on pole position for the eighth round of the world championship which you can follow live with DAN RIPLEY with updates from JOE DOWNES at the circuit.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted he thinks England striker Jamie Vardy will snub a move to the club and remain at Leicester. In an interview with Chinese television, Arsenal boss Wenger said: 'Jamie Vardy is, at the moment, at Leicester and from what I know, he will stay at Leicester.' The Premier League-winning striker's future has been up in the air after the Gunners met his £20million release clause.
Hungary, Belgium and Portugal are the latest countries to face UEFA disciplinary procedures as a result of their fans' behaviour at the European Championship in France.
Andy Murray bids for a record fifth Queen's Club title when he takes on Canadian Milos Raonic in the final of the Aegon Championships. ADAM SHERGOLD brings you all the action.
Neymar's future at Barcelona has been thrown into further doubt as reports in Spain suggest there is only a '50 per cent' chance of him renewing his contract.
Lowry sits on seven under-par through three rounds at the Pennsylvania course, four shots clear of Dustin Johnson and Andrew Landry and five up on Lee Westwood and Daniel Summerhays.
Manchester City want to beat Barcelona to the signature of Spain striker Nolito who now has five goals and four assists in his 12-game international career. The striker is certain to leave Celta Vigo.
Seijas placed the ball and made his run, but the audacious effort spectacularly backfired, when his tamely chipped attempt down the middle, landed comfortably into the hands of Romero, who had not even bothered to move.
MEXICO 0-7 CHILE - RIK SHARMA: By the hour mark Mexico fans were shouting 'Ole!' as Chile passed the ball around with a swagger.
RIK SHARMA AT THE GILLETTE STADIUM: Messi ran the show, carving out Higuain's first goal brilliantly, scoring himself and setting up Erik Lamela for the fourth.
Football Association chairman Greg Dyke believes a new contract for Roy Hodgson is not entirely dependent on a successful finish at Euro 2016.
Sportsmail revealed in April that Tottenham had revived interest in the Kenya international after failing to sign him last summer and discussions have been ongoing since.
England were hard at work in training on Sunday morning knowing a win in their final Group B game will see them finish top. The Three Lions, on a high after their last-gasp victory over Wales in Lens, meet Slovakia at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in St-Etienne on Monday night. Goals from substitutes Jamie Vardy and Daniel Sturridge may sealed a dream victory for Roy Hodgson against the Welsh but they have also raised a number of questions going forward.
DEREK LAWRENSON AT OAKMONT: A round from Rory McIlroy that flirted with greatness for the first nine holes somehow ended in a spectacular missed halfway cut at the United States Open.
Most fans are just ordinary people who love football. Ordinary people having the time of their lives, enjoying French food, French wine, Belgian beer, French scenery and making friends with French people.
Roy Keane says he would pay money to watch Italy - who Republic of Ireland face in a make-or-break Euro 2016 clash. The boys in green will need to beat Antonio Conte's men in Lille on Wednesday night.
IAN LADYMAN: What we still don't know is quite how good this Belgium team can be. Sadly, on this rather muted occasion, the Republic of Ireland were not really able to provide them with a real test.
PORTUGAL 0-0 AUSTRIA - ROB DRAPER AT THE PARC DES PRINCES : Some things just are not meant to be. You begin to get the feeling the Euro 2016 and Cristiano Ronaldo might be an item on that list. No matter how hard they endeavour to make it work, maybe it's better they just agree to part now before it gets too nasty.
OLIVER HOLT: Vardy is asked how he can top all that. How can things possibly get better? Vardy smiles and points a finger to an imaginary place high up in the clouds. 'Let's just hope that that travelator keeps on going up,' he says.
GLENN HODDLE: I will travel to Saint-Etienne for the first time in 18 years. It is hard to believe that so much time has passed since we went there with what I believed was an excellent team for a last-16 match against Argentina.
MATT BARLOW: Payet's brilliance has masked France's deficiencies and boss Didier Deschamps believes he has been the saviour of his national team as they bid for Euro glory.
Gareth Bale has revealed Wales moved past the gut-wrenching loss to England by dining out on burger and chips - and insists the side are still on course for a place in the last 16 as the prepare to face Russia.
With several days to prepare for England's next game, Hodgson wandered the streets of Chantilly with assistant coach Ray Lewington before the pair happened upon an upmarket wine cellar.
The Bayern Munich attacker hasn't performed well for Germany in their Euro 2016 group games and could face the axe when Joachim Loew's side face Northern Ireland on Tuesday.
ROB DRAPER: Rooney, though, is a more much more strategic thinker than popular caricature would have you believe and had an eye on the longevity of his football career. He is also England's most intelligent footballer, in the sense that he sees the game in wider focus than almost anyone.
CRAIG HOPE AT STADE DE BORDEAUX: Martin O'Neill's side are now clinging to their involvement in France and will have to beat group winners Italy in Lille on Wednesday to stand any chance of extending their stay. On this evidence, however, they have no hope of breaking down the tournament's most resilient backline.
They were made in England, their skills refined at Manchester City's finishing school and on Monday Robert Mak and Vladimir Weiss are determined to prove how far they have come.
Leicester have had a £25million offer for Wayford striker Troy Deeney rejected. The Foxes' revised their initial £18m offer but have been told by Watford that Deeney is not for sale.
France captain Hugo Lloris has stressed the importance of the host nation meeting expectations ahead of Sunday's final Group A clash with Switzerland at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Lord Coe is being recalled to parliament to ascertain whether he deliberately turned a blind eye to Russia's doping scandal, or merely failed to register the seriousness of the situation.
Lord Coe believes the hard line athletics has taken on state-sponsored doping in Russia by banning them from the Olympics can act as a blueprint for other sports.
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: These really are extraordinarily heady days for England rugby and the most exciting thing of all is that there is still so much to come and work on. This is just the start. Even New Zealand will be looking over the Tasman Sea this morning and wondering what is going on with because deep down every nation in the world is a little fearful of England getting their act together. The future is incredibly bright but first let's fully celebrate the present, an incredible win and a historic series victory which came after the most abrasive and diehard of defensive efforts married with try-scoring nous and Owen Farrell's ultra-reliable boot.
CHRIS FOY AT THE AAMI PARK: England were inspired to conjure the defensive miracle that brought them a momentous series triumph here by verses chosen and recited to the squad by Paul Gustard.
Chris Robshaw's personal redemption was confirmed on Saturday when he was named man of the match and cheered off the pitch at AAMI Park by delirious England fans.
Thirteen years ago England beat the All Blacks in Wellington with a rear-guard display which forced the world to sit up and take notice. Eddie Jones just had his Wellington moment.
Eddie Jones has turned England from World Cup failures to world-beaters in just seven months. SIR CLIVE WOODWARD looks at five key aspects the Aussie has brought to the job.
Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson sealed a unanimous five-round decision win over Rory 'Red King' MacDonald in the main event at UFC Fight Night Ottawa on Saturday night. The 33-year-old put together a complete performance in what was a highly technical fight to continue his rise to a welterweight title shot. Thompson kept on the move and was more active, with MacDonald, who looked lost for a solution, left in a bloodied state come the end of the fight.
Hodgson ponders his attacking options as he puts his players to work ahead of Slovakia clash
Three Lions were hard at work in training on Sunday morning
Seijas fails woefully with Panenka penalty as Venezuela midfielder spurns opportunity against Argentina
It was saved comfortably by Sergio Romero
Ronaldo is Portugal's new record cap holder
And following his 128th appearance, selfie-loving Cristiano Ronaldo posed for a picture with a fan on the pitch
Vardy's still dreaming
OLIVER HOLT: 'Let's just hope that that travelator keeps on going up,' says Jamie Vardy, when asked about his rise to the England stardom...
Joshua poses with 'Olympic friend' Ennis-Hill during training
Anthony Joshua took a trip down memory lane when he caught up with Jessica Ennis-Hill
How far will England go in Euro 2016?
Now share your opinion
Watt meets USA's Copa America squad
After wowing the Mexico squad with a visit, JJ Watt dropped in on the USA ahead of their Copa America semi-final
Payet has been France's saviour
MATT BARLOW: Dimitri Payet's brilliance has masked France's deficiencies as they bid for Euro glory
McIlroy veers from the sublime to the ridiculous
DEREK LAWRENSON: He flirted with greatness for the first nine holes but spectacularly missed cut at the US Open
German duo Schweinsteiger and Muller head to the golf course in their downtime at Euro 2016
The Germany stars took a break from training
GRAHAM POLL: Clattenburg was in complete control
He has surely cemented his place in the latter stages of the tournament with such a performance
England should not be surprised Kane is tired!
IAN LADYMAN: Harry Kane has reached his first major tournament suffering from a diet of too much football
Rooney goes for a stroll with his boys
Is there a better way to celebrate leading your nation to success than spending time with your family?
Szczesny vows to soldier on after bruised thigh which ruled him out of Germany clash
Wojciech Szczesny suffered the injury in win over Northern Ireland
LeBron forces Game 7 with dominant display as Curry is ejected for first time in his career
The Cavaliers took another step in their historic comeback
Drivers struggle on new track in Baku
Lewis Hamilton's bid to win a third straight Grand Prix got off to the perfect start here in Baku as he came out on top
SLAVEN BILIC: I didn't know they were going to show my jump on TV. I wouldn't have done it if I had known that!
I was a bit embarrassed about that...
Hail stops play!
Northern Ireland's game against Ukraine was briefly suspended in the 58th minute after a torrential hail storm passed over Lyon
Liverpool celebrate Klopp's 49th birthday by handing boss a detailed life-like sculpted caricature cake
Jurgen Klopp received a tasty birthday treat
Liverpool release away kit for 2016-17 season in tribute to club's first European Cup featuring iconic Shankly quote
The kit is inspired by the 1977 European Cup win
Vardy cools off with his daughter ahead of England's heated battle of Britain clash with Wales at Euro 2016
The striker's wife Becky shared the image
McGregor enlists help of Ireland's Olympians to prepare for Diaz
Conor McGregor is preparing for his rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202 in August
Come on you boys in green! Irish fans hijack Hungarian reporter's broadcast on live telly
It's refreshing to see a set of supporters show good-natured mischief
Bilic goes crazy after Payet's late goal
Slaven Bilic could not contain his joy when West Ham player Dimitri Payet scored another late goal for France...
Benzema spotted at LAX airport as France qualify for Euro 2016 knockout stages with victory over Albania
The Real Madrid forward was suspended by FFF
Treadwell's Range Rover filled with 60,000 sweet packets
Teddy Bridgewater and Kyle Rudolph gave their Vikings' team-mate a treat on his 21st birthday
St Pauli head coach can't make photoshoot to show off signing... so German club use a mask of boss instead!
St Pauli came up with an innovative idea...
Ronaldo tears into Iceland after stalemate
Cristiano Ronaldo launched an astonishing attack on Iceland after the tournament outsiders forced a draw
Changing faces of Italy's mighty Buffon
The veteran has progressed from precocious talent to wizened old head and he's far from done at 38
Iceland draw inspiration from 'Escape to Victory' style kit
Iceland turned heads in their tournament bow - and it wasn't just for their performance on the pitch
Kiraly's lucky tracksuit bottoms strike again
Hungary keeper Gabor Kiraly was not about to change. The 40-year-old once again donned his trademark trouser
Blind and De Jong cheer on Golden State Warriors in NBA Finals after missing out on Euro 2016 with Holland
With their partners at the game
'I am very excited': Koeman finally named as Everton boss after quitting Southampton for £6m-per-year deal
New era at Goodison Park can begin
City signing Gundogan will miss start of the season after arriving at club's academy on crutches
Existing knee injury when he signed
Eto'o gets married as former Barcelona team-mate Puyol attends stunning ceremony in Italy
Samuel Eto'o wed Georgette Tra Lou
Can't bear to be apart!
Pelle's model girlfriend posed with a blow-up doll of the Southampton striker after he scored Italy's second goal against Belgium
Brotherly love
England and Spurs duo Dele Alli and Eric Dier have put their friendship to the test in the FA's latest installment of 'roommates.'
Hamilton hangs out with NFL star Brady
The Mercedes star cut Nico Rosberg's lead down to nine points after racing to victory at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Wilshere leaves England team hotel to meet up with fiancee Andriani Michael during afternoon break
Pair met up and went to cafe in Chantilly
McGregor looks sharp and focused in preparation for Diaz rematch at UFC 202
But MMA star's coach unsure if he will ever return to featherweight
Klitschko prepares in -150C cryosauna ahead of his rematch with Fury and admits he's 'embarrassed' to have lost to British fighter
July rematch awaits
Simpson bumps into Morrison at Manchester music festival as he continues to celebrate shock title win
Former Manchester United youth team stars
Chelsea flop Falcao enjoys quick beach break in Miami as Colombian striker confirms pre-season return to Monaco
No Copa America for flop
'Romeo Beckham asked for a photo with me, I asked for a photo with his dad #legend.' Murray links up with father-son duo
Fun day out at Queen's
Belfast City airport temporarily renamed after Northern Ireland striker Lafferty
Northern Ireland fans flying to Nice were given a reminder of their star
ICELAND 1-1 HUNGARY - SIMON COLLINGS AT STADE VELODROME: Birkir Saeversson's late own-goal cruelly denied Iceland top spot in Group F as Hungary put one foot in the last 16. Swansea playmaker Gylfi Sigurdsson gave Iceland the lead from the spot after veteran goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly brought down Ragnar Sigurdsson in the box and the side that infuriated Cristiano Ronaldo looked like claiming three points. But Saeversson turned Nemanja Nikolic's cross past his own goalkeeper to send Hungary top of Group F ahead of Portugal's clash with Austria.
Cristiano Ronaldo eclipsed Luis Figo's record as Portugal's most capped player of all time, but he squandered a glorious chance from the penalty spot to kick-start his country's campaign against Austria.
A steward was injured as flares and fireworks rained on to the pitch and fighting broke out among Croatia supporters five minutes from the end of their draw with the Czech Republic in Euro 2016 Group D.
Logic tells you that if you take a squad of 23 players to a summer tournament, not all of them will play well. We probably should have seen Harry Kane's problems at Euro 2016 coming.
IAN LADYMAN IN BORDEAUX: Ireland's hopes of reaching the knockout stages of Euro 2016 suffered a serious blow after a 3-0 defeat by Belgium left them with just one point.
Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky will miss the rest of Euro 2016 with a thigh injury suffered in his side's 2-2 draw with Croatia on Friday in St Etienne.
Germany stars Bastian Schweinsteiger and Thomas Muller took a break from training as they headed to the golf course during a day off at their base camp in Evian-Les-Bains on Saturday. Manchester United's Schweinsteiger and Bayern Munich's Muller will be looking to progress from Group C when they face Northern Ireland on Tuesday.
Sportsmail has put together your ultimate interactive guide to the biggest European Championship ever. With team, fixture and venue information and a quiz.
Hungarian supporters and police forces scuffled in Marseille's football stadium on Saturday evening ahead of Iceland's match with Hungary at Euro 2016.
Switzerland coach Vladimir Petkovic admits it will take a lot more than set pieces if his side are to stun France in their final Group A match today - even though it is the hosts' area of weakness.
For the vast shadow that fan disorder and violence is casting over Euro 2016, we can at least be thankful for the presence of Iceland, who remain unbeaten at France after drawing with Hungary.
England were given fresh incentive to win their group and avoid a possible showdown with Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal.
Albania are hoping the return of inspirational captain Lorik Cana will drive the debutants on to a first victory and help them sneak into the last 16.
Although the permutations over the third-place teams who will progress are complicated enough to require some serious mathematics the make-up of the individual groups are rather simpler.
Over the course of the next 48 hours, Michael O'Neill will sit down with his backroom team and settle on a starting line-up for Northern Ireland's biggest game in three decades.
NEW YORK 3-2 PHILADELPHIA: The former Chelsea midfielder struck in the eighth minute of the MLS clash at Yankee Stadium in front of 27,456 fans to end the Union's club-record eight-game unbeaten streak. The goal would have come as a huge relief for Lampard, who was booed on to the pitch by New York City fans earlier this season.
Everton's new straight-talking manager Ronald Koeman will end the sugar-coated approach of his predecessor Roberto Martinez and demand more from the club's talented but frustrating young England international Ross Barkley.
Judging players in real life based solely on their Football Manager stats is one thing, but creating a transfer story due to a footballer's playing preference on the game is quite another. Step forward Antoine Griezmann, who has had to play down reports he is keen to join Chelsea after being caught looking at the club on the video game. A video from the French national team's Youtube account showed the Atletico Madrid star rather sheepishly looking at the West London club's setup while on a flight during Euro 2016.
Southampton have announced midfielder Steven Davis has signed a new three-year contract with the club. The 31-year-old has been with the Saints since 2012 and made 155 appearances.
The incoming Manchester City manager has expressed an interest in basing himself and his family in the city centre in a bid to embrace the North West culture and his new surroundings.
Leicester are expected to make their offer for the 6ft 2in defender in the next 48 hours as Claudio Ranieri looks to add a British spine to his side and provide competition for Robert Huth and Wes Morgan.
EXCLUSIVE: The club's vice-chairman is in regular contact with Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri as they discuss summer transfers and their star striker's situation ahead of next season.
Sunderland are making an ambitious bid to tempt Edin Dzeko back to the Premier League. Manager Sam Allardyce wants a quality forward to work alongside Jermain Defoe on Wearside.
The former Wigan and Swansea boss had over three years remaining on his contract with the Toffees and has not reached an agreement with his former employers.
MIKE DICKSON: It is nearly a quarter of a century since Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe tackled each other in a serious match, but now comes another famous reunion in tennis. It will not be quite the same, but they will face off again by proxy when Andy Murray takes on Milos Raonic in the final of the Aegon Championships at London's Queen's Club on Sunday. A few weeks ago it would have seemed unthinkable to have them in opposing coaching boxes, but that will be the case as they team up with the two respective players going for the premier Wimbledon warm-up title.
Roger Federer's bid to win a ninth Halle Open title was ended in the semi-final on Saturday by teenage German Alexander Zverev, who defeated the 17-time Grand Slam champion 7-6(4) 5-7 6-3.
Anthony Joshua took a trip down memory lane when he caught up with fellow London 2012 gold medallist Jessica Ennis-Hill on Saturday. The 26-year-old is a week away from the first defence of his world IBF heavyweight against Dominic Breazeale in what will be his fifth successive fight at London's O2 Arena. And Joshua couldn't resist stripping off and showing off his guns as he dwarfed the heptathlete while they posed for a picture during training.
England secured their first ever Test series win in Australia as they downed the Wallabies 23-7 in a brutal encounter in Melbourne. SAM PETERS rates the players.
Eoin Morgan believes the extreme pace of Tymal Mills can be England's new potent weapon in their continuing limited-overs revolution.
NIK SIMON IN WELLINGTON: Dai Hard 28 was the joke of the night at Westpac Stadium stands as New Zealand produced another sequel in their unrelenting 63-year domination of Wales.
SAM PETERS: Since his last taste of defeat, Maro Itoje has become a Grand Slam winner, European Champions Cup and Premiership double-winner and now a history maker in Australia.
Robinson has talked of the 'horrible' decision he had to make to sack Edwards as England captain but believes it would have been cowardly to delay the new era in women's cricket.
South Africa pulled off a monumental fightback against Ireland at Ellis Park to level up the series and set up a crucial third and final Test at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
An up-and-at-'em tearaway with a good heart and big lungs reminded the cognoscenti of one of Royal Ascot's favourite heroes: Frankel.
Celebrations for Her Majesty's 90th birthday have included a street party and the obligatory fly-past but Dartmouth and French jockey Olivier Peslier delivered the perfect present.
The Premier League fixtures for the 2016-17 season have been released and here is the full weekend-by-weekend rundown ahead of one of the most intriguing campaigns yet.
With Premier League clubs up and down the country hoping to strengthen their squad and offload dead wood, Sportsmail has every summer move covered with this handy guide.
Keep track of all the latest new Premier League strips released throughout the summer as Sportsmail brings you all the kits as they released and provides an overall rating too.
Twelve months ago , Dimitri Payet was still a week away from signing for West Ham in a £10.7million move that would turn out to be a bargain by Christmas. Under Slaven Bilic, Payet became the jewel in West Ham's crown, and the 29-year-old is taking Euro 2016 by storm, too, as he proves to be the tournament's best player so far for France.
A significant theme developing at Euro 2016 is matches being profoundly influenced by those coming off the bench. Is the team that ends a game now more important than the team that starts?
IAN LADYMAN: Euro 2016 is into its second week and the excitement is starting to build - not to mention that Wimbledon is only a week away either. Here, Sportsmail decides what is not and what is not.
MARTIN SAMUEL: Lord Coe places a lot of store in credibility. He talked on Friday of whether Russian athletes could credibly return to competition, having decided they could not.
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