Boxing icon Floyd Mayweather and UFC superstar Conor McGregor come face-to-face for the first time at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The pair made the highly-anticipated announcement last month that they would be throwing down in a boxing ring in Las Vegas on August 26. And the first leg of their world press tour, which will feature four press conferences in four cities in four days, takes place in the City of Angels.
CHRIS WHEELER: Manchester United will increase their offer for Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic after wrapping up Romelu Lukaku’s move to Old Trafford. Perisic is training at Inter’s pre-season camp in Riscone di Brunico and United want to complete a deal before the Italian club leave for China next week. Inter value Perisic at £48million and are unhappy with United’s opening offers of £36m and £39m. An improved bid closer to £45m for the 28-year-old Croatia international is expected as United look to make their third major signing of the summer.
CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Farah has questions to answer and, if he cares for his sport as well as for himself, he should be happy to answer them.
CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: John McEnroe has sparked another rumpus inside BBC Sport over comments made about his own BBC colleague Rishi Persad.
MIKE DICKSON WIMBLEDON: Jo Konta produced a magnificent performance of character and quality to become Britain’s first Wimbledon semi-finalist in women’s singles since 1978.
JONATHAN McEVOY: Lewis Hamilton will defy his own Mercedes team and Formula One’s new owners by missing Wednesday’s showpiece demonstration on the streets of London.
PAUL NEWMAN: Tamim Iqbal has quit county cricket with Essex after just one game because his wife was the subject of an attempted ‘acid attack’, it was claimed on Tuesday night.
The stars of Old Trafford were enjoying the summer sunshine as they prepare for their hectic tour of the USA and there was plenty of scope on bonding time with a number of stars taking part in some impromptu piggy-back drills. It was certainly a good start to life under new captain Michael Carrick, who was confirmed as Wayne Rooney's successor before training got underway on at their UCLA training base on Tuesday.
Alves, Guardiola’s primary target at right back, jetted into France on Tuesday to thrash out terms on a two-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain, with a press conference scheduled on Wednesday where he is expected to be unveiled. That startling development shocked City’s manager, who was convinced the Brazilian would become his third signing of the summer.
NEW In a sign of the division’s continued global stronghold, financial results reveal the money pouring in amounts to a third of revenue generated by Europe’s ‘Big Five’ leagues.
Januzaj’s departure from Old Trafford will complete a dramatic fall from grace for a player who was the brightest young prospect at United when he signed a lucrative five-year contract in 2013.
Chelsea’s pursuit of Bakayoko faces the threat of further disruption with Monaco prepared to consider the option of selling Fabinho instead. PSG have offered £45m for the Brazilian.
DOMINIC KING: Ross Barkley’s future at Everton was plunged into greater doubt on Tuesday night when he was left out of their new-look squad heading to Tanzania for a pre-season friendly. The club said the 23-year-old had suffered a groin injury and he was not in a 25-man group — which includes new signings Wayne Rooney, Michael Keane and Davy Klaassen — that left Liverpool Airport for Dar Es Salaam.
Monaco full back Benjamin Mendy has posted a picture which will get fans of Premier League clubs very interested. The defender posted a picture to Instagram of him wearing nothing but a headscarf, trainers, and most notably a pair of Union Jack shorts. Left back Mendy captioned the post 'see you soon' - leaving followers wondering whether this was a lightly coded message teasing a move to a British team.
Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather will go toe-to-toe in one of the biggest fights of all time, but it will not come cheap for the American television audience.
Conor McGregor may never fight in the UFC again after his bout with Floyd Mayweather because he will make enough money in one night to retire for life, says Dana White.
The British Racing Drivers' Club, which owns the Northamptonshire circuit, gave notice of its intent to leave its current deal in two years' time. 2019 will be the last year for the Grand Prix at Silverstone.
MIKE DICKSON: We learn from Andy Murray a rare nugget about his wife Kim and her preferences when it comes to being a tennis spectator. It turns out that she likes watching players of diminutive stature rather than the giants who prevail in the modern game, in which case she may not enjoy the next couple of opponents her husband could face in the coming days. Up on Wednesday afternoon is 6ft 6in Californian Sam Querrey and in the event of victory in the quarter- final, Murray’s next opponent would be 6ft 4in Gilles Muller or, more likely, 6ft 6in Marin Cilic.
IAN HERBERT ON CENTRE COURT: Jo Konta needs to know that the obstacle now standing before her and a Wimbledon final does not tend to evaporate at this stage. Venus Williams has played nine semi-finals and lost only one of them. Williams smiled a little ruefully when asked about the pressure which comes with Wednesday's Centre Court turf for the British player.
LAURA WILLIAMSON ON CENTRE COURT: Novak Djokovic has accused Wimbledon referees of making the ‘wrong decision’ in postponing his fourth-round match against Adrian Mannarino.
Jo Konta revealed her sense of pride at becoming the first British woman to reach the Wimbledon semi-final since Virginia Wade in 1978.
NICK HARRIS ON COURT NO 1: Garbine Muguruza is just one win away from a second Wimbledon final in three years after beating Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-4, in their quarter-final.
Virginia Wade led tributes as tennis legends hailed Jo Konta for her resilience in reaching the her first home Grand Slam semi-final. ‘The longer it went on, the more impressed I got,’ Wade said.
Day eight at Wimbledon was as exciting as ever from Centre Court to Court No 18. Here, Sportsmail's KIERAN GILL takes us around grounds at SW19.
They remain the most successful French football team ever, and on Monday seven members of the 1998 World Cup winning squad came together again for a charity game with a twist. The star attraction was Zinedine Zidane, who played for the World Cup winners against Stade Toulousain in a match that was first half football, second half rugby sevens. It was the footballers who came out on top, winning the round ball sport 6-2 before earning an impressive 15-15 draw in the oval ball game.
Under the terms of the new contract Donnarumma will earn £5million-a-season, with the deal containing two buy-out clauses which depend on Milan qualifying for the Champions League. Should they fail to reach Europe's elite club competition, the clause is believed to stand at 50m euros (£44m) but if they do, it doubles to 100m euros (£88m).
Real Madrid playmaker James Rodriguez has signed for Bayern Munich on a two-year loan deal. Bayern will also have an option to buy him permanently at the end of the loan deal in 2019.
Paul Clement has stressed any deal for Gylfi Sigurdsson will be done on Swansea’s terms and revealed the much-wanted playmaker is the squad’s best performer in pre-season.
Liverpool's new summer signing Mohamed Salah will not be eligible to feature in their first pre-season friendly at Tranmere because of immigration protocol.
Roman Abramovich might be a billionaire but if he matched the Leicester owner in gifting his players £100,000 cars every time they won a title he might quickly be out of pocket, instead the Chelsea stars will have to make do with Hublot watches. First team stars Willian and Nathaniel Chalobah will have no excuse for being late to training after they revealed the gifts on Instagram, which came with note from chairman Bruce Buck. The watches from official club 'timekeeper' Hublot came in a Chelsea-branded presentation boxes.
As replacement for Zlatan Ibrahimovic as Manchester United's No 9, it has been argued that Romelu Lukaku has big shoes to fill. However the £75m man has some pretty sizable boots of his own. Lukaku's new team mate Juan Mata tried on the striker's giant football boots, and was gobsmacked by the result.
The Premier League champions want increased competition at full-back and have been struggling to reach accord with Juventus over left-back Alex Sandro.
Tottenham have announced they have sold out all 40,000 season tickets for their 2017-18 campaign at Wembley. Their first Premier League match at Wembley is against Chelsea.
Arsene Wenger has already broken Arsenal’s transfer record this summer - and may do so again - but he remains firm in the belief that winning trophies is not everything.
Valencia and Lyon are among a host of clubs to have also made enquiries, however the 22-year-old who is keen to stay in the Premier League and will hold talks with clubs on Wednesday.
The current UFC lightweight champion will cross sports to take on the undefeated American in a money-spinning fight on August 26 which is widely-expected to break all previous pay-per-view records. Much of the build-up to the bout has centered around the constant exchange of trash-talk between the two men, who are both known for their extravagant lifestyles away from the ring/octagon.
Though Klitschko has yet to decide whether he wants to fight on, Hearn has travelled States alongside his head of boxing Frank Smith and Joshua's manager Freddie Cunningham.
Hughie Fury is scheduled to be one of the first headline acts at the Manchester Arena when it reopens and he wants to deliver a heavyweight championship title for the city.
The Hampshire all-rounder plans to seek out his former county team mate for tips now he has leapfrogged the likes of Adil Rashid, Mason Crane and Moeen Ali in England’s estimation.
The hosts currently sit top of the eight-team group and victory would move them into the knockout stages, with a game to spare.
Alexandre Lacazette has trained alongside his Arsenal team-mates for the first time as their pre-season tour of Australia gets into full swing. The Gunners' £53million new boy was all smiles as he trained at the Kogarah Oval in Sydney and continues to get to know his new team-mates following his move from Lyon. Arsenal have confirmed Lacazette will wear the No 9 shirt - last worn by Lukas Podolski - while fellow new boy Sead Kolasinac will take the No 31 jersey.
Real Madrid jetted off for their tour of the United States on Tuesday afternoon as the Champions League and La Liga winners prepare to defend their dual crowns. But there was bad news for Chelsea based on the travelling party for the tour. The Stamford Bridge club have turned their attentions to Real striker Alvaro Morata after seeing Romelu Lukaku snatched from under their noses by Manchester United.
The Bayern Munich midfielder spoke to Juventus general manager Giuseppe Marotta in Germany and is set to join Juve on a £5million loan with view to a £35m permanent move.
PETE JENSON: James Rodriguez would have made a very reluctant traveller on Real Madrid’s flight to Los Angeles. Players are not fond of pre-season training anyway.
MIKE KEEGAN IN SYDNEY: The Arsenal boss said at the end of last season that he would not let the Chilean playmaker, who is in the final year of his contract, go to a Premier League rival.
The Quick-Step Floors rider is now out on his own as the German with the most stage wins in Tour history, taking his fourth of this year's race and 13th in total on the streets of Bergerac. Kittel tightened his grip on the green jersey as he again took advantage of messy sprint and powered past a depleted field of sprinters to win with ease.
CHRIS MURPHY IN BERGERAC: Tour de France leader Chris Froome is braced for more bruising stages this week as the peloton go to ‘war’ in fierce winds on the mountain roads.
Users can navigate through the race with the stage guides that accompany the detailed, satellite mapped routes that take in every turn of the Tour course.
Man City back training for pre-season as Gundogan steps up recovery from injury
Germany international back after knee ligament problems
City target Mendy teases move by posing in Union Jack shorts as he says 'see you soon'
Monaco full back could be on his way to the Premier League
Chelsea stars have no excuse to be late after Willian reveals gift from Abramovich
Players received a club-branded Hublot watch for 'creating history'
Coutinho and Lallana undergo pre-season testing as they return to Melwood for training
The Liverpool duo will join up with their team-mates after the tests
Alves enjoys last moments of summer holiday with model wife as he awaits Premier League move
Recently married pair messing around on boat
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Real spend £20million on Hernandez... but he struggles to even do SIX kick-ups at embarrassing official Bernabeu unveiling
Bum deal?
McGregor launches foul-mouthed tirade at Mayweather after arriving in LA for pre-fight press conference
He should've stayed retired... he's f****d now'
Messi and wife Antonella jet back from luxury Antigua honeymoon with sons Thiago and Mateo
Barcelona star preparing for pre-season
Mourinho meets a Warrior as Golden State star Green swaps jerseys at start of US Tour
Meeting of champions on United's pre-season tour
Bournemouth stars swap balls for boats as they go kayaking during pre-season team-bonding trip in Marbella
Sailing the seven seas in the name of glory
Enter the £53m man: Lacazette trains with Arsenal team-mates for the first time as Wenger's preparations step up in Sydney
Already at home
Drogba up front, 50 degree training sessions and big dreams of playing in MLS...
EXCLUSIVE:Peter Ramage lifts the lid on life at Phoenix Rising
Rooney marks return to Everton by showing off the new away shirt
Everton have unveiled a new grey away kit for the 2017-18 campaign after adding Wayne Rooney
Going loco and signing Bakayoko? United look to gazump Chelsea to midfielder as he jets off
The Old Trafford side have made a bid for the midfielder
Little Mix team up with England women stars in new video to promote #Lionesses campaign
Women will jet off for the Euros in Holland this summer
New role for Wenger? Arsenal stop in Dubai as boss wears Hi Viz jacket and captain Mertesacker sits with pilots
The German giant pretended to navigate
City new boy Ederson the star as Guardiola welcomes Jesus and Co back for training
Manchester City returned to training for the first time after their summer break
Manchester United star Mkhitaryan pictured with ex-wife of former Liverpool striker Cisse
Enjoyed a meal at Italian restaurant San Carlo Chiccetti in Manchester
Toure shows off his retro style while Aguero wears a cap to protect himself from rain
Typical Manchester weather welcomed back the City stars
The boss is running the show! Conte joins in Chelsea stars in pre-season training as champions return ahead of title defence
Fit as a fiddle
Barcelona star Neymar gets four new emoji tattoos as he prepares to return to Spain for pre-season
A very modern inking for Brazilian
McGregor bumps into UFC supremo White as he jets into Los Angeles to start promotional tour for mega-fight with Mayweather
Friends reunited
Any tips, Antonio? Chelsea boss Conte reads up on how to improve management skills on holiday
Book written by City CEO Ferran Soriano
Manchester United land in LA for US tour with £75m bumper signing Lukaku expected to be unveiled as new star signing
Touch down on tour
United stars jet off to Los Angeles for pre-season training camp
Jose Mourinho and Co prepare to meet £90m new boy Romelu Lukaku in the U.S.
Lacazette AND Giroud on Arsenal's flight as Wenger's strike duo head on summer tour to Australia
Despite doubts over Frenchman
Mbappe jets off... but only back to Monaco
Kylian Mbappe is on his way back to Monaco for the start of pre-season training despite transfer speculation
Giggs, Ronaldinho and Pires tour and play a game in Pakistan
The football legends spent time in Pakistan as they called for better infrastructure
'Ok cheers John will do': England captain Hartley replies to Twitter user who claimed he should stand down
He joked he voted against himself in poll
Pogba takes mystery girl out for dinner... but did he pay for roses?
The United star flirted with a young lady during a training session and later took her out
Alves marries Spanish model in secret wedding in Ibiza
Dani Alves has married his partner Joana Sanz in a secret wedding ceremony in Ibiza
'Please come save me': Lukaku completes United medical in Los Angeles ahead of £90m world-record transfer from Everton
Didn't enjoy it
Going the extra Yarde: British prospect secures first-round knockout win against Baranyi to extend his unbeaten record
Anthony Yarde with a win
Meet and greet! Man United boss Mourinho poses with fans ahead of club's US tour
Jose Mourinho took time out to meet and greet Red Devils' supporters
Lukaku trains in LA with Pogba as it emerges he was arrested in LA following noise complaint
The striker will have to attend court hearing
Costa urged to join Besiktas as staggering 2.1million supporters flood Instagram post
Striker's Chelsea future is up in the air after a text from Antonio Conte
Gatland hits back at New Zealand media by wearing red nose to his press conference
Lions head coach was depicted as a clown by the New Zealand Herald
Pogba welcomes pal Lukaku to Manchester United in Instagram clip
The Red Devils have agreed a deal worth up to £90million for the wantaway Everton striker
All Blacks captain Read interrupted by his crying son during 100th Test cap speech
New Zealand stalwart took to the stage after 15-15 draw with the Lions
Ronaldo and Maradona dust off their boots for star-studded legends match organised by FIFA President Infantino
Buffon and Van Basten also on display
Chelsea target Rudiger hangs out with Germany team-mates in LA
Defender hangs out with Sane and Can after Confederations Cup win in Russia
Athletic Bilbao squad shave heads in support of defender Alvarez
The 22-year-old was diagnosed with testicular cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy
Training together ALREADY? Lukaku works out with Pogba in LA as £164m pair prepare to become United team-mates
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United delete tweet of Mkhitaryan modelling new adidas kit as fans claim player looks overweight
Enjoyed his summer break?
Real and Inter legend Ronaldo congratulates his son on selection for Brazil U18s
Looking to follow in dad's footsteps at Maccabiah games
Gallacher becomes honorary England Lionness ahead of women's Euro 2017
Sky Sports presenter has penned some chants ahead of the tournament
Yarde on becoming British boxing's next big thing: 'I've seen people being stabbed and shot... but I am destined for something'
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McGregor continues to live the high life as he poses for snap with £105,000 BMW i8
The Notorious is gearing up for his super-fight with rival Floyd Mayweather
Liverpool fan Ali meets Lallana at Lord's after helping England recover against South Africa
The Reds midfielder enjoyed a day at the cricket on Thursday
Terry settles into life at Aston Villa as Bruce's men train in Portugal
The ex-Chelsea captain is preparing for the Championship after signing a one-year deal
Is this is the bromance that helped to seal Lukaku's £75m deal?
Pals Romelu Lukaku and Paul Pogba are set to become Manchester United team-mates
Arsenal return to pre-season training with medicine ball routines
New boy Sead Kolasinac was among those taking part in pre-season training this week
Nick Afoa played with Read for the All Blacks at the U19 World Cup... now he'll sing the anthem at Eden Park
He idolised Tana Umaga and Michael Jackson
Schweinsteiger enjoys night out in London with Ana Ivanovic as he misses Chicago Fire clash through injury
The German midfielder was back in the UK
Ronaldo's museum has its latest exhibit as diamond-encrusted boots commemorating his Manchester United stay are put on display
Diamonds are forever
Lions stars visit haunted attraction as Haskell gets one over on O'Mahony
James Haskell and Peter O'Mahony visited a haunted house
Arsenal midfielder Xhaka ties the knot with fianceé Leonita Lekaj
The Gunners midfielder proposed to Lekaj last April, tying the knot just a year later
Morata enjoys last few days of holiday with wife Alice before Real Madrid are due back for training
Alvaro Morata has not let doubts over his future to spoil his summer break
Lacazette unveiled as Arsenal's record signing: French striker completes £53m move on a five-year contract
The forward has become Arsenal's record signing
Medvedev throws COINS at umpire's chair after SW19 defeat before apologising: 'In the heat of the moment, I did a bad thing'
The Russian lost his cool
Joshua camps out with Bear Grylls as he takes a break from training
Anthony Joshua took to Instagram to share a clip of himself and the 'Born Survivor' star
Is this the wackiest kit of the new season? Introducing Wycombe's kaleidoscopic home goalkeeper's strip
Wycombe have unleased their new goalkeeper kits
Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana were put through their paces during their first day back at Melwood following a summer break. The Liverpool duo underwent a number of tests during which their results were measured and logged in a database to be used as a reference point later in the season. Both midfield stars were pictured performing standing and running jumps in addition to leg power and flexibility exercises.
Manchester United are on the crest of a wave following the signing of Romelu Lukaku but for some of their ex-players - they are struggling in its literal sense. Former Red Devils quartet Denis Irwin, Bryan Robson, Mikael Silvestre and David May are following the current squad on their pre-season tour of America as ambassadors.
EXCLUSIVE: Three hundred miles from the Las Vegas strip, on the banks of the Salt River in Phoenix, lies a brand new soccer complex home to a whole host of former Premier League regulars.
Cork - who has previously enjoyed two loan spells at Turf Moor - signed his four-year contract at a Manchester Airport hotel early on Tuesday afternoon.
The Championship club announced last week the 31-year-old had begun immediate treatment after being diagnosed with the disease during pre-season training, but he will keep his shirt number.
Steve Mandanda has left Crystal Palace to rejoin former side Marseille, the London club have confirmed. The 32-year-old made ten appearances last season before suffering an injury.
Karim Benzema has won a partial victory in his fight against a charge of conspiracy to blackmail Mathieu Valbuena. He is accused of playing a role in a plot to extort money from Valbuena.
Steven Gerrard has taken over the club's under-18s team, having closely associated himself with that group during his initial roving role when he started at the club's academy in February.
Ilkay Gundogan has handed Manchester City a timely injury boost after taking part in the second day of pre-season training on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola's side returned ahead of the coming season on Monday and have stepped up their preparations for the 2017-18 campaign. Gundogan, a £21million signing from Borussia Dortmund last summer, has been dogged by injury problems since making the move from the Bundesliga.
Sydney-based Gunners fan Rohit Padmanabhan was suffering from depression three years ago, following a split from his long-term partner and the death of his grandmother.
Ulloa’s relations with the club hit a major low during the January transfer window when Claudio Ranieri blocked a potential move away as Leicester fought relegation.
The 23-year-old Argentine was signed from Villarreal for £17.5m in 2015 but he spent last season on loan at Sevilla where he scored ten goals in 31 games.
Hull have signed defender Ola Aina from Chelsea on a season-long loan. Aina, 20, is the Tigers' first signing since Russian head coach Leonid Slutsky replaced Marco Silva last month.
West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle United are among the Premier League clubs considering a move for Huddlestone. The 30-year-old dropped out of the top-flight with Hull last season.
NEW Nouri collapsed during a friendly against Werder Bremen on Saturday and he remains in intensive care. Ajax released a statement saying he was no longer in a life threatening condition.
Leicester goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler has joined Stuttgart for £3.5million. The 28-year-old has signed a three-year contract with the German side after just one season at Leicester.
In an era when many Premier League teams now release up to three brand new kits a season it can be hard to keep track of all the changes from strip design to new sponsors. So stay up-to-date with all the new confirmed kits set to feature during the 2017-18 Premier League campaign as Sportsmail keeps track of every team's new designs for the coming season on this page...
Keep track of all the major transfers involving senior players in the Premier League as Sportsmail brings you all the summer deals right the way through to transfer deadline day.
Whether your Premier League side is taking on local opposition or racking up the air miles with trips Down Under, keep track of all the latest friendly matches announced as well as the results here.
The Premier League fixtures for 2017-18 have been released and here is the full list broken down into the 38 rounds of matches.
Sunderland play Derby County in the opening fixture of the 2017-18 Sky Bet Championship season on the evening of Friday August 4. The full fixture schedule for the new campaign is out.
Former Premier League champions Blackburn Rovers begin life in the third tier of English football with a trip to Southend United while Portsmouth are at home to Rochdale on the opening day.
Elsewhere in the first round of fixtures, last season's FA Cup giantkillers Lincoln City travel to Wycombe Wanderers and Swindon Town visit Carlisle United.
LAURIE WHITWELL AT WIMBLEDON: Rafael Nadal’s hopes of crowing his remarkable renaissance with a third Wimbledon crown are over after Gilles Muller summoned the performance of his life to win one of the best matches the All England Club has seen. The final score reads 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 15-13 but that only tells half the story of this utterly compelling contest that contained every bit of entertainment in its four hours, 48 minutes.
Ahead of his fourth-round encounter at Wimbledon against Luxembourg's Gilles Muller, Nadal began his pre-match ritual in the tunnel of jumping up and down in a corridor.
Magdalena Rybarikova continued her dream run at Wimbledon by beating Coco Vandeweghe to book her place in the semi-finals on Tuesday.
Andy Murray continues the defence of his Wimbledon title as he takes on American Sam Querrey in a quarter-final clash on Centre Court before Roger Federer faces Milos Raonic.
KIERAN GILL ON COURT NO 3: It is safe to say Liverpool brothers Ken and Neal Skupski did not expect to be at the All England Club for two weeks – they only booked out their Airbnb for one.
Roger Federer has warned his quarter-final foe Milos Raonic he is a completely different player to the one that lost to the Canadian in the Wimbledon semi-final 12 months ago.
MATTHEW LAMBERT AT WIMBLEDON: Nine-time Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova has called on the All England Club to change its 'lopsided' favouritism towards men's matches.
The world No 1 and member of the All England Club suggested that earlier start times could accommodate a more even spread of men’s and women’s matches after controversy flared.
Geraint Thomas at least appears to have come away from his horror crash on the Tour de France with his sense of humour intact. The Welshman's participation in the Grand Tour came to an abrupt end on Sunday after fracturing his collar bone when coming off his bike during stage nine. The 31-year-old, who entered the day second in the overall classifications, was thrown off after being brought down by Polish rider Rafal Majka.
With the five-match series locked at 2-2, the Zimbabweans survived a dramatic collapse to complete a historic success by chasing down the Sri Lankans' 203 for eight with more than 11 overs to spare as opener Hamilton Masakadza made 73 to go beyond 5,000 one-day runs for his country. The last time Zimbabwe defeated a Test-playing nation in a one-day series on foreign soil was when they beat Bangladesh 16 years ago, and this outcome speaks volumes of a Sri Lankan side struggling in a transitional period.
The IOC has decided it can pick both Los Angeles and Paris as Olympic host cities in September when the 2024 and 2028 Summer Games rights should be awarded simultaneously.
Defending long jump champion Greg Rutherford has been selected in the British Athletics team for the World Championships despite growing doubts over his fitness.
Horn took the Filipino great's welterweight world title after judges scored the bout 117-111, 115-113 and 115-113 in the 29-year-old's favour but many observers questioned the outcome.
Former India all-rounder Shastri was strong favourite to take the new role, ahead of four other candidates interviewed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
The 24-year-old was celebrating the Lions' successful tour following the third and final Test in Auckland when he was involved in a 'minor incident' on Sunday morning.
The Briton was barely a speck in the distance when Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas crossed the line just ahead of Sebastian Vettel to take his second win of the season.
Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Wednesday's meetings at Bath, Lingfield, Catterick, Kempton and Yarmouth.
The Weighing Room posters warn against the dangers of ‘flipping’, the act in which a jockey makes himself vomit after eating. Posters will highlight the side effects of ‘flipping’.
After tasting defeat in two of their first four matches on tour, the mountainous task of toppling New Zealand looked even more insurmountable. But after a gruelling five-week tour that included 10 matches, five victories, three defeats and two draws, the Test series was shared. Here, Sportsmail charts the best of another pulsating and historic Lions tour in pictures.
May 2015 was the month Jose Mourinho confirmed his place in the Chelsea hall of fame, winning a third Premier League title. Fast forward two years, and he has turned from hero to villain.
Chelsea and Manchester United find themselves locked in a bidding war for the Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko. But is the 22-year-old France international worth the £40m transfer fee?
Romelu Lukaku has pledged to write a new chapter in Manchester United history as he joins in a deal potentially worth £75m. These are the modern era strikers he wants to emulate.
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