PETER CARLINE: Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs begin their title defence with a tantilising match-up against the Detroit Lions as the 2023 NFL season kicks off overnight.

Former World No. 1 singles player Naomi Osaka is returning to the WTA Tour next year and plans to play at the Australian Open after giving birth to her first child.

SAMI MOKBEL: Typically it was Harry Maguire who was publicly blamed for the goal that eliminated England from the World Cup in December.

The 2021 champion beat the conditions and fellow Russian Andrey Rublev to reach the last four in New York.

SHANE MCGRATH: Johnny Sexton will lead Ireland's charge into the 2023 World Cup with Andy Farrell primed to name a strong team on Thursday for the opener against Romania.

INSIDE COUNTY CRICKET: It is a question becoming more pertinent with each victory as the Surrey juggernaut steams towards another County Championship.

World No. 3 Daniil Medvedev has put the US Open on notice during his quarter-final win vs. fellow Russian, Andrey Rublev. Medvedev said he couldn't clearly see the ball after the first set.

Pep Guardiola 's side clinched Europe's most elite club trophy for the first time in their history in June after a 1-0 win over Italian giants Inter Milan.

49ers star re-ups to become richest ever defensive playerESPN reports extension is worth $170m over five seasonsNick Bosa’s lengthy contract holdout ended four days before the start of the season for the San Francisco 49ers when he agreed to a contract extension that will make him the NFL’s richest defensive player ever.Coach Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday …

Brutal heat and humidity have left some players at Flushing Meadows feeling like they’re facing two opponents on courtDaniil Medvedev was feeling the heat on Wednesday afternoon at the US Open, and it wasn’t coming from his opponent, Andrey Rublev, whom he was on his way to beating in straight sets in their quarter-final. As the sun beat down on Flushing …

Tammy Beaumont says England's failure to handle Sri Lanka's spinners during their T20 series defeat is "a wake-up call".

Nick Bosa's lengthy contract holdout ended four days before the start of the season for the San Francisco 49ers when he agreed to a contract extension that will make him the NFL's richest defensive player ever.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK --The 19-year-old has been on a sequence of sixteen wins from 17 matches since her first round exit at Wimbledon in July.

Italy midfielder Marco Verratti has been left out of PSG 's UEFA official list of players who can play in the Champions League group stage this season.

It's prediction time! As the 2023 NFL season gets underway, the Sky Sports NFL team make their picks - from their MVP favourites to their Super Bowl matchups. 

Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham also on men’s listMary Earps one of four Lionesses up for women’s awardLionel Messi and Aitana Bonmatí head the list of nominees for the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or awards after leading their nations to World Cup glory.Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka were also included on the men’s …

Gareth Southgate addressed his team ahead of the Euro 2024 qualifiers.

Daniil Medvedev has revealed he struggled to see the ball during the second half of his win over Andrey Rublev in the US Open quarter-finals.