Andrey Rublev withstood a second-set collapse to eclipse world No 1 Jannik Sinner 6-3 1-6 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the Canadian Open in Montreal.

Angelo Leo became a two-division world champion in emphatic fashion after securing the IBF featherweight world title with a stunning one-punch knockout against Luis Alberto 'Venado' Lopez.

World number one Jannik Sinner is knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Canadian Open by Andrey Rublev.

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It is not unreasonable to ask why the FA did not have a candidate ready as soon as Gareth Southgate bid farewellTake a moment. This is not a concept that can easily be taken on board. Deep breaths. But what if – bear with this; it will sound ridiculous – what if the Football Association is attempting to be machiavellian and is doing it well?Yes, this is …

Medal success has offered the president welcome weeks of respite in his country’s fraught political climate – but what happens when the athletes go home?The French president, Emmanuel Macron, is famed for his enthusiastic hugging of sports stars – as the footballer Kylian Mbappé can attest. Macron walked on to the pitch, somewhat awkwardly pulled …

Alice Dearing, the first Black swimmer to represent Team GB, ended her career in April – and has some advice for those retiring after the Paris OlympicsAlice Dearing knew she would retire if she failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics. So when things began to go “catastrophically wrong” for the 27-year-old Team GB swimmer in the middle of a qualifying …

Our correspondent witnesses an impromptu moment of breakdancing magic and some skatepark swearingI was lucky enough to live in Paris for a few years when I was in my early 20s (To study? To work? No, to smoke Gauloises and look romantic) so with a few hours off the feverish Olympic schedule I decide to go for a bike ride through the city. What a delight to …

Fans have their say on key players, wonderkids and weak links – and make predictions for the season aheadPart two: Leicester to Wolves We all know just how rapidly the bullish aspirations can evaporate but positivity abounds in London N5, as we continue to trust in Mikel’s process. Yet with Arteta having maintained impressive levels of commitment and …

Abiding memories of the Games included Marchand’s dominance, Ngamba’s bronze and 100m and 1500m thrillersThree years after Simone Biles was forced to withdraw from all but one of her Olympic finals due to the twisties, she returned to produce one of the great Games comebacks. Across nine days of excellence that yielded three gold medals …

After a fortnight of unverified claims and counter-claims the sport’s presence at the 2028 Olympics is in doubtIt has been quite the week for Chris Roberts, the former British army officer who leads the day-to-day running of the International Boxing Association. “Didn’t go the way I expected to,” says the IBA’s secretary general, ruefully.When …

SIMON JONES: Alvarez, 24, is set to join the Spanish giants two-and-a-half years after moving to City from River Plate for £14m, giving Pep Guardiola's side a hefty profit on the Argentine.