Aidan O'Brien hailed Kyprios "the horse of a lifetime" after he secured his eighth Group One victory in the Prix du Cadran at ParisLongchamp.

England Test captain Ben Stokes agrees a new two-year central contract.

Defending champions Australia comfortably beat Sri Lanka in their opening match of the Women's T20 World Cup in Sharjah.

Arne Slot’s side will spend the international break at the top of the table

Alisson was forced off against Crystal Palace with a hamstring injury

Stokes has lost his battle to be passed fit for Monday’s clash.

The Portugal international’s goal earned Arne Slot’s men a league third win on the spin.

The goalkeeper could be facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines

The world champion javelin-thrower talks about growing up in care and the love of her foster family – and how sport was her saviourI was abandoned as a baby and left to die in our flat. A neighbour heard me crying and called the police, who broke down the door and rescued me. I spent the next 14 years living in institutions, among other traumatised …

American fights back to beat Paula Badosa 4-6, 6-4, 6-2Novak Djokovic beats Alex Michelsen on return to ChinaCoco Gauff will contest her first final for nine months at the China Open in Beijing. The American continued her encouraging fortnight after a difficult summer with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Paula Badosa in the semi-finals.The Spaniard, one of the …

A frustrated Robert de Pauw felt the “wrong decision” to send off his Aston Villa side’s left-back Paula Tomás changed their Women’s Super League game against Brighton.With the score at 2-2 after Rachel Daly had scored twice for Villa, either side of close-range finishes from Nikita Parris and Pauline Bremer for the home side, Brighton were awarded …

Group B match in Sharjah starts at 3pm BSTGet in touch: email Daniel with your thoughtsThe anthems are ringing out. Not long to go.As a consequence of the change of venue – for those just joining us, we were supposed to be in Bangladesh but civil unrest saw a hasty shift to the UAE – England had to chuck out a whole heap of homework. Continue reading...

What else is football for other than its swell of emotions? And if it was love at first sight with Jürgen Klopp, when will the Liverpool faithful fall for Arne Slot? A continued superb start to the season, top of the table when it was supposed to be Arsenal and Manchester City streaking away, he could hardly have done a better job. There remains a distance. …

The 31-year-old former Villa captain had been out of action since he sustained an ACL injury in his right knee on August 12 last year in a 5-1 loss away at Newcastle.

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MULTAN: Ben Stokes confirmed he would miss Monday's first Test against Pakistan in Multan, but urged his team-mates to repeat their famous clean sweep here two years ago.

Gareth Bale was involved in a hilarious golf gaffe as the Real Madrid and Tottenham legend had his ball stolen by an intruding dog while competing in a celebrity competition in Scotland.

SAMI MOKBEL AT SELHURST PARK: Win at all costs. But at what cost? Liverpool maintained their place at the Premier League summit here with a hard-fought victory over Crystal Palace.

LEWIS STEELE AT SELHURST PARK: Liverpool will end the weekend top of the Premier League table following their 1-0 win at Crystal Palace.

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