Teenager receives raucous reception after defeating China’s Ding Liren in tense 14-game seriesIndian chess star Gukesh Dommaraju returned to a hero’s welcome in his home city on Monday after becoming the youngest world champion aged only 18.Hundreds of fans crowded the arrivals area of Chennai airport, cheering alongside banks of television cameras as …

Former bitter rivals are now firm friendsKyrgios has played just one ATP match since 2022 US OpenNick Kyrgios will team up with Novak Djokovic at the Brisbane International after crediting the former world No1 for motivating his return from serious injury. Once bitter rivals but now firm friends, Kyrgios and Djokovic plan to play doubles at the Queensland …

Third Test, day four: NZ 347 & 453, England 143 & 234England tour ends with chastening loss but 2-1 series winIt ended as series between New ­Zealand and England have tended to in recent times, the two sets of players sharing some cold ones and swapping stories on a sun-drenched outfield. Few teams get on better than these two once the cudgels are put …

CHRIS WHEELER: A drone was hovering over Carrington again when the Manchester United players got back to work on Monday morning, monitoring their every move in training.

DOMINIC KING: It takes nerve and courage to break away from the running order of a live production but Cates possesses those qualities - and many more - in abundance.

England's year ends with a crushing 423-run defeat by New Zealand in the third and final Test in Hamilton.

Set a mammoth 658 to win by New Zealand, England faded away to 234 with injured captain Ben Stokes not batting.

Half-centuries from Joe Root and Jacob Bethell - his third of a promising debut series - held the hosts up on the fourth morning after England resumed on 18 for two.

Jacob Bethell and Joe Root fell after making half centuries as England chase a mammoth 658 to win in Hamilton

Australia frustrated as India avoid follow-on at the GabbaHazlewood’s Test series likely over after suffering calf strain22nd over: India 66-4 (Rahul 42, Rohit 5) Cummins causing all kinds of problems again, this time beating Rohit with a leg-cutter much as he had troubled Rahul with earlier. Rohit responds with a punishing square drive to the boundary at …

Tyson Fury has revealed he has not had any contact with his wife of 16 years in the last three months as he prepares for his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk this weekend.

Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Tuesday's meetings at Catterick, Newcastle, and Wincanton.

JAMES SHARPE: Lucas Paqueta scored from the spot three minutes from time when Aaron Wan-Bissaka's cross struck Tyler Adams on the arm and the video referee awarded the penalty.

It turns out the public agree, with 31 per cent of almost 50,000 voters selecting Henry as their choice for the honour, leaving the likes of Alan Shearer (18 per cent) in his dust.