American duo lose 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(7) to Maya Joint and Chan Hao-chingSerena and Venus crash out of women’s doubles in first roundIn the end, after so much toil and admirable fight, defeat came swiftly for one of the greatest doubles teams to ever share a tennis court. Upon their return to prime time in New York, Venus and Serena Williams fought …

Australian returns on AU$4.9m contract after season on sidelinesFormer No 1 pick hopes to reignite basketball career with fourth clubAustralian former No 1 overall draft pick Ben Simmons has taken a significant step towards resurrecting his NBA career, agreeing a one-year deal with the Sacramento Kings.The Melbourne-born guard returns on a US$3.5m (AU$4.9m) …

The brinksmanship in recent days? That has been something to behold. I've had conversations this week with people around the deal and can flesh out a few of the details behind the chaos

Kamara puffs out his cheeks and grimaces ever so slightly. He is one of the best midfielders in the business but still the crash-bang-wallop of the modern Premier League takes his breath away.

If their backgrounds unite them, the different paths Arteta and Alonso's careers have taken exposed them to contrasting influences that have shaped the football their teams play.

Gyokeres is in uncharted territory. The Swede has not played a single minute in either of Arsenal's two league matches thus far, against Coventry and Aston Villa .

After a summer that has seen our big Premier League clubs spend with all the dignity of the Wolf of Wall Street trading floor, the mood among many of our rank and file top flight clubs is unanimous.

Novak Djokovic was disqualified from the 2020 US Open after accidentally hitting a line judge with a ball.

Serena and Venus Williams turn back the clock to defeat Maya Joint and Chan Hao-Ching in a US Open women's doubles first-round epic.

Australian beats Olympic champs Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Cole HockerPole vaulter Kurtis Marschall soars over 5.82m to finish third in BrusselsMiddle-distance runner Cameron Myers has become only the eighth Australian to win a Diamond League final crown with victory in the men’s 1500m in Brussels.The 20-year-old claimed one of the biggest wins of his career …

Beau Greaves makes darts history by beating Daryl Gurney at the Czech Open to become the first woman to win a match on the European Tour.

Has the real Alexander Isak finally arrived at Liverpool after his two-goal display in their Premier League win at Ipswich Town, asks chief football writer Phil McNulty?

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs' initial court appearance on two misdemeanor charges stemming from a May altercation with his girlfriend has been moved up two months.

Romo was pulled over in his Jeep in Milwaukee on July 23 and later charged with OWI after performing poorly in sobriety tests, with humiliating bodycam footage of the incident quickly going viral.

Jose Mourinho suffered the first setback of his second spell as Real Madrid manager as his side were beaten 1-0 by Real Betis, with Kylian Mbappe missing a last minute penalty. 

TAMARA PRENN IN NEW YORK: French tennis icon Gael Monfils revealed that he will be eschewing traditional post-playing careers such as punditry and working within tennis to take up a job in finance. 

Jon Wilkin and Jamie Jones-Buchanan assess the problems facing St Helens after their 48-10 defeat at Leigh saw them miss the Super League play-offs for the first time in the club's history, with recruitment and squad balance coming under scrutiny.

Josh Charnley scores for Leigh Leopards against St Helens before producing a contract during the celebrations and signing an extension to remain with the club.

Leigh Leopards secured their Super League play-off place with a 48-10 victory over St Helens, who missed the play-offs for the first time in the club's history.

Great Britain's Amy Hunt ran a season's best in the women's 200m at the final Diamond League event of the year as she took third place in Brussels.