With six days to go until the Championship season starts, things go from bad to worse at Derby with a threadbare squad and a transfer embargo hanging over the club. Wayne Rooney kept them up last season - by the skin of their teeth - but can the ex-England captain somehow do the same again?

Ben Brereton must still be pinching himself at how things have unfolded for him over the past few months. Well, actually, that’s Benjamin Anthony Brereton Diaz to you. The Stoke-born attacker, who is on Blackburn’s books, made his presence felt at the Copa America earlier this summer. Copa America you say? Brereton qualified to represent …

Biles is still scheduled to compete in the beam final on Wednesday, although any further appearance at the Tokyo Games must now be in serious doubt.

Xander Schauffele took gold and Rory Sabbatini won silver.

Frenchman Mourad Aliev refuses to live the ring in the aftermath of his controversial loss to Great Britain's Frazer Clarke.

Rory McIlroy chose to compete for Ireland over Great Britain in the men’s Olympic golf tournament because “he has always”.

‘I will never look back at the days of working in a kitchen,’ the 25-year-old said

Arsenal and Chelsea today face off in a friendly for a good cause as the London rivals both prepare for the new Premier League season.

Giles Scott remains in a strong position for gold going into the medal race of the Finn class.

With the typical cycling medal rush expected for Team GB, both athletes will be optimistic of adding to their collectionsBack on track but not exactly back to normal is how it looks for the golden couple of British cycling, Jason and Laura Kenny, who this week have the chance to press on further into the record books as the track cycling programme starts at …

GB triumphs in triathlon and swimming throw spotlight on IOC moves towards gender parity with introduction of more mixed team sports in TokyoHaving just secured his third gold medal of Tokyo, British swimmer Adam Peaty said: “It’s a fun event and that’s what sport needs. It needs to be fun.”He had been part of the first British mixed relay swimming …

Silver medallists reported to have been sightseeing with friendVazha Margvelashvili and Lasha Shavdatuashvili told to goTwo Georgian silver medalists were told to leave the Olympics after breaking Covid-19 rules by going sightseeing, it has emerged. According to reports, the juduka Vazha Margvelashvili and Lasha Shavdatuashvili met up with a mutual friend in …

France’s Mourad Aliev disqualified for butt in super-heavy clash‘There were a couple of heads going in,’ says BritonThere were controversial, bloody, but ultimately glorious scenes for British boxing at the Kokugikan Arena as Frazer Clarke secured a spot in the Olympic super-heavyweight semi-final by way of a disqualification, after being cut on both …

Arsenal and Chelsea today lock horns for a good cause in a pre-season friendly which is still likely to have more than a bit of bite to it.

Lewis Hamilton blew the Formula One title door wide open by putting his Mercedes on pole for today’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

Biles pulled out of two events at Tokyo 2020, saying she needed to put her mental health first, while Stokes has announced he will not play against India to prioritise his mental wellbeing.

World number one Oliver Townend, Laura Collett and Tom McEwen hold a huge lead of 17.9 penalties in the team event, which Britain is aiming to win for the first time since Munich 1972.

STUART HOGG has denied ‘BITING’ South Africa star Willie le Roux as he faced a trial by social media. Fans piled in on Twitter as clips went viral of what they believed showed the Lions fullback chomp on Le Roux’s arm. The footage from the Second Test has now been addressed by Hogg – and […]

American Xander Schauffele clinches the men's golf gold medal on a dramatic final day in the men's Olympic golf.

Rising US star AJ McKee beats featherweight champion Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire to take the title and land a $1m prize at Bellator 263.