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Emma Raducanu overcame serving woes to upset 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova and reach the second round of the Australian Open. The 22-year-old hit 15 double faults but edged an erratic match to post her best win at Melbourne Park, seeing…

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Esprito Santo said the suggestion his side are involved in a Premier League title race is based on “if, if, if, if” ahead of a crunch clash with Liverpool. Forest have propelled themselves to joint second…

Tyson Fury has claimed he has retired from boxing in a video post on social media. The 36-year-old former world heavyweight champion lost his second fight with current title holder Oleksandr Usyk last month in Saudi Arabia. Fury said in…

Kyle Walker is in contention for Manchester City’s Premier League trip to Brentford on Tuesday despite his request to leave the club. The City captain was left out of the champions’ matchday squad for Saturday’s FA Cup third-round tie against…

Tamworth boss Andy Peaks has backed his FA Cup heroes to quickly shift focus to the club’s bread and butter of National League football after a day to savour against Tottenham. The part-time outfit were able to take Spurs to…

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner revealed “a contractual issue” prevented Trevoh Chalobah from playing in their 1-0 FA Cup third-round victory over Stockport. Chalobah’s absence fuelled rumours the Chelsea loanee could soon be on his way back to his parent…

Mikel Arteta admitted he is uncertain if he will be able to deliver a trophy for Arsenal after seeing his side dumped out of the FA Cup by holders Manchester United at the Emirates – a defeat he described as…

Ilona Maher celebrated her first start for Bristol by powering over for a try as part of an impactful display in a 41-31 victory against Exeter at Sandy Park. Maher, the game’s most popular player on social media with more…

10-man Manchester United saw off Arsenal in a penalty shootout at the Emirates to book their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Bruno Fernandes fired United ahead after 52 minutes before Diogo Dalot was sent off on…

Leinster defended strongly in the final moments to hold on for a 16-14 win away to Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle in the Champions Cup. In a tight first half, La Rochelle opened up with a 6-3 lead, before Joe McCarthy…