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Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw by Equatorial Guinea in their Africa Cup of Nations Group A opening encounter in Abidjan. Three-time AFCON champions Nigeria threatened early, but it was Equatorial Guinea who took a surprise lead through Iban…

Plus: Nottingham Forest and Everton are braced to learn fate on new Premier League charges amid mounting fears both could be in breach of financial regulations; Liverpool want Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes; Chelsea add Man Utd defender Luke Shaw to…

Tottenham sit fifth in the Premier League, level on points with Arsenal and five behind leaders Liverpool; Ange Postecoglou was missing seven first-team regulars at Old Trafford for their 2-2 draw with Manchester United; Sky Sports’ Gary Neville reckons they…

Tommy Fleetwood held off the challenge of Ryder Cup team-mate Rory McIlroy with a big finish to claim a dramatic victory at the Dubai Invitational. The Englishman entered the final round in the United Arab Emirates with a one-shot lead…

Novak Djokovic was given a scare by Croatian teenager Dino Prizmic in the longest first-round match of his grand slam career. The world number one is a big favourite to win an 11th title at Melbourne Park, where he has…

Jodie Burrage was left frustrated by a lengthy toilet break taken by opponent Tamara Korpatsch and her own inability to prevent a collapse on her Australian Open debut. The British number two admitted it was “panic stations” as the first-round…

Five-time Australian Open finalist Andy Murray suffers painful opening-round exit to 30th seed Tomas Etcheverry;

Jadon Sancho made an instant impact on his Borussia Dortmund return as he set up a goal in a 3-0 Bundesliga win at Darmstadt on Saturday. England international Sancho rejoined Dortmund on loan this week after being frozen out of…

Callum Smith fell short in his bid to become a two-weight world champion after suffering a TKO loss to Artur Beterbiev in Quebec City. Beterbiev, 38, was due to defend his WBC, IBF and WBO light-heavyweight titles against Smith on…

Packers quarterback Jordan Love throws for 272 yards and three TDs on his playoff debut, while Aaron Jones also runs in three scores; Green Bay travel to San Francisco to take on NFC top seeds the 49ers in next weekend’s…