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Donald is expecting not to be asked to change his approach this week. “I have been given an opportunity to play a specific role and hopefully bring some wins for England,” said Donald. “That is what’s got me to this point, it’s a unique way of playing but feel like …

Former world number one doubles player and six-time Grand Slam doubles champion Joe Salisbury has retired from professional tennis. Salisbury chose this month’s US Open as his final event and reached the semi-finals with his long-time partner Rajeev Ram, who had also decided to retire. The venue was fitting, as …

Australia batter Steve Smith says he is still traumatised by the aftermath of the ‘sandpapergate’ ball-tampering scandal in 2018 and still gets flashbacks. The Aussies are set to play their first Test series in South Africa since Smith and two team-mates were sent home before the fourth and final Test …

A river that is home to about 500 saltwater crocodiles has been given the OK to host Olympic and Paralympic rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Brisbane Games. The course on the Fitzroy River in Rockhampton, Queensland, has passed an independent technical assessment into its suitability. The assessment did …

Raphinha scores a hat-trick to help Barcelona thrash Racing Santander 7-2 to maintain their perfect start to the La Liga season, with the defending champions top of the table after six successive wins. READ MORE: Barcelona 7-2 Racing Santander Available to UK users only. BBC News

Jersey’s men will head to Kenya next month for the final round of matches in ICC Challenge League A. Should they finish in the top two – they lead the table with five games to go – they would progress to the 2027 Cricket World Cup qualifier play-off. A good …

United States women’s national team player Savannah DeMelo is suing a hospital and two doctors after she suffered a heart attack on the pitch last year. Midfielder DeMelo, who has seven senior caps for the USA, has filed a lawsuit against University of Louisville Health (UofL Health) for negligence. The …

The contrast with his time at Villa could hardly be greater. In 46 appearances for the Premier League club, the 27-year-old scored 10 goals and registered two assists. Since joining Roma, he has scored 21 goals and provided three assists in just 25 matches. His scoring rate has improved from …

So much has happened over the past seven days, including the Great North Run, the US Open finals and the Solheim Cup. About 16% of quizzers got full marks in last week’s edition. Will you make the grade this week? After more quizzes? Go to our dedicated Football Quizzes and …

With Reece James and Wesley Fofana having come through similar injury setbacks, Lavia is keen to become the latest Chelsea player to rewrite his story. He has become a regular in Alonso’s midfield alongside captain James, who began his career as a right-back. Lavia’s importance has only increased, with Moises …

Real Madrid are among the clubs trying to sign Manchester United academy player JJ Gabriel. It is understood a number of major teams across Europe, including Barcelona, PSG and Bayern Munich, have a firm interest in the 15-year-old forward, but multiple sources have described Real’s efforts to sign him as …

The former Cage Warriors fighter’s journey started when his father enrolled him in kickboxing, but upon discovering MMA, he was hooked. “Once I had my first day in MMA, that was it,” he said. “That was me for the rest of my life, and now here we are over 10 …

Rangers will reportedly pay less than £1m for James Penrice should he sign permanently next summer, while Yang Hyun-jun says he is staking his career by missing Celtic games to play for South Korea. Rangers will have to pay just £800,000 to sign James Penrice on a permanent contract should …

Below-par showings were forgiven last season as Celtic simply just had to get by to stay in touch at the top before eventually leapfrogging Heart of Midlothian on the final day with a seventh successive league victory. That Premiership-winning streak has been extended to 13 games following six straight victories …

Marta Kostyuk is through to the quarter-finals of the Guadalajara Open even though the top seed is yet to play a point in the tournament. The Ukrainian received a first-round bye in Mexico and got a walkover in her scheduled second-round match on Wednesday, when Taylor Townsend withdrew because of …

I can tell you now that, whoever you are playing, if you get beaten – and especially beaten heavily like Coventry were by Brighton on Sunday – then it resonates with you. It’s the same for every manager. For Frank, whether it is losing at home to Hull or Brighton, …

Test your ball knowledge against today’s Who Am I?, Five in Five and Brainteaser. BBC News

Matan Segal directed Kick It Out Israel, an anti-discrimination initiative with similar aims but no link to the English organisation of the same name, for almost four years before stepping down a few months ago. Racism has long been present in Israeli club football. Beitar Jerusalem’s fans are among the …

On Saturday’s groundbreaking win, she added: “That sort of fear of failure has sort of disappeared. However much more I want to achieve, and I want to achieve so much more, it’s kind of like I can always look back on my career and know that it was all worth …

Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Uptonsteel Grace Road, Leicester (day two) Hampshire 214: Brown 80*; Holland 6-38, Gilchrist 4-54 & 255-3: Gubbins 124* Leicestershire 244: Shaikh 63, Scriven 53*; Abbott 4-58 Hampshire (3 pts) lead Leicestershire (3 pts) by 225 runs Match scorecard Opener Nick Gubbins made his first County …