The exhibition event in Macau featuring five top players which was set to clash with this month’s Northern Ireland Open has been moved to December. World champion Luca Brecel, Mark Selby, John Higgins, Thailand’s Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and Ali Carter faced disciplinary action for playing in Macau. But the exhibition event will instead take place from

Three-quarters of athletes have been directly impacted by climate change, a survey by World Athletics has found. Athletes highlighted negative effects on performance and health, with 85% saying the sport in general has suffered because of the climate crisis. The survey also revealed 90% of those questioned believe the sport’s governing body could also help

After joyous “Oles” that greeted the lifting of the trophy, the players spontaneously belted out their own chant. And it was telling. It sent an emphatic message, one that has now become a reality – Luke Donald is staying on as Europe’s Ryder Cup skipper. “Two more years,” those jubilant golfers had cried as a

Novak Djokovic told a group of British fans to “shut up” as they tried to drown out his interview with musical instruments after their team were knocked out of the Davis Cup by Serbia. “You should learn how to show some respect,” Djokovic told the fans. Jack Draper was beaten 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (8-6) by

A dominant Jannik Sinner outclassed Australia’s Alex de Minaur to help Italy secure their first Davis Cup title for 47 years. Matteo Arnaldi beat Alexei Popyrin 7-5 2-6 6-4 in a nervy opening singles match to put Italy 1-0 up in Malaga, Spain. Sinner then backed up his sterling week with a 6-3 6-0 win

The England midfielder headed in David Alaba’s cross in the 22nd minute to put the 14-time winners 2-1 ahead. It was the 20-year-old’s 15th goal in his 16th appearance for Los Blancos. He also assisted the fourth goal for Joselu in added time as Real continued their perfect record in this season’s Champions League with

The surroundings in Istanbul may be more modern in Galatasaray’s state-of-the-art new stadium than in days of old, but there is still a red-hot ‘Welcome To Hell’ reception from the stands and this was certainly a night of suffering for Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana. In a throwback to the era of Istanbul’s infamous old

England Test captain Ben Stokes has undergone surgery to address problems with his left knee. The 32-year-old all-rounder was unable to bowl in the summer’s final three Ashes Tests and only featured as a batter at the World Cup in India. England Test captain Ben Stokes has undergone surgery to address problems with his left

England can now start finalising plans for Euro 2024 in Germany next summer after qualification was assured with a 3-1 victory against Italy at Wembley. In reality, manager Gareth Southgate will have been crystallising his thoughts since another of those near-misses England have made their speciality in the World Cup quarter-final against France in Qatar

The distant dream Eritrea’s footballers had of reaching the 2026 Fifa World Cup was extinguished before it had even begun. The East African country, who last played an international in January 2020, pulled out of qualifiers for the finals in Canada, Mexico and the United States just a week before they were due to play