Articles by Paul Battison
Manchester City's legal fight with the Premier League has the potential to "spiral out of control", a former top club executive has warned.
Christian Purslow, a former Liverpool managing director anοΏ½...
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Andrei Kuzmenko has returned to Russia before the start of the NHL season after his father was killed by a bear.
Kuzmenko's father Alexander, who was an ice hockey coach οΏ½...
Alexander Zverev beat Karen Khachanov at the US Open to reach a third Grand Slam final in a row and continue his bid for a second major of the year.
The top seed put in a commanding performance to bοΏ½...
Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend won the women's doubles at the US Open to complete a historic career doubles Grand Slam as a pairing.
The top seedscame from a set down to beat American wildcaοΏ½...
Frances Tiafoe came from two sets and a break down to beat fellow American Alex Michelsen in a thrilling comeback to reach the US Open semi-finals.
Eleventh seed Tiafoe was outplayed by world numberοΏ½...
Rybakina, 27, dropped only four points in a near flawless performance on serve against four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka.
She faced the 28-year-old full of confidence, having not dropped a set in οΏ½...
Michael 'Venom' Page's last fight on his UFC contract ended in an underwhelming win against Nursulton Ruziboev amid booing fans in Paris.
London's Page, who is nicknamed 'MVP', landed a handful of eοΏ½...
Aryna Sabalenka briefly halted her US Open match against Kamilla Rakhimova because of a strong smell of cannabis before cruising into the fourth round in New York.
Top seed Sabalenka raised the issuοΏ½...
First Test, Darwin (day three of five)
Australia 198: (Smith 71; Mahmud 6-55) and 161-4 (Green 43*; Mahmud 2-33)
Bangladesh 426: (Tanzid 101, Shanto 84, Miraz 65; Hazlewood 6-89)
Australia trail bοΏ½...
Dakota Ditcheva says she has "cried non-stop" after breaking both of her hands in the win over Denise Kielholtz - just months after recovering from similar injuries.
The Briton outclassed Kielholtz οΏ½...
