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Russia has dismissed a deputy sports minister at the heart of the doping scandal that led to its track and field athletes being banned from the Rio Olympics, the government said on Monday. Yury Nagornykh was named as a key...

Atletico Madrid have been reminded of just how challenging this season's La Liga is going to be after falling to fifth place following their first defeat of the season, a 1-0 setback at Sevilla. So tightly packed is the title...

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho told his Chelsea counterpart Antonio Conte that his antics in whipping up the crowd during the London club's 4-0 victory on Sunday were "humiliating", according to Italian television. The Portuguese went straight to Conte at...

Real Madrid team-mates Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos and Cristiano Ronaldo have been confirmed on the 30-man shortlist for the 2016 Ballon d'Or. France Football have announced the first 15 players in contention for the prize, awarded last year to Barcelona...

Arsene Wenger can still "take Arsenal forward" and his future will be discussed "at an appropriate time", chairman Sir Chips Keswick says. Wenger is inside the final year of his current deal and has repeatedly said he will not consider...

England forward George Kruis will be out for "a number of weeks" after having ankle surgery, say his club Saracens. Kruis played in last weekend's European Champions Cup win in Toulon, and a statement from the double-winners described the procedure...

Barcelona striker Neymar has signed a new five-year contract, keeping him at the Nou Camp until 2021. The Catalonians announced earlier this week that an agreement had been reached, and a picture of Neymar shaking hands with president Josep Maria...

Gavin failed to make the 10st 7lbs limit for his welterweight fight with Eggington, but the bill-topping bout will still go ahead at the Barclaycard Arena. Gavin had to strip naked as he tipped the scales at 10st 9lbs 4oz...

Mark Cavendish took the overall lead of the Abu Dhabi Tour by sprinting to victory on stage two at Al Marina. Cavendish (Dimension Data) started the sprint in the slipstream of Elia Viviani (Team Sky) but sped past the Italian...

Australia bowling spearhead Mitchell Starc says he is focused on being ready for the first Test against South Africa after declaring himself available for selection following a grisly training accident. The 26-year-old suffered deep cuts after colliding with training equipment...