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OlympicsDina Asher-Smith warns Games chiefs not to punish athletes for taking knee Asher-Smith, who stopped short of declaring whether she would take the knee in Tokyo, claimed any sanction would be 'unenforceable'

Invincibles vs OriginalsPints galore and too many delays - the Hundred is already starting to feel like T20 Buoyant 18,000-strong crowd at the Oval cheered the home side to victory for the second time in two days

ExclusiveEmma Raducanu switches coach despite thrilling Wimbledon run

The HundredBBC and Sky under fire over 'unreadable' on-screen graphics

Rugby UnionWhat it is like to mark Cheslin Kolbe, 'the Lionel Messi of rugby' - and how the Lions can stop him

Football'Thousands of lawless yobs' to blame for Wembley 'siege' before Euro 2020 final, says FA chief

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Jessica Ennis-HillPlanning for any eventuality: How I won an Olympic gold

NewsAndy Murray persuaded not to retire by five-year-old daughter

One flag, two bearersMoe Sbihi and Hannah Mills hope to beat Opening Ceremony logistical difficulties

Adam Peaty's No 1 fan 'Olympic Nan' will be 'screaming her head off' from Uttoxeter

Breadbins, sock drawers and safesWhere I keep my Olympic gold medal and what it means now

Thomas Bach and the IOC's breathtaking belligerence over Tokyo 2020 going ahead is shameless If there was any humility they would have paused during this crisis and asked why they were doing it all - and why they had this much power

Bill Clinton and his nuclear football reminded me why nothing is quite like an Olympics

Elliot Daly plays better for Warren Gatland than Eddie Jones and now is the chance to prove it

Players are desperate to deliver in The Hundred - despite its bad press

Stuart Hogg exclusiveSelfies with BOD, how playing full-back has changed - and his eight-year Lions wait Scotland captain is on the third tour of his rollercoaster Lions career - but will earn his first Test cap against Springboks on Saturday

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Rugby LeagueBoris Johnson under pressure to save Rugby League World Cup after 'selfish' Australia and New Zealand pull out

FootballNew deal proves Emile Smith Rowe is undoubtedly one of Arsenal's key men

FootballTransfer notebook: Hector Bellerin prepared to leave Arsenal despite lack of official bid

FootballFootball Manager planning to include women's leagues in 'watershed moment' for sport

OlympicsTokyo Olympics opening ceremony director fired over Holocaust joke

OlympicsOnly 30 Team GB athletes to attend Opening Ceremony

GolfGeorgia Hall fires her lowest major opening round since 2018 as fine form continues at Evian Championship

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Next generationTeam GB's next athletics stars? 11 names making Olympic debuts and hoping for big things at Tokyo 2020

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Helen Glover interview'Don't call me supermum'

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Football Manager planning to include women's leagues in 'watershed moment' for sport Chelsea Women manager Emma Hayes says choosing to treat men and women's players equally is an 'historic step'

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The Hundred is here - so how does it work and what are the rules?

BBC and Sky under fire over 'unreadable' on-screen Hundred graphics

The Hundred has finally launched - here is what worked and crucially what did not

Warren Gatland furious as South African Marius Jonker appointed as TMO for Lions Test series The original TMO, Brendon Pickerill, had to pull out due to travel disruption caused by Covid-19, but World Rugby had no contingency plan

South Africa squad: player-by-player guide to the Springboks who will face the Lions team Tendai Mtawarira and Francois Louw are the only players to have retired from South Africa's World Cup-winning matchday squad

Stuart Hogg exclusive: Selfies with BOD, how playing full-back has changed - and his eight-year Lions wait Scotland captain is on the third tour of his rollercoaster Lions career - but will earn his first Test cap against Springboks on Saturday

'You cannot separate sport and politics': Former Lions on South Africa tours during apartheid Former Lion John Taylor recalls the controversial 1968 tour to South Africa and why he now wishes he had boycotted the trip

Dina Asher-Smith warns Tokyo Olympics chiefs against punishing athletes for taking the knee

Football Manager planning to include women's leagues in 'watershed moment' for sport

Georgia Hall fires her lowest major opening round since 2018 as fine form continues at Evian Championship

Team GB's women's football fixtures: 2020 Olympic group stages dates, kick-off times and opponents

BBC and Sky under fire over 'unreadable' on-screen Hundred graphics

The Hundred has finally launched - here is what worked and crucially what did not

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen crash: what happened and who was to blame?

Lewis Hamilton has shown his ruthless side - this was a move unworthy of his reputation

'Lewis put Max's life in jeopardy': Hamilton comes under attack from Christian Horner after Verstappen crash

How British boxing became an Olympic talent factory

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Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk to take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - and here's who will win

Emma Raducanu switches coach despite thrilling Wimbledon run

Olympics 2020 tennis draw: Andy Murray and Naomi Osaka opponents confirmed

Roger Federer withdraws from Tokyo Olympics with knee injury

Georgia Hall fires her lowest major opening round since 2018 as fine form continues at Evian Championship

Mel Reid withdraws from Evian Championship ahead of Olympics due to new travel restrictions

Collin Morikawa is the antidote to Bryson DeChambeau - he will win majors with brains, not brawn

Mark Cavendish pipped by Wout van Aert as Briton denied fairytale finale while Tadej Pogacar seals Tour title

UCI WorldTour 2021: Men's team-by-team guide and calendar details for the season

Wout van Aert wins final time trial as Tadej Pogacar all but seals second successive Tour de France title

Scrutiny of BBC Panorama investigation is no bad thing for racing's welfare issues

Racing braces itself as Panorama set to claim 'thousands' of horses are sent to slaughter in Britain annually

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GOING FOR GOLD! 5 of Team GB's biggest medal hopefuls to watch at Tokyo 2020 Olympics as the Games get underway

SACKED! Tokyo 2020 Olympics opening ceremony boss dismissed day before show 'over Holocaust jokes'

It comes after it emerged that Kentaro Kobayashi made light of the mass murder of six million Jews by the Nazis in a script for a 1998 comedy act, including saying, “Let’s play Holocaust”

Khabib return dismissed after rival claimed 'revenge deal' was agreed

Khabib Nurmagomedov fought Rafael dos Anjos back at UFC 170 but will not face the Brazilian again according to his manager despite a tweet saying the fight been confirmed

Poirier responds to McGregor's pre-fight injury claims

Dustin Poirier defeated Conor McGregor at UFC 264, after the Irishman withdrew from injury in the opening round, but has labelled his pre-fight claims to have an injury pre-fight 'excuses'

Former UFC champion Dillashaw ready for return after doping scandal

TJ Dillashaw will look to get back in the win column following a two-year absence for an anti-doping violation when he fights Cory Sandhagen at UFC Vegas 32.

Fury's dad John pays rare compliment to son's rival Joshua

John Fury is tipping the British heavyweight to easily stop Oleksandr Usyk in their heavyweight world title fight which was confirmed for September 25 in London

England stars 'could miss part of the Ashes' if Covid restrictions prevent families from travelling

Australia's Covid restrictions could mean that the families of England's cricket stars are not able to visit them during the Ashes

De La Hoya's descent from world champion to cross-dressing photo and addiction

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Australia and NZ pull out of Rugby League World Cup

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