Abhinav Kini

Ben Askren successfully defended his welterweight title against Shinya Aoki at ONE: Immortal Pursuit to retire undefeated as he reflected on his journey with the Asian promotion.

Former world number 9 and fellow Swiss Marc Rosset believes Roger Federer was mentally tired by the end of the ATP Finals in London.

WBA and IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has revealed how he would beat the likes of Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder and Joseph Parker if they were to meet in a potential fight.

Ben Askren does not see the likes of Colby Covington or any other UFC welterweight defeating Tyron Woodley anytime soon.

Carlos Moya has warned Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray that emulating Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will not be as easy as it looks upon their impending returns.

As his retirement fight approaches, ONE Championship's Ben Askren still believes he is the best welterweight in the world but reveals the only way he would fight a UFC champion.

UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier has revealed who he believes is the toughest fight between Conor McGregor, Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Roger Federer has revealed how he had an aggressive nature in his early days as a tennis professional as he discusses how he grew from his teenage days to become a superstar.

Rafael Nadal has been backed to have a perfect end to 2017 as he returns for the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in December where a meeting with Novak Djokovic could happen.

Joshua most recently defended his WBA and IBF heavyweight titles against Carlos Takam in Cardiff on 28 October and is set for his next defence.

Former British number one Greg Rusedski believes Roger Federer will be rueing his missed chance of winning the ATP Finals after the absence of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Michael Bisping's coach believes the Briton is in store for a tougher fight on the feet against UFC Shanghai opponent Kelvin Gastelum as compared to Georges St-Pierre.

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder believes Anthony Joshua's camp has not finalised terms on a fight with him yet as they are "hesitant" and want one more payday.

While the plan for UFC 221 in Perth is a middleweight title unification bout between Georges St-Pierre and Robert Whittaker, it all depends on the former, according to Dave Shaw.

World number three Grigor Dimitrov is expecting an interesting 2018 with the returns of Djokovic and Murray while he is also aiming for a Grand Slam following his ATP Finals win.

Current world number four Dominic Thiem believes the return of Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will cause a shift in the ATP rankings.

WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker wants to unify all the belts as he believes he would have no problems in knocking out Anthony Joshua or Deontay Wilder.

With the expected return from injury of Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Kei Nishikori and more, Roger Federer is expecting an "epic" start to the new year.

Poland are the odd team out in Pot One ahead of the 2018 World Cup draw as the European nation remarkably played the Fifa rankings to get an advantage.

Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen believes if Conor McGregor is to return to the boxing ring, he will only face Floyd Mayweather again amid Oscar Del La Hoya's call-out.

According to Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez, Canelo Alvarez has agreed to a rematch with Gennady Golovkin for 5 May, 2018 — the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo.

Although they are not his goals at the moment, Roger Federer has refused to rule out the possibility of competing in the Davis Cup and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Cris Cyborg will defend her featherweight title against Holly Holm at UFC 219 while welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has confirmed that he has accepted a fight with Nate Diaz.

Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman is confident that Georges St-Pierre will not continue fighting at 185 pounds.

Roger Federer has revealed that getting surgery on his knee in 2016 made him think his career was ending once and for all.

Grigor Dimitrov has credited world number one Rafael Nadal for helping turn his season around after the duo trained with each other in Mallorca.

A potential title unification bout between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker is not happening in 2018, according to promoter David Higgins.

Former world number one Mats Wilander believes despite the lack of success for the next generation, the experience of playing Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will prove crucial.

Roger Federer has continued what has been a remarkable year after becoming the top prize money in all of individual sports.