Abhinav Kini

Former American number one James Blake finds it hard to envisage Roger Federer catching Jimmy Conors' record of 109 singles titles.

There was a lot of uncertainty about whether Georges St-Pierre (26-2 record in MMA) would be the same fighter, especially after a four-year lay-off.

British promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed Anthony Joshua's response to WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder's latest callout following his win over Bermane Stiverne.

Director of England Cricket Andrew Strauss is still hoping Ben Stokes can take part in the Ashes against Australia as he seeks clarity on the Durham man's situation.

Former British number one Greg Rusedski believes Roger Federer will not have any regrets about skipping the Rolex Paris Masters despite Rafael Nadal's recent withdrawal.

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder called out Anthony Joshua yet again after successfully defending his title against Bermane Stiverne on Saturday (4 November).

UFC 217 will do over one million pay-per-view buys according to president Dana White on a night that saw three new champions in Georges St-Pierre, TJ Dillashaw and Rose Namajunas.

A lightweight unification fight between Conor McGregor and Tony Ferguson has gained more ground after the Irishman's coach John Kavanagh called it 'the fight that makes sense'.

Unless terms are agreed in December, a rematch between Gennady Golovkin and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will not happen in May 2018 according to the former's promoter Tom Loeffler.

British promoter Eddie Hearn has urged Tyson Fury to get his life back in order so that he can finally face IBF, WBA and IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.

Bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt finally released footage allegedly showing him knocking out UFC 217 opponent and former teammate TJ Dillashaw in a sparring session.

Rafael Nadal has given an update after his knee was bandaged up during his 3-set win over Pablo Cuevas in the Rolex Paris Masters.

Liverpool native and welterweight contender Darren Till is looking to outdo Conor McGregor and become the UFC's first-ever three-weight world champion.

Former world number one Andy Murray is set to drop out of the top 10 of the ATP tennis rankings for the first time since 2014 due to his absence from the second half of 2017.

Tony Bellew believes nobody knows who Deontay Wilder is and that a potential heavyweight title unification bout between him and Anthony Joshua needs to be built up.

The Houston Astros won their first-ever World Series championship after a comprehensive 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7.

UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal is expecting a title shot against Tyron Woodley if he defeats Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson at UFC 217 in New York.

Roger Federer has reclaimed his spot as the top prize earner in tennis as he overtook Novak Djokovic and closed in on becoming the first player to make $110m in career earnings.

Former world number one Novak Djokovic is looking to change his fortunes in 2018 as he targets more Grand Slam success after a poor injury-ridden 2017.

Anthony Joshua has confirmed that his promoter Eddie Hearn has been having discussions with former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury over a fight between the two Britons.

British promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that he would love the prospect of seeing his fighter in Anthony Joshua defend his titles against former champion Tyson Fury in 2018.

West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle has won his defamation case against Fairfax Media after articles posted by them in 2016 claimed he had exposed his penis to a masseuse.

UFC welterweight Colby Covington's sarcastic apology suggests he has no regrets about his post-fight comments calling Brazil a dump and fans "filthy animals".

An England side without Ben Stokes will be the underdogs for the Ashes, but captain Joe Root says his side are motivated to prove the critics wrong against Australia.

WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker and his trainer Kevin Barry were not impressed with Anthony Joshua's title defence against Carlos Takam in Cardiff.

Roger Federer will take on Juan Martin Del Potro in the final of the Basel Open where a win would take him closer to catching current world number one Rafael Nadal in the rankings.

Manchester City were expected to move for Alexis Sanchez in the January transfer window. However, they will now look to sign the Arsenal forward on a free transfer in the summer.

Boxing coach Freddie Roach says he would like to see a potential superfight between Conor McGregor and Georges St-Pierre happen while assessing the latter's upcoming clash against Michael Bisping.

CM Punk's coach Duke Roufus has revealed that talks over the Chicago native's second-ever UFC fight have begun while reflecting on his loss to Mickey Gall.