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Ja’Kobe Tharp broke the 110m hurdles world record during heats at the American college championships on Wednesday. The 20-year-old, from Auburn, Alabama, clocked 12.75 seconds at the National Collegiate Athletic …

Kane’s status as captain, talisman and main marksman is illustrated very simply by his all-time record of 79 goals in 114 England games. And yet, at 32, he continues to …

Formula 1 has agreed a two-step plan to change engine design in response to criticism of this year’s new rules. Drivers have complained that the near 50-50 split between internal …

Briton Chantelle Cameron will meet American Mikaela Mayer in a light-middleweight world title unification bout in Birmingham on 29 August. Cameron, 35, beat Michaela Kotaskova to win the vacant WBO …

Northern Ireland will reflect on several goals conceded during the campaign that might have been avoidable. They are likely to face opposition of a similar calibre as Switzerland in the …

Marco Silva has agreed to become Benfica’s new head coach as the Portuguese club formalised Jose Mourinho’s departure for Real Madrid. Silva, 48, ended his five-year stint as Fulham boss …

Serena Williams rolled back the years at Queen’s with a winning performance on her comeback to tennis after 1,375 days away from the sport. Fans with the hottest ticket in …

Publicly, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has admitted the breach of protocols. In mentioning the “early hours of Monday morning” in a statement, the governing body left Stokes …

Diogo Jota’s widow has urged Scotland captain Andrew Robertson to carry his former Liverpool team-mate in his heart when he lives their dream of playing at the World Cup. Jota …

Wolves have signed former England full-back Kieran Trippier and are in talks to re-sign former striker Raul Jimenez on a free transfer. Trippier left Newcastle at the end of the …