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Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has signed a new long-term deal with the club that will keep him at the Etihad until 2034. The Norwegian joined City from Dortmund in 2022 and has scored 111 goals in 126 games for the club since. The striker’s previous deal, which reportedly included a release clause, had been due to expire in 2027. …

Twelve months ago, Fearnley was still a university student in the United States and playing tournaments on the third-tier ITF Tour. While all eyes were on the stars at Melbourne Park, he was celebrating winning an M25 title in Luxembourg. Now, having climbed into the world’s top 100 in one of fastest rises on the ATP Tour, Fearnley is on …

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka continued her bid for a third consecutive Australian Open title with victory over Denmark’s Clara Tauson in straight sets. The 26-year-old Belarusian was made to work for her 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 win on Rod Laver Arena but secured victory in two hours six minutes to progress to the fourth round. There were 11 breaks of serve …

Even Manchester United’s own social media team nearly gave up. The drive for interactions is intense at every Premier League club on match nights. But sometimes, there doesn’t seem to be much point. “Probably an obvious winner but the poll’s open regardless,” was the notification United pushed through about 10 minutes after the final whistle had sounded on their 3-1 …

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim says Amad Diallo still “has a lot to improve” after his hat-trick in Manchester United’s 3-1 win against Southampton.

McGregor fell short in his bid to win the IBO world super-bantamweight title when he lost to Erik Robles in July 2023 at Meadowbank. A period of rebuilding was required before he was handed his shot at the big time in Saudi Arabia last month. “My career has been full of ups and downs and you’ve just got to look …

Fifth seed Daniil Medvedev is out of the Australian Open after losing a five-set thriller to teenager Learner Tien in the biggest upset of the tournament so far. Medvedev, a three-time finalist in Melbourne, saved match point in the third set and forced a decider, but ultimately fell to a 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (8-10) 1-6 7-6 (10-7) defeat by …

Britain’s Joe Salisbury and Neal Skuski beat Argentina’s Sebastian Baez and Francisco Comesana 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 in the first round. The 10th seeds are playing their first major together since Salisbury split with long-time partner Rajeev Ram after winning four Grand Slam titles, including the 2020 Australian Open, with the American. Henry Patten and Finland’s Harri Heliovaara, the Wimbledon champions, …

The nominees for the fifth edition of BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year have been announced. The five contenders are golfer Aditi Ashok, shooters Manu Bhaker and Avani Lekhara, cricketer Smriti Mandhana and wrestler Vinesh Phogat. The award honours the contributions of Indian sportswomen in 2024 and celebrates the achievements of all women involved in sport in the country. You …

Having pulled out of her season-opening event in Auckland after suffering a back spasm, Raducanu had not played since mid-November before her first-round win over Ekaterina Alexandrova. Raducanu struggled with her second serve against the Russian 26nd seed, hitting 15 double faults which she put down to a remodelled serve and early tournament nerves. Another on her first service point …