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Lamine Yamal becomes Barcelona's youngest captain at 19

Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool prepare bid for Crystal Palace's Wharton

Liverpool could make a bid to sign Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton as soon as January. Transfer Talk has the latest.

UCL talking points: Mourinho's blueprint to win the Champions League

Kylian Mbappé up front and Thibaut Courtois in goal; does Jose Mourinho really need any more than that? ESPN's Mark Ogden, Gab Marcotti, Rob Dawson and Sam Tighe weigh in on all the moments that mattered from Matchday 1 so far.

Zverev passes Van de Zandschulp test to reach US Open semis

Tunisian flotilla activists remain jailed as hunger striker worsens

The four have been held since March in a financial investigation linked to organisers of the Global Sumud Flotilla.

Ohtani sidelined again due to right arm; Dodgers say IL stint 'on the table'

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said "anything should be on the table" with Shohei Ohtani, including a potential stint on the injured list, after the two-way star was out of the lineup for the sixth time in seven games Wednesday night.

GB's Salisbury & Ram beat defending champions to reach semis

Three-time US Open doubles champions Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram beat last year's winners Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos to reach the semi-finals.

Melbourne's NFL game is a battle of opposing jet lag strategies

The San Francisco 49ers arrived a week in advance of their Melbourne NFL game, while the Rams will arrive the day before. A sleep expert says both strategies have merit, but one may have a slight edge.

'Started cricket late': Chakravarthy believes he's only halfway through his career

After a T20 World Cup triumph and having recovered from the first muscle injury of his career, Varun Chakravarthy says he still feels he's only in the 'first half' of his cricket journey. The mystery spinner reflects on rehab, the…

F1 debuts a new track with a corner so grand it is called Monumental

Formula 1 debuts a new circuit to its calendar, and despite no grand prix raced yet, the Madring already boasts a corner that is poised to become an iconic scene in motorsport.

Masked protesters mistake Pak U-19 cricket team for asylum seekers in Portsmouth

Masked protesters wrongly gathered outside a Portsmouth hotel expecting asylum seekers. They later learned the hotel housed Pakistan's Under-19 cricket team members. A local councillor clarified the misunderstanding, and the protesters…

Mac Allister addresses Liverpool contract woe after stunner

A day after revealing his disappointment over the lack of a new contract offer by Liverpool, Alexis Mac Allister delivered the perfect response with the winning goal in a 2-1 victory against Atlético Madrid in the Champions League on…