England international Helen Housby is ruled out of this summer’s Commonwealth Games because of a back injury.

Adolfo Daniel Vallejo is fined $65,000 (£48,300) for making “unacceptable” comments about a female umpire following his French Open exit.

Suspended Dublin manager Ger Brennan should have “taken a stand” in the All-Ireland defeat by Louth, believes Oisin McConville.

Bafana Bafana are expected to depart for Mexico on Monday after visa issues that disrupted the team’s travel plans were belatedly resolved.

Pink balls will be used to limit play lost to bad light in Test matches in a trial introduced by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

A new trophy rewarding the combined efforts of the men’s and women’s teams in The Hundred will be introduced this summer.

Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs are reportedly closing in on Fernando Da Cruz as the club’s next head coach.

England captain Leah Williamson is ruled out of the Women’s World Cup qualifying matches against Spain and Ukraine.

Benhard Janse van Rensburg comes up trumps against Bath rivals, Newcastle delight in 25-point comeback and the final day is teed up for drama.

Rangers’ Laura Berry and Mia McAulay are added to the Scotland squad for Women’s World Cup qualifiers against Israel after Como’s Sophie Howard and Newcastle United’s Freya Gregory drop out.

Former BBC rugby league correspondent Dave Woods pays tribute to John Kear, one of the sport’s great characters, who has died aged 71.

Two local PSL legends and two widely respected European coaches lead the way with Kaizer Chiefs in the market for a new coach.

South Africa’s Connor Doig is through to the second round of the Roland Garros junior boys’ singles tournament.

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu will miss a chunk of the Springboks’ season after suffering a ‘frustrating’ injury.

Betway Premiership champions Orlando Pirates are reportedly finalising the signings of Mthetheleli Mthiyane and Sibangani Zulu.

Lens manager Pierre Sage is set to hold talks with Crystal Palace as the Premier League club look to appoint Oliver Glasner’s replacement.

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Guillermo Ochoa hopes to play in a record sixth World Cup after being named in Mexico’s squad for this summer’s tournament.

Sunderland forward Nilson Angulo is included in Ecuador’s World Cup squad.

Monaghan manager Gabriel Bannigan praises his side’s character and spirit during their narrow 1-24 to 2-20 All-Ireland SFC first-round defeat against Mayo at Clones.

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