Spanish second seed Rafael Nadal defeated 2014 champion Marin Cilic to reach his ninth US Open quarterfinal.  The 33-year-old Spaniard beat the Croatian 22nd seed with a four-set win in a 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-2 victory in New York. The 18-time Grand Slam champion Nadal will face Argentine...

Neymar, the world's most expensive player, who will stay at Paris Saint-Germain after failing to make the move back to Barcelona. Several big-name players did change clubs on loans, including Mauro Icardi. The transfer window shut gently across much of Europe on Monday evening with a flurry...

Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk is on the shortlist to add FIFA's best player award to his UEFA Men's Player of the Year honour. The Dutch international denied Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the European title last week and the same trio are in the running for the FIFA...

World record holder Wayde van Niekerk said he would not defend his 400-metres title at this month’s World Championships in Doha as he has yet to recover from a knee injury. The Olympic champion suffered the injury while playing a charity touch rugby game in October 2017 and has not raced...