Japan's Yuka Saso produced a blistering run of birdies to grab the first-round lead at the CPKC Women's Open with a six-under-par round of 66 at Shaughnessy Golf and...

England midfielder Lauren James has been handed a two-match ban following her sending-off against Nigeria in the round of 16 at the Women’s World Cup

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The 2023/24 Premier League season is under way and you can follow every game and every goal right here with The Independent. This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years. Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight. Follow the latest action from the Premier League below.

The New York Liberty are off to a strong 4-2 start to begin the 2023 WNBA season. But it's not too early to find a weakness in the league's latest super team.The New York Liberty added three new stars to the roster this offseason so there were bound to be some growing pains to start th...

Max Scherzer had six strikeouts and pitched three-hit ball over seven innings and the Texas Rangers extended their longest winning streak in seven years to nine games, beating the last-place Oakland Athletics 6-1

Rookie Matt Mervis crushed a tying RBI double in a seventh-inning breakthrough for the Chicago Cubs to rally past the Minnesota Twins 6-2

Manchester United make contact with Brighton over the potential signing of Moises Caicedo. The Ecuadorian is a primary transfer target for Chelsea and is valued by the Seagulls at £100m - a price based on West Ham's sale of Declan Rice.

The Phoenix Suns are expected to consider Deandre Ayton trades after acquiring Bradley Beal earlier in the week.The Phoenix Suns swung the first blockbuster trade of the summer last Sunday by acquiring Bradley Beal from the Washington Wizards. Now with an expensive core of Beal, Kevin Durant, an...

French teenager Arthur Fils claimed his maiden ATP title in Lyon on Saturday with a straight sets win...

The Atlanta Braves have plenty of decisions to make at the trade deadline. But as we enter late June, two players have played their way off the block, while others have more work to do.The Braves are in first place in the NL East by a decent margin, and as of this writing, don't have much t...

Ranking the favourites to win the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup - including the United States, England, Germany and Australia.