Chelsea have “solemnly and sincerely” apologised after Brazilian Kenedy posted offensive social media comments before a pre-season match in China. Fans accused the 21-year-old of xenophobia and racism over comments made in Instagram posts before Saturday’s 3-0 win over Arsenal. “We sincerely apologise for the hurt caused to our Chinese…
Neil Robertson earned a first title in 13 months by beating Ronnie O’Sullivan in the final of the Hong Kong Masters. The Australian trailed the five-time world champion before winning four frames in a row to claim a 6-3 victory at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium. Englishman O’Sullivan made a 143…
David Ferrer beat Alexandr Dolgopolov to become the Swedish Open champion. It was the Spaniard’s first ATP Tour title since winning the Vienna Open almost two years ago. The 35-year-old – who needed seven match points to get over the line in the end – came through 6-4 6-4 in…
England women’s hockey team won bronze at the World League Semi-Finals with a 5-2 win over Argentina in Johannesburg. Sophie Bray and Susannah Townsend’s first-half goals were cancelled out with the teams going into half-time on 2-2. However, a Laura Unsworth field goal, on her 201st international appearance, and two…
Sammi Kinghorn won her second gold at the World Para-athletics Championships as Britain collected four medals on the final morning. T53 wheelchair racer Kinghorn, 21, added the 100m title to her 200m gold and 400m bronze. She can claim a fourth medal in the 800m later on Sunday. There were…
IAAF president Lord Coe says he cannot guarantee next month’s World Athletics Championships in London will be drug free. Appearing on BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, Lord Coe was also challenged on how early he was aware that there were allegations of state-sponsored doping in Russian athletics. READ…