Abbas on Lord's honours board with five-wicket haul

Defending champion Shaun Murphy is knocked out of the British Open after a 4-2 defeat to David Gilbert in the second round.

Chelsea make contact with former Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, Arsenal eye Bournemouth striker Eli Junior Kroupi, Everton play down prospect of signing free transfers, plus more.

The LA Clippers are fined $30m (£22.2m) by the NBA for violating salary rules over the acquisition of star player Kawhi Leonard.

An interruption from a pair of birds ruffles Daniil Medvedev's feathers but fails to disrupt the seventh seed as he eases into the US Open third round with a dominant victory over Sebastian Gorzny.

Tyson Fury says Anthony Joshua is a coward as the pair face a tense wait to see whether their long-awaited all-British heavyweight blockbuster can be agreed.

Manchester United have completed the signing of Mexico international Rebeca Bernal from Washington Spirit.