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Murray reaches summit of world rankings following stunning season-long battle with Djokovic

Britain’s Andy Murray has continued his stellar season by reaching the summit of the men’s world rankings for the first time in his career.

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EuroLeague: Anadolu and Baskonia put ghosts to bed on matchday five

Anadolu Efes Istanbul battled past Panathinaikos on Friday to improve their record to 3-2 for the new EuroLeague season.

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CSKA continue perfect start to Euroleague title defence

CSKA Moscow continued their impressive start to the new Euroleague season when they beat Olympiacos to become the only team in the competition with a perfect…

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Cubs end curse and look forward to glorious World Series future

Chicago are World Series baseball champions again after a 108-year wait.

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USA

Chicago Cubs end 'curse' with first baseball title in 108 years

The beloved baseball team of Chicago ended the longest title drought in American sports history on Wednesday night (2 November).

United Arab Emirates

Watch: Cricketer plays on after losing his artificial leg

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Klose closes playing career and looks forward to managing

German and World Cup record goalscorer Miroslav Klose ends his playing career to take up managerial training course.

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De Boer shown the door at Inter after 14 games

Inter Milan have sacked their Dutch manager Frank de Boer after a dismal run of 14 matches and only five wins.

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Judo: Abu Dhabi Grand Slam ends in style

European Championships silver medallist Guusje Steenhuis of the Netherlands enjoyed her fourth Grand Slam victory in the -78kg division on the third and final day of the Abu Dhabi Grand…

World News

Has the West covered up its own sports drug cheats?

Russia fielded a diminished Olympic team at Rio 2016, and its Paralympic team was excluded entirely, after findings of widespread, state-orchestrated doping.

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Movers and shakers gather in Madrid for World Football Summit

Over the years Football has evolved from being just a sport to a multi-billion euro business.

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WTA Finals: World number one Kerber and Cibulkova reach semi-finals

Angelique Kerber underlined her new world number one ranking by reaching the last four of the WTA Finals in Singapore this week.

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EuroLeague: Crvena Zvezda and Panathinaikos enjoy round three wins

Crvena Zvezda from Belgrade improved to 2 wins and one defeat in the new Euroleague season following a solid eleven-point victory over 2010 champions FC Barcelona on…

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IOC strip three Kazakh weightlifters of 2012 Olympic gold medals

The International Olympic Committee dealt another blow to drugs cheats on Thursday when they disqualified eight athletes from the 2012 Games in London.

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Kuznetsova reaches semis at WTA Finals in Singapore

Kuznetsova blazes into the WTA semi-finals, Muguruza flames out.

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Real Madrid get a Basque bashing in Euroleague

Spanish champions Real Madrid crashed to defeat against visitors Vitoria Gasteiz in Game 3 of the Euroleague season.

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Cavaliers make statement at start of new NBA season

Cleveland demolished the Nicks to start their NBA title defence with a bang

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Valery Rozov base jumps from 7,700 metres

For three years, Russia’s Valery Rozov had dreamt of base jumping off the Himalayan mountain Cho Oyu, the sixth highest peak in the world.

Brazil

Mourning a football legend: Carlos Alberto is honoured in Brazil

Friends and family have been paying their final respects to Brazilian football hero Carlos Alberto, as tributes from around the globe continue to pour in for the captain of the legendary 1970 World C

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Kerber, Keys advance at WTA Finals in Singapore

Crunch time nears for the top eight in women's tennis to see who will make the WTA semi-finals.