SPORTS

Chris Eubank Jr says George Groves would have kept dodging him if he did not enter the World Boxing Super Series tournament as their semi-final clash approaches.

Alexander Zverev has given his opinion on Roger Federer's recent success and the prospect of him becoming the new world number one.

Neymar is rumoured to be unsettled in Paris and has been linked with a return to Spain just six months after he left Barcelona.

Spain international Llorente, 32, has started only one Premier League game for Tottenham this season.

Roger Federer could become the oldest world number one at the Rotterdam Open, and could also break a record currently held by Rafael Nadal.

Ruben Bemelmans has been paired with Roger Federer in the first round of the Rotterdam Open after coming through qualifying for the event.

Joseph Parker must knockout Anthony Joshua if he is to win their unification fight in Cardiff, according to American heavyweight Deontay Wilder.

Jonny Evans was beyond Arsenal's price range during the January transfer window, according to manager Alan Pardew

Matt Ritchie scores the only goal as the Toon climb out of the bottom three with a 1-0 win at St James' Park.

Gennady Golovkin's promoter Tom Loeffler has outlined what he will do different to finish the job on Canelo Alvarez in their highly-anticipated rematch.

The 26-year-old had a dream start to his career at Anfield, scoring the winner in their 2-1 win over Everton in the third round of the FA Cup.

De Gea, 27, has 18 months left on his £200,000-a-week United deal, although the club have the option of extending it by a further 12 months.

Defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga pulls out of Rotterdam with suspected hamstring tear, as Federer targets starting the American hard-court swing at the top.

Chelsea were thrashed 4-1 by Watford on 5 February – the club's second successive defeat by a three-goal margin after the 3-0 defeat against Bournemouth.

A fight between WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares and pound-for-pound king Vasyl Lomachenko is close to completion.

The setback has been categorised as 'minor' but the midfielder was sorely missed against Tottenham as Arsenal succumbed to yet another away defeat.

Former Borussia Dortmund striker Dembele, 20, has been out of action since 14 January due to a hamstring injury.

Nasa and 20 other agencies are deploying high-end imagers and radars near the Winter Olympic event venues to take observations for better prediction models.

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has defended his claim that he would beat Mike Tyson in his prime.

WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker has questioned the cardio of Anthony Joshua ahead of their title unification fight.

Wawrinka ended his 2017 season after his first round loss at Wimbledon and only returned to action at the Australian Open this year.

Tommy Haas insisted that his last outing was not much about winning or losing than to enjoy his last few days on tour.

Mauricio Pochettino says that Spurs have to be careful about the fitness of Mousa Dembele ahead of the title run-in.

Morgan sat out England's Twenty20 defeat against Australia in Melbourne, with James Vince taking his place.

Arsene Wenger says that qualifying for Champions League through the Premier League remains Arsenal's priority after his side 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.

Roberto Firmino has not begun talks over a new Liverpool contract but has no plans to become the latest big-name player to leave Anfield.

The Leicester Tiger proves to be the difference in a pulsating encounter at Twickenham as the defending champions survive.

Matching Floyd Mayweather's 50-0 unbeaten record is Deontay Wilder's next ambition after he unifies the heavyweight division.

Claude Makelele claims no manager will be able to replicate what Zinedine Zidane has done as a manager at Real Madrid. The latter has won two Champions League in last two seasons.