Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola insists they are prepared to go without a striker this season, but do they need to sign Harry Kane?

Cyclist Jason Kenny's keirin triumph plus boxing gold for Lauren Price mean Team GB's Tokyo Olympics medal haul of 65 matches London 2012's total.

A blistering United States outplayed hosts Japan to win a seventh successive women's basketball gold on Tokyo 2020's final day of action.

Ciryl Gane becomes the first French fighter to capture a UFC world title by winning the interim heavyweight title at UFC 265 on Saturday night.

Irish boxer Kellie Harrington wins an Olympic gold medal after defeating Brazil's Beatriz Ferreira in the women's lightweight final.

Bahraini athlete Alsadik Mikhou is provisionally suspended for receiving a blood transfusion during the Tokyo Olympics.

Three cities, including the strategically important Kunduz, fall to the militant group in a single day.

He was one of the members who started the soul band that had massive hits like Celebration.

With Lionel Messi in talks with Paris St-Germain, BBC Sport looks at how he could fit in, and whether the Ligue 1 giants would have football's best attack.

The United States finally win women's volleyball Olympic gold after years of near misses.

Coach Jose Mourinho is sent off as his Roma side finish Saturday's friendly defeat at Real Betis with only eight men.

Putting animals down is soul-destroying but necessary to stop bovine TB, the environment secretary says.

More than 1,000 homes have been damaged and about 5,000 people evacuated as a result of flooding.

England captain Joe Root says the weather "robbed us all" after a final-day washout in the first Test against India at Trent Bridge.

A tearful Lionel Messi says joining Paris St-Germain from Barcelona is "a possibility, but nothing is agreed".

Matt Dawson says hindsight will be playing havoc with the Lions players after a narrow loss in the series decider against South Africa.

Russian athletes head home with more medals than they have for 17 years - and they were not even officially competing for their country.

The Islamic holy city of Mecca will allow vaccinated pilgrims to enter, the Saudi authorities say.

Memory Machaya's death at a church leads to calls for the government to end forced child marriage.

The Tokyo Olympics, postponed and played out behind closed doors because of the Covid pandemic, conclude with a vibrant ceremony in Japan's capital.