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France legend Zinedine Zidane says midfielder Frank Lampard is still England's key player, even at 35. The Chelsea player is set to win his 100th cap in England's World Cup 2014 qualifier against Ukraine in Kiev. Zidane told the BBC's Match...

Wales and Cardiff City striker Craig Bellamy says he could retire from football at the end of this season. Bellamy won his 75th Wales cap in Friday's disappointing 2-1 defeat by Macedonia in Skopje. "My mood does change... I know I...

World number one Serena Williams said she would have considered 2013 a disappointing year had she not won her fifth US Open title on Sunday. The defending champion, 31, beat second seed Victoria Azarenka 7-5 6-7 (6-8) 6-1 to claim...

World number one Serena Williams won her fifth US Open title in a thrilling final against Victoria Azarenka at Flushing Meadows. The American, 31, overcame a determined opponent and a testing wind to win 7-5 6-7 (6-8) 6-1 and repeat...

Victoria Azarenka believes she will be facing the best player in history when she takes on Serena Williams in Sunday's US Open final. The Belarusian served for the title against Williams 12 months ago, but the American fought back to...

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel beat title rival Fernando Alonso of Ferrari with a convincing performance at Monza. The victory - Vettel's sixth of the year - extended his lead to 53 points, more than two clear wins, with 175 available...

Rafael Nadal is the man to beat in Monday's US Open final, according to world number one Novak Djokovic. The top two seeds will meet for the 37th time, and sixth in a Grand Slam final, at Flushing Meadows. And after...

Arsenal record signing Mesut Ozil is confident they will end their eight-year wait to win a trophy this season. Ozil, 24, signed a five-year deal when joining for £42.4m from Real Madrid on transfer deadline day. Asked whether Arsenal could lift...

Football Association chairman Greg Dyke does not expect England to win the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Dyke told a conference in London on Wednesday that the national team should aim to reach the Euro 2020 semi-finals and win the...

Rafael Nadal destroyed fellow Spaniard Tommy Robredo for the loss of just four games as he powered into the US Open semi-finals in New York. The 2010 champion, seeded second, won 6-0 6-2 6-2 on Arthur Ashe Stadium against the...