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Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Paris Masters with an abdominal injury. It means Novak Djokovic, 31, will replace him as world number one when the rankings are released on Monday. The Serb will lead the rankings for the first time in two years, with Briton Andy Murray having taken top spot from him in Paris in November 2016. Earlier ...

Chelsea coach Marco Ianni has been fined £6,000 by the Football Association for his celebration after a 96th-minute equaliser in a 2-2 draw against Manchester United. Ianni celebrated in front of the United bench, sparking a reaction from United manager Jose Mourinho. The FA said Ianni had admitted an “improper conduct charge”. Mourinho was not punished by the FA for ...

Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League as Riyad Mahrez’s early goal gave them victory over Tottenham in a scrappy encounter on a Wembley surface scarred by Sunday’s NFL game. Former Leicester City forward Mahrez, who swept home Raheem Sterling’s sixth-minute cross, dedicated his goal to Foxes owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who was killed in a helicopter crash ...

A family man Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was a family man and father-of-four. His children are all involved in the King Power company. Hundreds of people have been queuing up this morning to lay their flowers, soft toys and scarves, and the Srivaddhanaprabha family took time to look over them as they went to lay their own wreathes. The Leicester City owner’s ...

The owner of Leicester City FC died when his helicopter crashed outside the stadium, the club has confirmed. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, two members of his staff, the pilot and a passenger were killed when the aircraft crashed at about 20:30 BST on Saturday. Witnesses said the helicopter just cleared the King Power Stadium before it spiralled out of control and crashed ...

The Leicester City owner’s helicopter has crashed in a car park outside the club’s ground as it left the stadium following a Premier League match. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was in the helicopter when it came down at about 20:30 BST on Saturday, a source close to the family has told the BBC. One witness said he saw Leicester player Kasper Schmeichel ...

 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says there is a five-horse race for the Premier League title after nine games. Defending champions City top the table, level on points with unbeaten Liverpool – with Chelsea, Arsenal and Monday’s opponents Tottenham two points behind. When asked if it was a five-horse race for the title, Guardiola replied: “I don’t have any doubt ...

When Real Madrid sold Cristiano Ronaldo in July, fans and local media alike all asked the same question: how do you replace him? Ronaldo was Real’s all-time top scorer, notching up 451 goals in 438 games in all competitions. He led the club to four Champions League titles from the last five available and was invariably the man who dug ...

The most famous football fixture in the world: El Clasico. For the past 10 years, it has been a personal playground for two larger-than-life global icons. But neither of them will be playing on Sunday afternoon when Barcelona and Real Madrid lock horns at the Nou Camp. Cristiano Ronaldo, of course, has departed for Juventus after a nine-year stay in ...

Eight-time Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is “unlikely” to sign a deal with Central Coast Mariners without a financial contribution from a “third party”, say the Australian club. The Jamaican, 32, retired from athletics in 2017 and has been on trial with the A-League side. The Mariners said they have made a “contract proposal” broken down into “football” and “commercial” ...