Women’s boxing greats, including Claressa Shields and Amanda Serrano, pay tribute to Katie Taylor as she prepares to retire after Saturday’s fight with Flora Pili.

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz fights back from a set down to reach the US Open third round on his injury comeback.

Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka cruises into the US Open third round before a spiky exchange with a journalist.

British number one Katie Boulter is dumped out in the second round of the US Open as she wins just one game in a 58-minute demolition by Karolina Muchova.

Manchester City have completed a squad overhaul including a fully revamped midfield to the tune of a Premier League record £458m, but that eyewatering number does not tell the full story.

Celtic complete loan deals for former England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone and teenage Chelsea duo Shumaira Mheuka and Landon Emenalo.

Defending champion Shaun Murphy is knocked out of the British Open after a 4-2 defeat to David Gilbert in the second round.

The LA Clippers are fined $30m (£22.2m) by the NBA for violating salary rules over the acquisition of star player Kawhi Leonard.

Chelsea make contact with former Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, Arsenal eye Bournemouth striker Eli Junior Kroupi, Everton play down prospect of signing free transfers, plus more.

An interruption from a pair of birds ruffles Daniil Medvedev’s feathers but fails to disrupt the seventh seed as he eases into the US Open third round with a dominant victory over Sebastian Gorzny.