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The number of South Asian men’s professional footballers in England and Wales rises for the second year in a row, PFA data shows.

Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell seal progress with 6-4, 7-5 winLleyton Hewitt’s team to face Finland for place in final Last year’s runners-up Australia powered into the semi-finals of the Davis Cup with a battling 2-1 win over three-times champions Czech Republic that set up a showdown with this year’s surprise package Finland. Australia’s doubles

English football clubs have collectively failed to hit annual targets to improve their ethnic and gender diversity, the Football Association (FA) said on Wednesday in a report on the Football Leadership Diversity Code for the 2022-23 season.

AC Milan are looking for a long-term successor for Olivier Giroud, with Serhou Guirassy and Jonathan David topping their short list. Transfer Talk has the latest.

There was little fanfare when Frank Soo passed away in 1991, but his story as the first non-white England international has emerged from obscurity since.

Three-time winner Ding Junhui books a place at the UK Snooker Championship by winning in qualifying on Wednesday.

Newcastle monitor Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Fulham lead the race to sign Andre, Man Utd prepare for another clearout, plus more.

The New York Red Bulls’ holiday ticket promotion involving next season’s home opener has a catch written in the small print: A game against Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami isn’t included.

Concacaf has confirmed the matchups and schedule for the Concacaf Nations League semifinals and play-in games for the final Copa América places next March.

Chelsea have joined the list of clubs tracking Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, sources have told ESPN.