Watch the 2026-27 NBA season, live on Sky Sports – starting with the Detroit Pistons hosting the Boston Celtics on Sky Sports Mix from 8pm on Tuesday 20 October, followed by LeBron James' competitive debut for the Philadelphia 76ers against the New York Knicks

Matt Richardson has been withdrawn from the Great Britain squad for the Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai; the sprinter was entered in three events and no details of the allegations have been made public

Matt Renshaw followed his first-innings 190 with 82 before taking his maiden Test wicket; Australia declared with a lead of 420 and South Africa closed on 102-4; watch day five of the first Test live on Sky Sports Cricket on Tuesday, with coverage starting from 8am

Saracens have dismissed Senior Men’s Academy forward Totoa Auvaa with immediate effect following an incident at the weekend; the 21-year-old Samoan was part of the June nightclub altercation that preceded Ben Stokes’ retirement from international cricket

Jos Buttler has had surgery on the left hamstring he injured against Sri Lanka at Headingley; the two-time World Cup winner misses the tri-series in Pakistan and next month's eight-match tour of Australia, with that squad named on Tuesday

Cavaliers coach backs the NBA's planned European league and praises how club systems put teenagers against men in a way the US college game never will; NBA targets London and Manchester for franchises in league set to launch in October 2027

How much are quick dopamine hits affecting your motivation and mental health?In Episode 6 of Hack N' Tackle, Stuart "Hodgeythehack" Hodge and Daniel Glyde explore how habits like scrolling, gaming, comfort eating and constant phone use can become a…

Australia beat the world champions in a one-off Test at Perth Stadium after losing four players to the sin bin inside the closing quarter; South Africa scored three late tries to cut a 25-point deficit to four; Les Kiss remains unbeaten in five Tests as Wallabies head coach

Raoni Barcelos was taken to a Las Vegas trauma centre after collapsing in the fifth round of his first UFC main event; the UFC says the 39-year-old is alert and responsive following a CT scan; Raul Rosas Jr did not celebrate and asked everybody to 'pray' for his opponent after the fight

Is motivation really enough to help you to get things done?In this episode of Hack N' Tackle, Stuart "Hodgeythehack" Hodge and Daniel Glyde explore why motivation can be unreliable, especially when you start negotiating with yourself. Whether it's…

A player-of-the-match performance from Freda Tafuna helped the United States secure victory against Ireland in the WXV Global Series; Ireland play Japan next weekend

Neal Skupski and Henry Patten sealed Great Britain's place in the Davis Cup Finals in November, with a 6-3 6-4 win over Gonzalo Escobar and Diego Hidalgo; it follows wins for Arthur Fery and Toby Samuel on Saturday, and means GB have reached the last eight for the first time since 2023

Pat Brown paid tribute to Ricky Hatton after beating John Hedges to take the vacant British and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles in only his seventh professional fight; Isaac Cruz called out Ryan Garcia after retaining his WBC interim super-lightweight title in San Diego

Huddersfield Giants put on a show for the fans, running over eight tries against Castleford Tigers, in an emotional farewell after 32 years at their home ground; watch the Super League play-offs from September 18, live on Sky Sports, with Grand Final on October 3

Damon Heta beat Michael van Gerwen in a deciding leg of a second-round tie in which neither man was broken; the Australian had ended Beau Greaves' hopes on Friday; Nathan Aspinall averaged just under 106 in a 6-1 rout of Niko Springer

Shane Lowry leads by four shots heading into the weekend, clear of Denmark's Jacob Skov Olesen who carded a bogey at the last; play was delayed just before 3pm as Donald Trump's helicopter landed to allow him to watch Rory McIlroy on the 18th green

Swiss favourite Audrey Werro holds off Keely Hodgkinson to clinch the inaugural women's 800m title at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest; it follows last month's European Championships in Birmingham, where she also managed to hold off the British Olympic champion

Luke Littler has won every major on the PDC circuit so far in 2026 as he bids for a historic clean sweep; just as Littler is now, Phil Taylor was once the undisputed best darts player in the world; the pair team up on a new Netflix show where amateurs can 'Beat Luke Littler' to win money

Durham complete return to domestic cricket's top flight by beating Middlesex with Callum Parkinson and Brydon Carse claiming four wickets apiece; Olly Stone took five as Nottinghamshire beat Hampshire and JT Langridge did likewise as Gloucestershire beat Lancashire

Basketball is the second-biggest sport in Europe and the fastest growing.It takes under one per cent of a €45bn sports media and sponsorship market.That gap is the entire reason NBA Europe exists.From High Performance Business with Colin Murray and…