Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum announced on Monday he would retire from cricket at the end of the ongoing GT20 tournament in Canada. One of the most hard-hitting batsmen of his generation, the 37-year-old McCullum skippered New Zealand to the 2015 World Cup final, where they were beaten by Australia.

New Zealand's Brendon McCullum calls time on career

Nick Kyrgios overcame early back spasms to get the better of Russia's Daniil Medvedev in a pair of tiebreakers and win the Citi Open in Washington on Sunday. The Australian won 7-6(6), 7-6(4) over a frustrated world number nine Medvedev for his sixth career ATP Tour victory.

Nick Kyrgios fights off back spasms to win Citi Open title

Sunil Chhetri may be second most prolific international goalscorer among active players behind only Cristiano Ronaldo but the India captain has more modest aspirations for his country.

'Hungry' Sunil Chhetri wants India in Asia's top 10

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he expects this season's Premier League title race to be more open than last season's when his side pipped Liverpool to the line in a two-horse race after an epic tussle.

Pep Guardiola picks out six contenders for Premier League title race

South African Dale Steyn, one of the great fast bowlers of the modern era, on Monday announced his retirement from Test cricket in a bid to extend his longevity in the shorter forms of the game.

South African pacer Dale Steyn retires from Test cricket

Australia captain Tim Paine on Monday hailed Steve Smith as "probably the best Test batsman we've ever seen" after his man-of-the-match performance in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston.

Steve Smith hailed as 'best Test batsman we've seen' by Australia's Tim Paine

Australia beat England by 251 runs to win the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Monday. England, set an imposing target of 398 to win, collapsed to 97-7 in the post-lunch session on the fifth and final day before being bowled out for 146.

Australia win first Ashes Test against England by 251 runs

Harry Maguire became the world's most expensive defender on Monday when Manchester United signed him for a reported fee of £80 million ($97 million). "Manchester United is delighted to confirm the signing of Harry Maguire from Leicester City," the club said in a statement on its website.

Manchester United pay world-record fee for a defender to sign Harry Maguire

Barcelona skipper Lionel Messi will not travel to the United States for the club's pre-season tour after sustaining a calf problem on his return to training from a close-season break, the La Liga champions said on Monday.

Barcelona skipper Lionel Messi out of US tour with calf strain

Aryna Sabalenka's disappointment at losing the San Jose WTA final over the weekend may be offset to a small extent by her rise to number nine in the latest rankings released by the WTA on Monday.

Aryna Sabalenka moves up to ninth in WTA rankings

Washington Open semi-finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas has for the first time climbed into the top five of the latest ATP rankings released Monday. The 20-year-old Greek, who has already won tournaments in Marseille and Estoril as well as reaching the final of the Masters 1000 in Madrid, is the youngest player in the top 20.

Stefanos Tsitsipas enters ATP top five for the first time

Indian pacer Navdeep Saini received an official warning for breaching Level One of the ICC Code of Conduct in his debut match against West Indies in Florida. In his debut match, Saini made an immediate impact claiming three for 17 off his four overs and earned man of the match award.

India's Navdeep Saini found guilty of breaching ICC code of conduct

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