Nadal has announced he will retire after the Davis Cup finals in November, to be held in Malaga. The Spaniard, who has won Grand Slams, has been out of action for large parts of the last two years through injury.

   If Coco Gauff repeats as champion of the US Open, she’ll win the same as Carlos Alcarez if he defends his title. While all ’majors’ have pay equity, many stops on the women’s tour remain in the dark ages of tennis.

   While other African countries have long succeeded on the international stage in women’s football, Kenya has been lagging behind. After their historic achievement of reaching the U World Cup, change is now happening.

   As head coach of men’s football team FC Talanta in Kenya’s top division, Jackline Juma is blazing a trail for women around the world.

   Kleindienst, Leweling and Burkardt are the three surprise names in Julian Nagelsmann’s latest Germany squad.

   For a group of Afghan refugees in Hamburg who fled their homeland after the Taliban captured power, cricket offers a pathway to integration.

   Australia have won six of the eight Women’s T World Cups, but challengers are emerging. The tournament has been moved due to political unrest, which helps some more than others.

   North Korea’s young women have won their third U World Cup, so why is the isolated state so good at this level of the game

   When the bombs started to fall in Gaza last October, the Gaza Sunbirds, a group of Palestinian cyclists whose legs were amputated, started using their bikes to deliver food and shelters to their neighbors.

   National football teams made up of homeless people from around the world will soon gather in South Korea for the Homeless World Cup. For many of the players, the stakes are much higher than just the trophy on offer.