David Haye refuses to rule out ring return after shoulder surgery

Former world heavyweight champion David Haye is refusing to rule out a return to the ring, despite being advised to retire after major shoulder surgery.
The Briton's career has been in doubt since a five-hour operation on his right shoulder in November.
"You talk to 10 doctors, 50% say you can make a recovery and 50% say, 'no you're done, you'll never be

Mourinho: Chelsea got too comfortable

West Brom substitute Victor Anichebe scored a late equaliser to deny leaders Chelsea a vital win at The Hawthorns.
The Blues looked set to open up a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League table when Branislav Ivanovic swept home following a David Luiz flick from Willian's corner.

England have released 18 players back to their Premiership clubs

England have released 18 players back to their Aviva Premiership clubs ahead of this weekend's matches.

The starting XV from the game against Scotland at Murrayfield will remain at St George's Park for training on Wednesday and Thursday morning.

Gay NFL draft prospect Michael Sam praised by Michelle Obama

American footballer Michael Sam, who aims to become the NFL's first openly gay player, has won praise from First Lady Michelle Obama.

The 24-year-old former University of Missouri athlete revealed his sexuality on Sunday.

Winter Olympics: A look ahead to Tueday's highlights

Tuesday will herald a historic moment in Sochi as the women's ski jump makes its long-awaited debut at the Winter Olympics.

After a court battle and years of pressure, the decision was passed to allow women to compete in the event for the first time at the Games and it promises to be a stunning spectacle under floodlights.

Yaya Toure let-off could open floodgates, warns Chelsea boss Mourinho

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has criticised the Football Association (FA) for refusing to retrospectively punish Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure

The Ivorian appeared to kick out at Norwich City's Ricky van Wolfswinkel during Saturday's 0-0 draw at

'The shirt will look better on me!' - Ibrahimovic & Ronaldo in playful Twitter exchange

The Sweden striker pledged to send the Portuguese one of his personalised jerseys as a birthday present, provoking an amusing riposte from the Real Madrid man.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo were involved in an amusing Twitter exchange on Wednesday

Sochi 2014: Jamaica bobsleigh team lose luggage & miss training

The Jamaican bobsleigh team missed their first training session on the Sochi Olympic track after their luggage was lost en-route to Russia.

Driver Winston Watts, 46, and brakeman Marvin Dixon, 28, will compete in the two-man bob in Sochi as Jamaica ended their 12-year Winter Olympics absence.

Fed Cup: Britain make winning start by beating Latvia

Heather Watson and Johanna Konta both claimed wins to secure Great Britain an unassailable 2-0 lead against Latvia in their Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I match in Budapest.

Watson defeated Jelena Ostapenko 7-5 6-1 to give Britain the ideal start to the Group B

Six Nations 2014: Scotland's Sean Maitland ruled out of tournament

Sean Maitland has been ruled out of Scotland's remaining Six Nations games with his recovery from a knee injury expected to take up to eight weeks.

The 25-year-old was already unavailable for Saturday's meeting with England after limping

Real Madrid beat Atletico 3-0 in fiery Copa del Rey semi

Real Madrid closed in on the Copa del Rey final with a 3-0 first-leg win over Atletico Madrid in a niggly semi-final.

The hosts, without Gareth Bale with a calf injury, took the lead when Pepe's effort cannoned in off Emiliano Insua.

Kevin Pietersen 'could make £3m' in the Indian Premier League

Kevin Pietersen could make "up to £3m" playing in the Indian Premier League following the end of his England career.

The batsman, 33, was told by the England and Wales Cricket board on Monday that he is no longer part of the national team's plans.

Darren Fletcher says Manchester United can qualify for Champions League

Darren Fletcher says Manchester United have plenty to play for and insists the club are more than capable of qualifying for the Champions League with a top-four finish this season.

The Scotland midfielder has recently returned to United's first-

Salford's Gareth Hock not interested in England while Steve McNamara remains at helm

Salford Red Devils' close-season signing Gareth Hock has no intention of playing for England while head coach Steve McNamara remains in charge of the side.

Hock was part of McNamara's World Cup squad last year but was axed before the tournament after missing

I chose Manchester City over Real Madrid, reveals Jovetic

The Montenegro international says that he had the chance to join los Blancos in the summer but opted for Manuel Pellegrini's side instead when he left Fiorentina Manchester City forward Stevan Jovetic has revealed that he turned down a move to Real Madrid in favour of joining Manuel Pellegrini's side.

Olympics: Basketball loses UK Sport funding for Rio games

Basketball is one of seven sports that have had their funding withdrawn by UK Sport ahead of Rio 2016, reports Amy Lewis.

The other Olympic and Paralympic sports include synchronised swimming, water polo, weightlifting, five a side football, goalball and wheelchair fencing.

Eden Hazard targets Premier League title after Chelsea's win over Manchester City

Eden Hazard is confident Chelsea have the qualities to win the Premier League title following the 1-0 victory at Manchester City.

Chelsea ended City's 100 per cent home record in the league this season on Monday after Branislav Ivanovic's first-half goal moved Jose Mourinho's side level on points with their opponents.

BREAKING NEWS: Ronaldo handed three-game ban

The Portugal international will miss three matches following his dismissal at the weekend, but will be available for Wednesday's Copa del Rey game against Atletico

The Spanish football association (RFEF) has decided to hand Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo a three-game ban following his red card against Athletic Bilbao at the weekend.