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The men's world rankings were introduced in 1973, while the women's rankings were introduced two years later. Djokovic next takes to the court at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, which gets underway this week.

Djokovic returned to world No 1 for the first time in six months by winning the Australian Open for a record-extending 10th time in January. His longest continuous run at the top was 122 weeks between July 2014 and November 2016 but he trails Roger Federer, Graf and Serena Williams, Jimmy...

Novak Djokovic breaks Steffi Graf's mark to make him the only player ever, male or female, to top the world rankings for 378 weeks - the longest-tenured No 1 in tennis history Novak Djokovic has overtaken legendary Steffi Graf after topping the world rankings for a record-breaking 378 weeks...

Fury declared afterwards: "For the past two-and-a-half years, this is all that's consumed my life. Tonight I made my own legacy - I am Tommy Fury. "I had a dream I would win, people doubted me, but everyone can take note now. "I had the world on me, pressure on my shoulders and I came through...

Fury appeared to pick up rounds but Paul kept driving himself forward and did tag him with solid left hooks. The bout was marred by clinches and both had a point deducted by the referee, Paul for hitting the back of the head and Fury for holding. Paul did show heart, marching on to the front...

Paul has disrupted the world of boxing, leveraging his social media profile to build a career in the sport. His progress through boxing, though, has been utterly unorthodox. He boxed another influencer, a basketball player, before beating a succession of MMA fighters, although that did include...

Tommy Fury overcomes Jake Paul in a close eight-round contest; Fury wins a split decision but Paul dropped him in the last round; Fury declared afterwards: "For the past two-and-a-half years, this is all that's consumed my life. Tonight I made my own legacy - I am Tommy Fury" Tommy Fury...

Fury cut an emotional figure after the fight as he celebrated his victory in tears. However, he insisted the reaction was about much more than just beating Paul, but "silencing" social media critics too after three years of complications that have postponed the fight on multiple occasions. "It...

Tommy Fury overcame Jake Paul in a close eight-round contest; Fury won a split decision but Paul dropped him in the last round; Fury believes the "weight of the world" has now disappeared from his shoulders and he has "silenced" social media Tommy Fury has declared that the "weight of the...

Sevilla goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic was attacked by a fan who ran onto the field in the Spanish team's Europa League game at PSV Eindhoven. The fan threw a punch at Dmitrovic before being wrestled to the ground by the keeper during the incident which happened late in the match at the PSV...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on contract talks with Bukayo Saka and William Saliba: "There is no news, but we want to keep our best players, the players we are developing. "We want to create a long-term project here and we want our best players to be committed to the club."

Klopp has now switched his attention to his side's Saturday Night Football clash at Crystal Palace. "We should not involve the Wolves game already or consider the three points already in our pocket," said the Reds boss. "Palace performance-wise look much better. A really talented team. Lot of...

West Ham boss David Moyes knows the importance of his side's crunch game with Nottingham Forest on Saturday. The Hammers are in the bottom three after last weekend's 2-0 defeat at Tottenham but victory over Forest would move them to within two points of their visitors in the table. Moyes has...

Patrick Vieira ruled out seeing Liverpool's midweek meltdown in the Champions League as a potential benefit when Crystal Palace host the Reds at Selhurst Park on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. Jurgen Klopp's men were up 2-0 inside 15 minutes in the first leg of their last-16 clash with...

Leeds' new head coach Javi Gracia says he has unfinished business in the Premier League after taking on a relegation fight at Elland Road. The 52-year-old, sacked by Watford soon after leading them to top-flight safety and the 2019 FA Cup final, has signed a “flexible” contract to succeed Jesse...

Tottenham lost all four meetings with Chelsea last season, which included three last January where the Blues won 3-0 on aggregate across a two-legged Carabao Cup semi-final. Yet 12 months on and Tottenham could move 14 points ahead of their London rivals with victory this weekend, but Stellini...

The Chelsea Supporters' Trust has condemned the alleged death threats sent to manager Graham Potter during the club's recent struggles. Potter said on Friday he had received "some not particularly nice emails...that want me to die and want my kids to die". Chelsea have promised to offer...

Barcelona wasted a golden opportunity to extend their lead at the top of LaLiga as they were shocked 1-0 at Almeria on Sunday after a first-half strike by El Bilal Toure. But they remain top of the league standings on 59 points, seven ahead second-placed Real Madrid who were held to a 1-1 draw...

Besiktas fans threw toys onto the pitch during their game against Antalyaspor in support of those affected by earthquakes in Turkey. The Turkish Super League match stopped in the 17th second of the fourth minute and toys rained down from the stands to be donated to children affected by those...

It's that time of the week again! Monday morning means only one thing - Ref Watch! Our resident former referee Dermot Gallagher is back to run the rule over the big talking points in England and Scotland. Should Hakim Ziyech's on-field red cad have been upheld in Tottenham's win over Chelsea...