Sports

Alcaraz makes strong case for being the best young male player tennis has seen

Winning a career grand slam at 22 is confirmation the world No 1 is on a unique path and justified the decision to jettison long-time coach

Pakistan to play Twenty20 World Cup but will boycott game against India

Pakistan will not play India in Colombo on 15 February

Crystal Palace seal £48m Strand Larsen deal after Mateta’s Milan move collapses

Palace fail with loan bid for Everton’s Dwight McNeil

Man City’s snakebitten second halves are destroying their title challenge

Pep Guardiola’s side would be on top of the league had they not consistently struggled to hold leads

‘When a match is going well, smile’: inside the scheme helping ethnic minority referees

Core X programme is working to lift match officials from underrepresented communities into the professional game

Frustration for Como but Fàbregas’s side have one of strongest identities in Serie A

There were tears after a nonsensical draw with Atalanta but young possession-based team is heading places