Jessica Ennis-Hill called time on her athletics career last week following the summer's Rio Olympics where she claimed a silver two years after giving birth to her first child, Reggie.

Jessica Ennis-Hill is set to be awarded her second World Championship heptathlon gold medal after the Court of Arbitration for Sport announced Russian athlete Tatyana Chernova will be stripped of her title.

It was Reggie's bath time when Ennis-Hill found out she would finally be awarded the 2011 world championship heptathlon title which was stolen from her by a Russian drugs cheat.

Andy Murray's sensational year comes to a fitting conclusion today with a knighthood in the New Year's honours list – but he insists he doesn't want to be called 'Sir Andy'.

Two of Great Britain's greatest track and field athletes, Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill, lead the list of sporting stars to be acknowledged in the New Year Honours.

The man who inspired Jessica Ennis-Hill to become the world's leading female athlete will be handed an official warning about his conduct by British Athletics. 

Jessica, who announced her retirement in October last year after taking Olympic heptathlon silver in Rio, posted a photograph of two-year-old son Reggie holding a book announcing it.

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Jessica Ennis-Hill was an absolute vision as she received a CBE by the Duke of Cambridge at London's Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.

Ennis-Hill is due to receive heptathlon gold from Daegu 2011 after she was upgraded from silver when Tatyana Chernova was stripped of her title following a doping offence.

Christopher Hope-Smith, from Leeds, took to Twitter to ask famous people could send birthday greetings to Ollie, who turns nine on July 9th. Several celebrities have responded to his request.

The 2012 Olympic champion was robbed of gold by drugs cheat Tatyana Chernova six years ago and learned on Wednesday that she will get her medal upgrade a week on Sunday.

Usain Bolt may have felt a tinge of sadness as he received his 100m bronze medal on Sunday evening, but the legendary sprinter still managed a smile for Jessica Ennis-Hill.

The Olympic gold medalist, 31, gave birth on Saturday and shared a photo of the latest addition to the Ennis-Hill clan, Olivia, holding hands with her three-year-old brother, Reggie.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN PYEONGCHANG: The Scot left the ice in floods of tears on Tuesday after the first of her three speed skating medal attempts ended with a final-lap smash into the barriers.

A journalist on an English-speaking Russian radio station made the extraordinary claim earlier this week and by Thursday it was gaining some traction on social media.

With 500 days to go until the Tokyo Olympics, one of Britain’s most promising young athletes is discussing the art of keeping a cool head in exciting moments - like meeting your hero.

Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill has called for 'standardised' arrangements to be put in place to support female athletes who want to have children.

The unit is part of a project led by the Department of Health and Social Care and is one of many to have been deployed across the country in response to local demands.

United dithered over whether to pursue a deal for the Canadian youngster, who was playing for Vancouver Whitecaps at the time, with the youngster eventually signing for the Germans.

Barcelona's vice-president Jordi Cardoner confirmed that many teams will partake in swap deals this summer with several having big squads and high earners they need to get off the books.

The centre-back has produced some impressive performances for the Championship side and was recommended to United by club legend Ryan Giggs, who has coached Rodon for Wales.

The 24-year-old has been one of the standout players in the Premier League this season despite playing in a struggling Villa side who sit 19th, leading to interest from Manchester United.

The French international only joined Juventus on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain last summer but has failed to nail down a regular starting place in Maurizio Sarri's side this season.

Manchester United are willing to let Nemanja Matic leave the club after offering him to AC Milan and Inter Milan, according to Calciomercato. 

Alisson has been out of action since the opening day of the season and Klopp said: 'He is improving. A really serious injury but we don't know exactly. There is no timescale.'

Arsenal manager Unai Emery syas he expects midfield pair Granit Xhaka and Lucas Torreira to be 'ready' when Arsenal take on Watford on Sunday. afternoon.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has revealed Aymeric Laporte will be out of action for 'five to six months' with a serious knee injury sustained during the club's victory over Brighton.

Alexandre Lacazette will not play for Arsenal until October due to an ongoing problem with his left ankle, the club have confirmed. The Frenchman has found the net twice in three games this season.

Hazard is yet to make an appearance since joining Madrid from Chelsea this summer after suffering a thigh injury which kept him out of the club's opening three games and he could miss Saturday's clash.

After leaving the Nou Camp two years ago, Neymar was keen to return to Barcelona - but despite murmurs Neymar remained in Paris and now Barca are considering Mbappe.

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Maurizio Sarri has backed Emre Can after the midfielder hit out over his omission from Juventus' Champions League squad. Can will not play during the group stages.

Aston Villa will be without striker Jonathan Kodjia for up to three weeks after he sustained a fractured cheekbone in a training-ground collision.

Newport defender Ryan Inniss has been hit with a five-game ban for biting. The centre-back received his punishment after being sent off following an off-the-ball clash against West Ham's under-21s.

According to Calcio Mercato , Parrott is in high demand having impressed Mauricio Pochettino during pre season games against Real Madrid, Inter and Juve.

Jan Vertonghen is ready to agree a new deal to remain at Tottenham beyond next summer, according to Football Insider.

West Ham United were able to see off interest from Bayern Munich to secure the club-record signing of Sebastien Haller from Eintracht Frankfurt for £45million this summer.

Tottenham will do everything they can to provide new signing Ryan Sessegnon with the platform he needs to flourish, says manager Mauricio Pochettino.

Pogba is set to miss the game with the ankle injury that forced him to withdraw from international duty with France, while Anthony Martial (thigh), Luke Shaw (thigh) and Diogo Dalot (hip) are also out.

Steve Sidwell has revealed just how devastated his Chelsea team-mates were in September 2007 when Jose Mourinho told them he had been sacked. 

The new deadline format would allow Premier League sides to to buy from, as well as sell to, foreign teams up until the end of August. Domestic deals would have to be done before the season.

Javi Gracia left the Hornets on September 7 and was replaced by Sanchez Flores, who became the club's ninth manager to take the helm in just over eight years.

It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's Riath Al-Samarrai reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold this week.

More than 1,200 supporters were surveyed to mark the launch of a partnership between the Football Supporters' Association and GambleAware's 'Bet Regret' campaign.

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Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl has expressed his hope that captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg signs a new deal with the club.

La Liga returns this weekend on the back of the international break and several of the division's big hitters will be hoping for an immediate upturn in fortunes after disappointing starts.

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