Rafael Nadal will join Andy Murray in the field for the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club this summer.

The 14-time Grand Slam champion won the title in 2008 and was back in West Kensington in 2015 after a gap of four years.

It was not a happy return, however, with the popular Spaniard losing his opening match to Alexandr Dolgopolov as Murray went on to lift the trophy for a fourth time.

Nadal said: "I love playing at the Queen's Club and I am very happy that I will be back this year. I will never forget winning the title in 2008; it was a special moment, and going on to win my first Wimbledon.

"Holding that trophy again would be amazing, although I am well aware of the difficulties because the tournament always has so many good players."

The Aegon Championships begin on June 13, with Murray looking to become the first player to win a fifth title.

ICE HOCKEY: Braehead Clan will be without Matt Keith, Scott Pitt and Matt Haywood for a period of time after the trio picked up injuries during the weekend’s games against the Nottingham Panthers and Fife Flyers.

Keith was discharged from hospital in Nottingham on Saturday night and returned to Glasgow on Sunday.

Haywood hasndergone an operation on a fractured jaw he sustained during Sunday’s game against the Flyers.

And Pitt suffered concussion during Saturday’s road game against the Panthers. The Canadian forward is currently being assessed on a daily basis by the club’s medical team before he can return to the ice.

The club are busy working on bringing in injury cover ahead of the games this week against the Edinburgh Capitals and Manchester Storm.

CYCLING: Mark Cavendish was beaten to the line by Alexander Kristoff in stage two of the Tour of Qatar - but the Manxman retains the leader's gold jersey.

Dimension Data's Cavendish, who won stage one on Monday, finished second at Qatar University as Kristoff (Katusha) prevailed in a stage that served as a test event for October's World Championships in Doha.

As the race neared its conclusion, a big crash in the peloton held up much of the field but Cavendish, the 2011 World Champion, was safely ahead of the carnage, on the wheel of Kristoff.

But the Norwegian held off Cavendish in their sprint to the line, clinging on by centimetres to claim victory.

Belgium's Roy Jans, riding for Wanty-Groupe Gobert, was third.

Cavendish leads the standings by five seconds from Kristoff ahead of Wednesday's third stage, an 11km individual time trial in Lusail.