Floyd Mayweather announces bout with kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Japan

Floyd Mayweather has announced he will fight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa on New Year's Eve in Japan.Mayweather, 41, has signed with Japanese mixed martial arts promotions company RIZIN Fighting Federa…

Tennis: Karen Khachanov stuns Novak Djokovic to win Paris Masters title

Karen Khachanov upset a tired-looking Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-4 to win the Paris Masters title and deprive Djokovic of the chance on Sunday to match Rafael Nadal's record of 33 Masters titles.Djokovic,…

South Korean court allows conscientious objection to military service

South Korea's supreme court ruled Thursday that moral and religious beliefs are valid reasons to refuse the country's mandatory military service, in a case that has implications for hundreds of consc…

Chairman of Cricket Australia resigns

Cricket Australia (CA) chairman David Peever has resigned in the wake of a review into the board's governance and culture.The review by Simon Longstaff of The Ethics Center, released Monday, said adm…

FIFA ban former Ghana FA president for life

World football governing body FIFA have issued a life-time ban from all football-related activity to former Ghana Football Association (GFA) president Kwesi Nyantakyi.A FIFA statement said Nyantakyi,…

World Cup expansion possible for 2022 - FIFA president Infantino

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said football's governing body is looking into the possibility of increasing the number of teams at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.Infantino also revealed FIFA is con…

Real Madrid sack head coach Julen Lopetegui after 14 matches in-charge

Real Madrid have sacked head coach Julen Lopetegui after just 14 matches in charge, following a 5-1 defeat against Barcelona on Sunday.Santiago Solari, who is reportedly Real Madrid's preferred candi…

Lewis Hamilton crowned 2018 Formula 1 world champion

Lewis Hamilton has become Formula 1 world champion for the fifth time to cement his place among the sport's all-time legends.Hamilton wrapped up the 2018 crown with fourth place at the Mexican GP.Ham…

Leicester City confirms club owner among five dead in helicopter crash

The owner of Leicester City FC died when his helicopter crashed outside the stadium, the club has confirmed.Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, two members of his staff, the pilot and a passenger were killed w…

UEFA and FIFA reach brief Club World Cup proposal compromise

UEFA delegates will not walk out of Friday's FIFA council meeting in a row over a proposed new Club World Cup, according to Sky sources.Aleksander Ceferin, the head of UEFA, is firmly opposed to FIFA…

Tennis: Caroline Wozniacki reveals arthritis diagnosis

Caroline Wozniacki revealed on Thursday at the WTA Finals that she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis before the US Open."It turns out that I have an autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis, wh…

Kenya athlete Eliud Kipchoge named United Nations Person of the Year

Eliud Kipchoge has been named United Nations in Kenya Person of the Year in a ceremony at UN headquarters in Gigiri, Nairobi.The world marathon record holder, having clocked 2:01.39 in Berlin last mo…

Russian football fans hurt in Rome metro escalator accident

An escalator in a Rome metro station packed with CSKA Moscow soccer fans broke on Tuesday, injuring at least 20 people as they were flung down the stairs, Italian police said.Seven people was serious…

FIFA to discuss plans for a global nations league and new Club World Cup at council meeting

Plans to revamp the Club World Cup and introduce a global nations league are back on the agenda at the next meeting of the FIFA Council on Friday.The ruling council will meet in Kigali, Rwanda and pr…

Tennis: Sloane Stephens grinds out win against Naomi Osaka at WTA Finals

In a match between the last two US Open champions, Sloane Stephens came out on top.The 2017 champion beat Naomi Osaka 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 Monday at the WTA Finals, the season-ending tournament for the top …

Australia, England reject cricket fixing as ICC launches investigation

Australia and England on Monday rejected fresh allegations about corruption in cricket by television news channel Al Jazeera, which claimed there had been 26 spot-fixing incidents in 15 international…

Australia's Central Coast Mariners offers Usain Bolt professional contract

Sprint legend Usain Bolt will live his dream as a footballer after all. Reports said Australia's Central Coast Mariners have offered him a contract.However, Mariners' coach said he knows nothing abou…

Formula One: Lewis Hamilton's championship title victory on hold as Kimi Raikkonen wins US Grand Prix

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen won an enthralling U.S. Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton missed out on an opportunity to clinch the title at the Circuit of the Americas on Sunday.Hamilton needed to outscore tit…

Wimbledon to introduce final set tie-breaks in 2019

Wimbledon will introduce final set tie-breaks from next year, the All England Lawn Tennis Club has announced.The new format will see a tie-break played when the score reaches 12-12 in the final set a…

Basketball: LeBron James' Lakers debut ends in defeat

LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers debut ended in a 128-119 defeat at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center on Thursday night.The three-time NBA champion switched hometown team Cle…