Senegal to host 2022 Youth Olympics, becomes first African nation to host the event

Senegal will host the next edition of the Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in Buenos Aires, Argentina.It will be the first African nation to hos…

Tennis: Three umpires given lifetime ban for match-fixing, gambling

Three chair umpires from Thailand have been banned for life from tennis after being found guilty of match-fixing and betting offenses.The Tennis Integrity Unit announced the sanctions Monday against …

Bale, Alisson, Aguero among first five nominated for 2018 Ballon d'Or

Welsh international Gareth Bale has been named among the first five players nominated for the coveted Ballon d'Or. The Real Madrid forward is also joined on the list by club teammate Karim Benzema, s…

Tennis: Kei Nishikori makes Japan Open semis

Kei Nishikori is into the semi-finals of the Japan Open where he will next play Richard Gasquet.Second-seed Nishikori beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-3 on Friday in the quarter-finals on his home tourn…

Formula One: Hamilton leads comfortable Mercedes one-two in second practice at Japanese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton has capped off a dominant day for Mercedes at Suzuka by topping the timesheets in second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix.The four-time world champion was fastest in the morning se…

UEFA Champions League: Paris Saint-Germain and Red Star Belgrade charged by UEFA for fan violence

UEFA has charged Paris Saint-Germain and Red Star Belgrade for fan violence at their Champions League game on Wednesday.The disciplinary panel will judge "crowd disturbances" against both clubs on Oc…

Tennis: Zhang Shuai stuns Angelique Kerber to set up quarterfinals against Naomi Osaka at China Open

Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber suffered a shock exit to world No 45 Zhang Shuai at the China Open on Thursday.China's Zhang produced a 6-1 2-6 6-0 win over the German world No 3, much to the del…

World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) targeted by Russian intelligence - UK government

The Russian military intelligence service GRU has targeted the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), according to the government.The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has identified cyber-attacks agains…

UEFA: Matchday 2 (Wednesday) Champions League Results and Europa League Fixtures

Group AAtletico Madrid 3 - 1 Club BruggeBorussia Dortmund 3 - 0 MonacoGroup BPSV Eindhoven 1 - 2 InterTottenham Hotspur 2 - 4 BarcelonaGroup CParis Saint Germain 6 - 1 FK Crvena ZvezdaSSC Napoli 1 - …

Boxing may be excluded from future Olympic games

Boxing risks being thrown out of the Olympics unless the sport's ruling body addresses "grave" concerns regarding its governance, the International Olympic Committee executive board said on Wednesday…

Tennis: Naomi Osaka defeats Julia Goerges, advances to quarterfinals at China Open.

Naomi Osaka maintained her strong form since winning at Flushing Meadows, with a 6-1, 6-2 win on Thursday over Julia Goerges to advance to the China Open quarterfinals.It is Osaka's second tournament…

UEFA open disciplinary proceedings against Manchester United after delayed kick-off

UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Manchester United following their late arrival for the Champions League match against Valencia on Tuesday.United's team bus arrived at Old Trafford be…

Tennis: Grigor Dimitrov out, Karolina Pliskova advances to third round at China Open

Third-seeded Grigor Dimitrov is out of the Beijing Open, beaten 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 by Dusan Lajovic in the second round on Wednesday.At 4-4 in the deciding set, the 55th-ranked Lajovic -- helped by a Dimi…

UEFA Champions League : Matchday 2 (Tuesday) Results

Group E:AEK Athens 2 - 3 BenficaBayern Munich 1 - 1 AjaxGroup F: Hoffenheim 1 - 2 Manchester CityLyon 2 - 2 Shakhtar DonetskGroup G: CSKA Moscow 1 - 0 Real MadridRoma 5 - 0 Viktoria PlzenGroup H:Juve…

Juan Martin del Potro defeats Albert Ramos-Vinolas in China

Juan Martin del Potro cruised into the China Open second round with a 7-5 6-2 win over Albert Ramos-Vinolas on Tuesday.The Argentine world No 3, playing his first match since losing the US Open final…

Japan Open: Marin Cilic in first round shock defeat

World No. 3 Marin Cilic crashed out of the Ratuken Japan Open after defeat to Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round on Tuesday.Sruff came from a set down to win 3-6, 6,-4, 7-6(1) in two hours, 22 min…

Australia football body adopts reforms after FIFA threat

Australia's football governing body voted for wide-ranging reforms on Tuesday against the wishes of its outgoing chairman, ending a long-running battle that saw FIFA threaten to take over the federat…

Ronaldo's rape case reopened by Las Vegas police

Police in Las Vegas have reopened a criminal investigation at the request of a woman who has alleged in a civil suit that global football star Cristiano Ronaldo sexually assaulted her in 2009.Last we…

Tennis: Serena Williams out of China Open draw

American great Serena Williams was left out of the China Open tennis draw on Friday as reports said she's called time on her season following her meltdown at the US Open.Williams' name, along with th…

Formula One: Haas retains Kevin Magnussen, Romain Grosjean for 2019

Haas F1 Team will retain its current lineup of Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean for the 2019 Formula One season.The American team has remained tight-lipped over its future plans for much of the ye…