Athletics: Two Russian Athletes stripped of World Championship medals for doping violations

Russian athletes Tatyana Lebedeva and Maria Abakumova have been stripped of three World Championship medals because of doping violations.The Athletics Integrity Unit, which handles doping cases in tr…

Super Eagles assistant coach Salisu Yusuf banned for bribery

The Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday handed a one year ban on Super Eagles assistant coach Salisu Yusuf and a fine of $5,000.The action followed the conclusion of an investigation by the body…

David Beckham's MLS team named Inter Miami CF ahead of 2020 season launch

David Beckham's MLS team has been unveiled as Club Internacional de Futbol Miami.Inter Miami CF will join the league for the 2020 season, seven years after the project featuring Beckham was initially…

Premier League to trial VAR after the international break

The Premier League will trial VAR at 15 matches this season ? starting after the international break, Sky Sports News understands.The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) aim to prove th…

Tennis: Rafael Nadal rallies past Dominic Thiem, Serena Williams see off Pliskova into Semis at US Open

Rafael Nadal survived an onslaught from Dominic Thiem to eventually make the US Open semi-finals on Wednesday morning.Defending champion Nadal suffered a 'bagel' in the first set but still won 0-6 6-…

USA Gymnastics chief resigns over coach furore

USA Gymnastics chief executive Kerry Perry has resigned after just nine months, a statement said Tuesday, dealing another blow to the embattled governing body as it struggles to rebuild after the Lar…

Tennis: Andy Murray, Kyle Edmund withdraw from Davis Cup tie in Glasgow

Andy Murray has withdrawn from Britain's Davis Cup playoff tie against Uzbekistan in order to focus on his comeback from hip surgery.The former world No. 1 returned to best-of-five-set tennis for the…

Tennis: Maria Sharapova crashes out of US open

Maria Sharapova was beaten at the US Open by Carla Suarez Navarro, who won 6-3 6-4, on Monday.Sharapova, the 2006 champion, had never lost a night session match in New York prior to her first Grand S…

Tennis: Roger Federer suffers shock defeat at US Open

Unheralded Australian John Millman pulled off one of the all-time great tennis shocks by defeating Roger Federer to reach the US Open quarter-finals.Millman had been given barely a sniff before the m…

Athletics: Kenya's Kipruto wins 3000m after losing shoe in IAAF Diamond League

Kenyan runner Conseslus Kipruto defied the early setback of losing a shoe to win the 3000m men's steeplechase race in the IAAF Diamond League in Zurich, Switzerland.Just after coming round a bend, hi…

Usain Bolt makes football debut for Australian club in pre-season match

Sprint king Usain Bolt made his much-anticipated football debut Friday, exciting fans but tiring quickly in a 20-minute cameo as his Central Coast Mariners hammered an amateur side 6-1 in a pre-seaso…

Formula One: Provisional calender for 2019 season released

Formula One has released its 21-race draft calendar for 2019, complete with confirmation of new deals for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim and Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.The contracts for both …

Tennis: Novak Djokovic advances into third round, Wozniacki eliminated from US Open

Two-times former champion Novak Djokovic overcame a lapse in concentration to beat unseeded American Tennys Sandgren 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-2 and reach the third round of the US Open on Thursday.Djokovic, who…

Luka Modric beats Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah to UEFA Player of the Yearf

Real Madrid's Luka Modric has edged out Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah to win the 2017-18 UEFA Player of the Year award.Modric's excellent season at the Bernabeu was recognised at the Champions …

Ethics board bans IAAF Council member David Okeyo for life

IAAF Council member David Okeyo of Kenya was banned from track and field for life on Thursday for his role in diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars of sponsorship money from Nike for his and oth…

German VAR official relieved of duties after Schalke controversy

Wolfgang Stark has been removed as a Bundesliga Video Assistant Referee (VAR) official "for the time being" after controversy marred Wolfsburg's 2-1 win over Schalke at the weekend.Match referee Patr…

Tennis: Serena Williams and Venus Williams set for a 30th meeting at US Open

Serena Williams set up a third-round encounter with sister Venus as she defeated Germany's Carina Witthoeft in emphatic fashion at the US Open.The two former world No 1s will meet for the 30th time i…

Tennis: Nadal, Wawrinka and del Potro speeds through, Murray crashes out at US Open Day 3

World number one and defending champion Rafael Nadal steamed into the third round on another scorching day at the US Open on Wednesday with a straight-sets win over Vasek Pospisil.Nadal, spared the w…

Italian footballer banned for blasphemy

Italian international Rolando Mandragora has been banned for one Serie A game after making "blasphemous remarks" during his team Udinese's 1-0 win over Sampdoria at the weekend.The 21-year-old midfie…

Boxing: Floyd Mayweather 50-0 record bettered by Wanheng Menayothin

Wanheng Menayothin has overtaken Floyd Mayweather's 50-0 record by racking up his 51st uninterrupted victory on Wednesday.The WBC minimumweight champion defeated Pedro Taduran by unanimous decision t…