Australia's Cricket community hit by fresh allegations of corruption set to be aired

Fresh allegations of spot-fixing against "current and former Australian players" are set to be aired by the television news network Al Jazeera in a follow-up to the investigative documentary aired ea…

Brazilian legend Ronaldo set to become majority shareholder at Spanish club Real Valladolid

Brazilian great Ronaldo has agreed a ?27m deal to buy La Liga club Real Valladolid, according to reports in Spain.Cadena Ser say the 41-year-old is set to become the club's majority shareholder and p…

Formula One: Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari deserves full credit for engine gains

Sebastian Vettel says his Ferrari colleagues at Maranello deserve to be recognised for overhauling Mercedes' engine power advantage in Formula One rather than questioned.Since the start of the turbo-…

Kipyegon Bett faces 4-year ban for failed test

Kipyegon Bett, the bronze medalist in the 800 meters at the world championships, faces a four-year ban after the Kenyan runner tested positive for the blood-booster EPO, having already been suspended…

Real Valladolid will accept fine for pitch condition in weekend's game against Barcelona

Real Valladolid president Carlos Suarez has admitted the condition of the Jose Zorrilla stadium pitch against Barcelona was not up to La Liga standards.La Liga have opened disciplinary proceedings fo…

Mohamed Salah's image rights concerns with Egyptian FA drags on

Mohamed Salah has revived a dispute with the Egyptian FA, accusing his native governing body of ignoring complaints over an image rights issue.The Liverpool forward first brought the issue to light i…

Thierry Henry set to turn down Bordeaux head coach role

Thierry Henry looks set to turn down the chance to become head coach of Bordeaux, Sky Sports News understands.According to Sky sources, Henry has concerns over the availability of funds and a lack of…

FIFA hands Palestinian FA boss 12-month 'match' ban over Messi comments

FIFA on Friday hit the Palestinian Football Association chief with a year-long "match" ban after he called for protests against Lionel Messi over plans for Argentina to play Israel in Jerusalem.In a …

Formula One: Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel fastest in Belgian GP opening practice session

Sebastian Vettel topped the opening practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix as Formula One got back underway at Spa-Francorchamps after a three-week summer break.The top three positions were occu…

Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group insist the club is not for sale after a report in the Daily Mail claimed the cousin of Manchester City owner Sheik Mansour recently failed in an attempt to purcha…

Football fan stabbed before Europa League playoff match in Athens

A Burnley fan was stabbed in the leg and four others were injured in clashes before Thursday's 3-1 Europa League playoff defeat by Olympiakos in Athens, the Premier League club said.The BBC reported …

UEFA considering VAR in latter stages of Champions League

UEFA has confirmed it is considering the possibility of implementing Video Assistant Referee's (VARs) in the Champions League, with sources telling ESPN FC that it could be introduced for this season…

Nigeria's captain John Obi Mikel to miss Afcon qualifiers

Coach Gernot Rohr has confirmed that captain John Obi Mikel will not be available for selection ahead of Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles next month.Rohr speaking to ESPN …

Asian Games: Chinese women's team striker score nine goals in 29 minutes

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo step aside -- the hottest striker in world football at the moment is China's "Nine-Goal Diva" Wang Shanshan.Wang earned that nickname from Chinese fans and media wh…

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have confirmed they will face off in a $9m (?7m) event in Las Vegas on Thanksgiving weekend in November.The pair will tee it up in an outing dubbed 'The Match', which w…

Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah, Luka Modric make UEFA Player of the Year shortlist

UEFA have announced their final shortlists for the Men's and Women's Player of the Year awards, with Lionel Messi missing the cut.Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah make the final three…

FG Recognises Pinnick As NFF President To Avoid FIFA Ban

In an effort to avoid a potential ban from football, Nigeria's government on Monday said it recognises Amaju Pinnick as the President of the Nigerian Football Federation.This was disclosed by the Sen…

Japan basketball players sent home for 'paying women for sex'

Japan have sent home four players from their Asian Games basketball team for spending the night with women in a Jakarta hotel, the head of the delegation Yasuhiro Yamashita, said on Monday.The player…

Tennis: Kiki Bertens rallies past Simona Halep for Cincinnati title

 Kiki Bertens served a 109 mph ace, flipped her racket away, fell to her knees and raised both arms. Moments later, she covered her face for a joyous cry, wiping the tears away with her sweat-so…

Tennis: Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer at Cincinnati Masters, completes career Masters sweep

Novak Djokovic gave his racket to a fan and tossed his sweatbands into the stands. No need for mementos from this victory. The long-awaited Rookwood pottery trophy would be plenty.Djokovic finally ma…