Ex-Barcelona president Sandro Rosell to stand trial for money laundering

Former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell will stand trial for alleged money laundering related to the sale of the Brazilian national football team's television rights and a sponsorship deal with the …

Formula One: Hamilton fastest as Mercedes dominate practice session in Austria

Lewis Hamilton picked up on Friday morning where he left off in France last Sunday by topping the times for Mercedes in opening free practice for this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix.Five days after hi…

Tennis: Serena Williams' bid for an eight Wimbledon title begins against Arantxa Rus in the first round

Serena Williams' bid for an eighth Wimbledon singles title will begin against Arantxa Rus, while British No 1 Johanna Konta will face world no 106 Natalia Vikhlyantseva.Williams, who is playing her s…

Moroccan told to leave Russia for wearing shirt critical of Fifa

A Moroccan football fan detained by Russia police for wearing a T-shirt criticising FIFA has spoken of his experience following the incident.Yassine Omairy, a Moroccan-American from Orlando said he d…

Tennis: Andy Murray in Wimbledon first round draw

Andy Murray was included in the draw for Wimbledon on Friday ? but has yet to confirm whether he will actually play.The two-time champion was unseeded and has been drawn against world No 48 Benoit Pa…

Wayne Rooney joins MLS side DC United

Everton have confirmed they have reached an agreement with DC United for the permanent transfer of Wayne Rooney.The 32-year-old forward is expected to arrive in Washington at around 7pm BST on Thursd…

North and South Korea team up for Asian Games

North and South Korea will field joint teams in three sports -- canoeing, rowing and women's basketball -- at the Asian Games, organisers said Thursday, in the latest sign of thawing tensions.The two…

Tennis: Petra Kvitova withdraws from Eastbourne due to injury

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has withdrawn from the Eastbourne grass-court championships with a hamstring injury, organisers said Wednesday.The third seed was due to play to play a third…

IAAF stands firm, will defend testosterone ruling

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will not soften its stance on new regulations for female classification and is ready to defend it in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (…

Tennis: Serena Williams to play in Wimbledon

Serena Williams will begin her bid for an eighth Wimbledon title as the 25th seed after being handed a discretional promotion by the All England Club.The 36-year-old is ranked world No 183 as she con…

2018 World Cup: Marcos Rojo's dramatic winner sends Argentina into the knockout stage

Argentina squeezed into the World Cup last 16 after Marcos Rojo's fine late volley gave them a 2-1 win over Nigeria in St Petersburg.With Nigeria heading through in Group D with four minutes remainin…

Boxing: Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn slams Deontay Wilder amid contract debacle

Promoter Eddie Hearn has told Deontay Wilder "the game is up" and that Anthony Joshua intends to fight Alexander Povetkin in September.Hearn is now pressing ahead with WBA-IBF-WBO world heavyweight c…

Tennis: Serena Williams deserves Wimbledon seed - Caroline Wozniacki

Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki has called for 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams to be seeded at next month's Wimbledon Championships, ahead of the All England Club's meeting Tues…

Tennis: Andy Murray won't rush decision on Wimbledon participation

Andy Murray will not rush a decision about whether or not to play at Wimbledon after winning his first match for 350 days at the Eastbourne championships Monday.The 31-year-old returned last week at …

Boxing: WBA gives Anthony Joshua 24 hours ultimatum to sign on for title defense against Alexander Povetkin

Anthony Joshua could be made to wait for a Deontay Wilder fight after the WBA ordered him to sign for a mandatory title defence against Alexander Povetkin "within 24 hours".WBC champion Wilder has ye…

Basketball: James Harden named NBA's Most Valuable Player

Houston Rockets point guard James Harden has been awarded the NBA's Most Valuable Player for the 2017-18 season ahead of LeBron Jones and Anthony Davis.Harden joined NBA legend Michael Jordan as the …

2018: VAR drama as Portugal and Spain reach World Cup last 16

Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal and 2010 winners Spain progressed to the World Cup knockout rounds on a Monday night of high drama dominated by VAR decisions after host nation Russia and Uruguay also qu…

Uruguay defeats 10-men Russia to finish top of Group A

Two early goals saw Uruguay finish top of group A as they inflicted Russia's first defeat of the World Cup in Samara, winning 3-0 to leave the host nation in second place.Uruguay gave an early warnin…

FIFA denies reports of doping among Russian football players

FIFA has rejected reports alleging doping cover-ups among the Russian national team.The world governing body said it had not found any evidence of doping among Russia's players as the country hosts t…

2018 World Cup: Drogba warns Eagles against using defensive approach with Argentina

An African Football legend has urged the Nigeria national team to stick to the style of play displayed in the second half of their encounter against Iceland, when they face footballing giants Argenti…