Tennis: Serena Williams pulls out of French Open with pectoral injury

Serena Williams has pulled out of her fourth-round match at the French Open against Maria Sharapova because of a pectoral muscle injury that won't allow her to serve, she announced on Monday."I'm bey…

Tennis: Rafael Nadal overcomes early wobble to power past Maximilian Marterer in French Open

Rafael Nadal overcame an early wobble to breeze into the quarter-finals of the French Open with a 6-3 6-2 7-6 win over Germany's Maximilian Marterer.The win extended the 10-time Roland Garros champio…

Mohamed Salah included in Egypt's World Cup squad despite injury

Mohamed Salah has been included in Egypt's final 23-man squad for the World Cup, despite the injury he sustained in the Champions League final.The Liverpool forward suffered a shoulder injury after a…

Tennis: Top-seeded Simona Halep advances to French Open quarterfinals

Top-seeded Simona Halep advanced to the French Open quarterfinals for the third time by beating Elise Mertens 6-2, 6-1.Halep, who lost in last year's final, broke the 16th-seeded Belgian's serve six …

Nigeria football legend and ex-Arsenal star Nwankwo Kanu robbed of $11,000 in Russia trip

Former Arsenal striker Nwankwo Kanu had $11,000 (9,300 euros) stolen from his suitcase at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on his way to playing in a friendly match organised by FIFA, TASS reported.Kanu…

Tennis: Serena 'betrayed' as Sharapova feud fires up French Open

Serena Williams will be fired up to tighten her 14-year grip on Maria Sharapova by a sense of betrayal as the two iconic stars play out the latest chapter of their bitter feud at the French Open on M…

Basketball: Steph Curry hits nine three-pointers as Warriors claim 2-0 NBA Finals lead over Cavaliers

Steph Curry set a new NBA Finals record by hitting nine three-pointers to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 122-103 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers and a 2-0 series advantage.Curry scored 33 point…

Tennis: Alexander Zverev through as Grigor Dimitrov crashes out of French Open

Alexander Zverev survived another five-set battle to reach the French Open fourth round at the expense of Damir Dzumhur.The second seed fought back to beat Dusan Lajovic on Wednesday, and Zverev brok…

Tennis: Elina Svitolina suffers more French Open agony; Madison Keys beats Naomi Osaka

Elina Svitolina suffered more French Open agony as the Ukrainian fourth seed suffered a third-round 6-3 7-5 defeat to Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu.Buzarnescu, the holder of a doctorate in sports scie…

FIFA lifts suspension on Guatemala

FIFA Thursday lifted a suspension imposed on Guatemala 18 months ago over its failure to comply with anti-corruption rules.The suspension prevented Guatemalan teams from participating in internationa…

Formula One: Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari has the strongest car

Despite holding a 14-point lead in the Formula One drivers' championship, Lewis Hamilton believes Ferrari has the best car and Sebastian Vettel is the best performing driver at the moment.After six r…

Al-Qaeda warns Saudi crown prince over 'sin'

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has warned Saudi Arabia's reformist Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over his "sinful projects", in a bulletin released on Friday.Prince Mohammed has spearheaded a s…

Warriors outlast Cavaliers to draw first blood in NBA Finals

The Golden State Warriors overcame a 51-point effort from Cleveland Cavaliers' star forward LeBron James before dominating in overtime to seal a thrilling 124-114 Game One triumph in the NBA Finals o…

Boxing: Jessie Vargas has had no offer to fight Amir Khan but is close to fixing Adrien Broner rematch

Jessie Vargas says he is close to finalising a rematch with Adrien Broner, but is open to facing Amir Khan if the Brit makes a "serious" offer.The Las Vegas welterweight drew with Broner at the Barcl…

Maria Sharapova sets up Karolina Pliskova clash in third round of French Open

Maria Sharapova will face sixth seed Karolina Pliskova in the French Open third round after beating Donna Vekic 7-5 6-4 on Thursday.After two breaks apiece in the opening set, Sharapova claimed a cru…

Everton FC names Marco Silva new manager

Everton have appointed former Watford boss Marco Silva as their new manager.Everton have been without a manager since parting ways with Sam Allardyce, who was sacked by the club earlier this month af…

CAS ruling in Olympic doping case takes Usain Bolt's 9th medal

Usain Bolt won't be getting back his ninth Olympic gold medal.A Court of Arbitration for Sport judging panel on Thursday dismissed Jamaican sprinter Nesta Carter's appeal against disqualification fro…

Kyle Edmund wins while Cameron Norrie's French Open comes to an end

Kyle Edmund set up a tantalising encounter with flamboyant Italian Fabio Fognini at the French Open after seeing off Marton Fucsovics in round two.The British No 1 has reached the third round at Rola…

BREAKING: Zinedine Zidane steps down as Real Madrid manager

Zinedine Zidane has quit as Real Madrid manager just days after becoming the first coach to win the Champions League in three consecutive seasons.Zidane, 45, replaced Rafael Benitez in January 2016 a…

Tennis: Heather Watson falls to 16th seed Elise Mertens in French Open second round

Heather Watson held serve just twice all match as 16th seed Elise Mertens beat the Briton 6-3 6-4 to reach the third round of the French Open.The British No 2 lost her first seven service games on Co…