Griezmann's double sinks Marseille as Atletico Madrid claims Europa League title

Antoine Griezmann struck twice as Atletico Madrid powered past Marseille to lift their third Europa League title in nine years.The 27-year-old, who faces a summer of speculation over a move away from…

Argentina investigate World Cup guide on flirting with Russian women

The Argentina Football Association (AFA) will investigate a manual distributed ahead of the World Cup that included a chapter entitled "What to do to have an opportunity with a Russian woman."A cours…

Tennis: Austrian Thiem crashes in Rome, Simona Halep defeats Japan's Osaka

Austrian Dominic Thiem, last week's Madrid finalist, crashed at the first hurdle at the ATP and WTA Italian Open Tuesday as top women's seed Simona Halep demolished Japan's Naomi Osaka.Sixth seed Thi…

Tennis: Nadal powers into Rome third round

Rafael Nadal powered his way into the third round of the ATP Italian Open on Wednesday with a straight sets win over Bosnian Damir Dzumhur.The Spaniard won through 6-1, 6-0 in an hour as he targets a…

Everton manager Sam Allardyce sacked

Sam Allardyce was sacked as manager of Everton on Wednesday after just six months in charge despite guiding the Premier League club away from relegation danger to a mid-table finish.The former Englan…

Barcelona arrive South Africa for Mandela Cup match

Spanish football giants Barcelona have arrived in South Africa to play in the Mandela Centenary Cup tonight, causing huge excitement among fans who hope to see superstars Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez…

Saudi referee suspended over bribery

The Saudi Football Federation have banned referee Fahad al-Mirdasi for life over bribery and urged FIFA to remove him from the pool of referees for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.Mirdasi was suspended …

Commonwealth Games: Missing African athletes granted visas

Some of the 11 African athletes who went missing during the Commonwealth Games have been given bridging visas to stay in Australia temporarily.Australia's Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has urged…

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga out of French Open with knee injury

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has withdrawn from the French Open because of a left knee injury.The 2008 Australian Open runner-up from France said in a video posted on his Twitter account that he has not recove…

Tennis: Roger Federer now world number one, replaces Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal's surprise quarter-final exit at the Madrid Masters has seen the Spaniard replaced as world number one by Roger Federer in the latest ATP rankings published on Monday.Federer returns to …

Juventus wrap up seventh straight Serie A title

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri hailed his side's winning mentality as they sealed a seventh straight Serie A title on Sunday after a goalless draw against ten-man Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.The…

Basketball: Boston Celtics wins Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1

As LeBron James waited to inbound the ball late in the first half of Sunday's Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, a single piece of green confetti danced toward him.It was not a premature celebr…

Ferguson's son thanks fans for support after father's haemorrhage

Alex Ferguson's son Darren thanked football fans on Friday for the "overwhelming" support after the former Manchester United manager suffered a brain haemorrhage.Ferguson senior, who won 38 trophies …

Morocco to continue with stadia plans even if it loses 2026 World Cup bid

Morocco will complete many of the plans in its 2026 World Cup bid even if they do not host the finals.The Moroccan bid is up against a joint one from USA, Mexico and Canada, with Fifa's members votin…

Lionel Messi set to win European Golden Shoe, ahead Liverpool's Mohamed Salah

Barcelona striker Lionel Messi looks set to retain the European Golden Shoe, holding off Liverpool's Mohamed Salah for the award.Little over a month ago, Salah was the firm favourite to outscore all …

Tennis: Serena commits to new San Jose tournament

Serena Williams has committed to return to the Bay Area this summer and play in the former Stanford WTA stop that will move to San Jose State University for the first time."Williams, a 23-time Grand …

Spotify to stop promoting R. Kelly songs over sex abuse claims

Spotify on Thursday announced it would no longer feature R. Kelly songs in its playlists or user recommendations, after the Time's Up movement for gender equality urged the music business to dump the…

Tennis: Nadal breaks McEnroe record in Madrid but Del Potro, Sharapova, Halep beaten

Rafael Nadal broke John McEnroe's 34-year record on Thursday by winning his 50th consecutive set on clay at the Madrid Open.But while the world number one cruised to a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Diego Sch…

Arda Turan banned 16 games for pushing linesman

On-loan Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan has received a 16-match suspension from the Professional Football Discipline Committee (PFDK) after pushing a linesman during the closing minutes of Basaksehir…

Tennis: Caroline Garcia cruises into last four at Madrid Open

Caroline Garcia continued her strong run on clay by easing past Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro on Thursday to make the Madrid Open semi-finals.After reaching the last four in Stuttgart a fortnight ago,…