Mohammad Salah’s thumping early free kick gave Egypt a 1-0 win against Ghana Wednesday as they sealed their place in the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations. The record seven-time winners of the competition only needed a draw to be certain of going through but the victory allowed them...

Brazil international midfielder Philippe Coutinho has extended his contract with Liverpool, the Premier League side said on its website (www.liverpoolfc.com) Wednesday. Although no official details of his new contract were revealed, media reports said the 24-year-old signed a five-and-a-half...

Swiss 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a gruelling five-set victory over Japan's Kei Nishikori on Sunday. Federer will now play Andy Murray's conqueror Mischa Zverev after winning 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in three hours...

Top seeded Briton Andy Murray was knocked out of the Australian Open in the fourth round on Sunday, losing 7-5 5-7 6-2 6-4 to German world number 50 Mischa Zverev on Rod Laver Arena. Murray's defeat follows that of reigning champion Novak Djokovic, who fell to Denis Istomin in the second...