Spain's World Cup-winning captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas announced his retirement from the professional game Tuesday, ending a career that spanned over two decades in which he captured the game's biggest prizes. The former Real Madrid skipper had called time on his five-year spell...

 Global football body FIFA has described the decision by Swiss authorities to open criminal proceedings against its president Gianni Infantino last week as grotesque and absurd. Swiss authorities said Thursday that proceedings had been launched against the current FIFA boss by a...

This year's Formula One title will be just as precious as in other seasons despite the coronavirus-shortened schedule, says Mercedes chief Toto Wolff. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is hot favourite to be crowned champion for a record-equalling seventh time after his dramatic victory in the...

World championship leader Lewis Hamilton survived a tense last lap drama with a deflated and shredded tyre to clinch a record seventh victory in Sunday's British Grand Prix, claiming "my heart almost stopped". The six-time world champion led from lights to flag, and through two Safety Car...

Juventus crashed to their second consecutive defeat as the Serie A champions finished their season with a 3-1 home loss against Roma on Saturday, days before their Champions League campaign resumes. Inter Milan took second place with a 2-0 win over direct rivals Atalanta in Bergamo, who...

Lille acquired Turkish forward Burak Yilmaz, the French football club said Saturday. “LOSC [Lille] is proud to welcome Turkish international Burak Yılmaz (35) to its ranks today. The experienced and prolific striker, a Turkish football idol, has signed a two-season contract with the...

Max Verstappen outpaced championship leader Lewis Hamilton to top the times for Red Bull in Friday's opening free practice for this weekend's British Grand Prix. The Dutchman clocked a best lap in one minute and 27.422 seconds to beat Hamilton's Mercedes by 0.474 seconds. As the action...

Lewis Hamilton plans to stay in Formula One, chase championships and act as symbol in the fight against racism for at least three more years, the six-time world champion said on Thursday. Speaking during an official video news conference ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix, the world...

Hopes that this year's Italian Grand Prix would be held in front of a controlled number of spectators were quashed on Thursday. Officials announced in a statement that the event to be staged from September 4-6 at Monza will be run behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic....

Ferrari chairman John Elkann has admitted that the iconic car manufacturer's Formula One team "is not competitive" after a miserable start to the 2020 season that has left them far behind dominant Mercedes. "This year, we are not competitive mainly because of a series of design errors in...

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has said he was "misinterpreted" after sharing a post on social media that accused Bill Gates of lying about a coronavirus vaccine. Hamilton said he wanted to "clarify (his) thoughts" on the issue after the video posted to his 18.3 million Instagram...

Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has been ruled out for three weeks after he suffered an ankle injury in Friday's French Cup final win over St Etienne, the Ligue 1 champions said Monday. It means Mbappe will miss PSG's Champions League quarter-final against Italian side Atalanta in...

The Grands Prix in the United States, Mexico, Brazil and Canada have been scrapped this year but three races in Europe have been added to the coronavirus-affected season, Formula One said Friday. There will be an F1 debut for Portugal's Portimao track and a return for Germany's Nurburgring...

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard warned his side will have to make huge strides to challenge Liverpool for the Premier League title next year, despite already making big moves in the transfer market. Lampard's men travel to the champions on Wednesday hoping to get the win they need to...

The Ballon d'Or will not be awarded this year for the first time in its 64-year history after the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the football calendar, organizers France Football magazine said Monday. The prestigious award, voted for by journalists, is an annual prize given to the best...

Lewis Hamilton equalled one of Michael Schumacher’s many records on Sunday when he delivered a classic drive to become the first driver to complete a hat-trick of Hungarian Grand Prix victories. The defending six-time champion, who won at the Hungaroring in 2018 and 2019, enlarged his...

Sebastian Vettel provided a reminder of the talents that won him four drivers' world titles on Friday when he topped the times for Ferrari in a wet second practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton opting to sit out the session. Vettel, looking for a new team for 2021 after...

Ferrari and their engine customer teams have all lost power and performance due to a regulation clampdown this year, the Italian team's principal Mattia Binotto said on Friday. Speaking at an official video news conference at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, the under-pressure team...

Thomas Bach said Friday he will stand in 2021 for a second term as president of the International Olympic Committee. The 66-year-old German was elected for an eight-year term as Olympic chief in September 2013, taking over from Belgian Jacques Rogge. Bach will be eligible for a second and...

Barcelona made it all about the Champions League and after surrendering La Liga to Real Madrid, now it is all they have left. Winning the title last season for an eighth time in 11 years was never going to be enough. Winning the double had not been either the year before. La Liga and...