Japanese Grand Prix organisers on Thursday pledged that the safety of fans and drivers would be their top priority as they monitor a massive typhoon threatening to cause havoc at the weekend. Typhoon Hagibis is classed as "violent" -- the top end of Japan's storm scale and the equivalent of...

Lionel Messi has admitted he wanted to leave Barcelona when he was under investigation from the Spanish tax authorities but insists now he intends to finish his career at the club. In an interview with Catalan radio station RAC1, Messi also said he had expected Neymar to sign for Real...

Lewis Hamilton may not be able to clinch a sixth world championship at the typhoon-threatened Japanese Grand Prix this weekend, but knows he can knock all but teammate Valtteri Bottas out of the title race. There are only 104 points to be won after Japan and a victory for Hamilton to follow...

Antoine Griezmann is just as happy playing for Barcelona as he is for France despite rumours of dressing room unrest amid an underwhelming start at the Catalan giants, his club and national side team-mate Clement Lenglet said on Tuesday. "I am with him at the club and he is very happy there...

An emotional Naomi Osaka said that she had made up for the disappointment of the US Open after beating world number one Ashleigh Barty in the China Open final Sunday. The 21-year-old Japanese has had a turbulent year, winning the Australian Open but then suffering a dip in form which...

English Premier League club Liverpool defeated Leicester 2-1 on Saturday evening, marking their eighth win in a row to start the season. The 95th minute penalty goal by James Milner assured the eight straight victory for The Reds, they are now only three victories behind to match...

Mauro Icardi scored his first Ligue 1 goal as Paris Saint-Germain moved five points clear at the top of the table with a 4-0 thrashing of high-flying Angers on Saturday. The reigning champions had suffered a shock 2-0 loss in their previous home game against Reims, but had no such trouble...

Ashleigh Barty will meet Caroline Wozniacki or Naomi Osaka in the China Open final after the world number one squeezed through in three tense sets against Kiki Bertens on Saturday. The Australian committed 52 unforced errors but still just about emerged victorious, saving match point in a...

Real Madrid denied on Friday goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was suffering from anxiety which forced him to be replaced during the midweek draw to Club Brugge, as had been reported by Spanish media. Newspaper OK Diario alleged Courtois, 27, was substituted at half-time of Tuesday's 2-2...

World number one Novak Djokovic on Friday put on a stunning show of supremacy at the Japan Open with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Lucas Pouille of France. The Serb more than overwhelmed his opponent in the quarterfinal match, showering Pouille with a barrage of powerful, precision shots to deep,...

Liverpool had to do the job twice over on Champions League upstarts Salzburg to get their defence of the competition back on track, but again relied on a prolific front three to cover over the cracks of an unsettled defence. Mohamed Salah finally secured a thrilling 4-3 victory with his...

La Liga giants Barcelona beat Italy's Inter 2-1 late Wednesday in a UEFA Champions League comeback at the Nou Camp. Barcelona’s Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez put on an impressive performance in the second half, bringing victory to his team with two goals over Inter. Argentine striker...

Liverpool were fined £200,000 ($246,000) by the English Football League on Wednesday after fielding an ineligible player in their League Cup win at Milton Keynes Dons. Spanish midfielder Pedro Chirivella featured as a substitute for Liverpool after coming on for the last 28 minutes of the...

Spain's National Court on Monday said it had dismissed a complaint against Barcelona's Lionel Messi filed by a former employee of the Argentine footballer's foundation, who had accused him of fraud, embezzlement and money laundering. In dismissing the case, the judge wrote that the...

Ferrari team chief Mattia Binotto had every reason to read the riot act on Monday after the Italian team handed an unexpected triumph to Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes in Sunday?s Russian Grand Prix. As he reviewed events at the Sochi Autodrom and scanned Italy's reaction to Ferrari's largely...

African Football Confederation (CAF) officials confirmed Monday that they are investigating why a CAF Champions League match scheduled for Egypt at the weekend was not played. Zamalek of Egypt were due to meet Generation Foot of Senegal in Cairo Saturday in the second leg of the last-32 tie...

Lewis Hamilton claimed his first win in four races on Sunday when he rode his luck to end Ferrari?s winning streak with a well-judged strategic victory for Mercedes in a roller-coaster Russian Grand Prix. The defending five-time champion came home 3.829 seconds ahead of his team-mate and...

Pablo Carreno Busta claimed his first ATP title in more than two years after outlasting Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik to win the Chengdu Open Sunday. The 28-year-old Spaniard collapsed to his knees after prevailing in just over two gruelling hours, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3). The...

Charles Leclerc confirmed Ferrari?s Formula One resurgence when he reeled off his fourth consecutive pole position with another stunning lap on Saturday as he topped the times in qualifying for Sunday?s Russian Grand Prix. The in-form Monegasque clocked a best lap of one minute and 31.628...

Liverpool could be thrown out of the League Cup for fielding an ineligible player in their third round victory over MK Dons on Wednesday. The Athletic reported on Saturday that an international transfer certificate for Pedro Chirivella had not been completed. Chirivella, who came off...