Mesmerising Kylian Mbappe led France's rout of Iceland in Euro 2020 qualifiers Monday, but Cristiano Ronaldo hobbled off in Portugal's disappointing draw with Serbia and racist abuse overshadowed five-star England in Montenegro. Mbappe scored one and set up two more as the reigning world...

Roger Federer admits he faces a real battle to land the 101st title of his career with the in-form Daniil Medvedev next up after Serbian Filip Krajinovic was dispatched 7-5 6-3 on Monday at the ATP and WTA Miami Open. The Swiss superstar produced an excellent all-round performance despite...

Neymar's agent and father poured cold water over speculation the world's most expensive footballer was mulling a transfer and instead suggested a new deal with Paris Saint-Germain was more likely. In an interview with Brazilian website UOL Esporte the 27-year-old's dad laughed off the idea...

Novak Djokovic remains on course for a record seventh Miami Open title, but the world number one was made to fight all the way to the last 16 in a 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 victory over spirited Federico Delbonis. Djokovic is hoping to eclipse Andre Agassi?s six ATP crowns in South Florida over the...

Defending champions Portugal were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Ukraine in their opening Euro 2020 qualifier Friday as Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the team for the first time since the World Cup. Ukraine's veteran goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov kept Portugal at bay with several fine saves in...

Neymar was charged by UEFA on Friday for making "insulting" comments about the match officials following Paris Saint-Germain's shock Champions League loss to Manchester United. The Brazil forward missed the 3-1 second-leg defeat in the last 16 earlier this month through injury, but told...

Cristiano Ronaldo was fined 20,000 euros ($22,738) by UEFA on Thursday for mimicking Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone's crotch-grabbing celebration in Juventus' Champions League last-16 win last week. The 34-year-old scored a second-leg hat-trick as the Italian champions overturned a 2-0...

Euro 2016 winner Renato Sanches says he is considering leaving Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich at the end of the season because of a lack of playing time. The Portuguese midfielder joined the club as an 18-year-old in 2016 for 35 million euros ($39.9m) -- a Bundesliga record for a...

Leon Goretzka spared coach Joachim Loew a humiliating defeat with a second-half equaliser as a new-look Germany side were held to a 1-1 draw in Wednesday's friendly against Serbia. Having controversially dropped veterans Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels and Thomas Mueller from the national...

Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc has said that talisman Marco Reus will stay at the club until the end of his career. "Marco is someone who identifies with the club and has strong roots in Dortmund," Zorc told Sport Bild on Wednesday. "I can't imagine that he will ever...

France's World Cup-winning coach Didier Deschamps has told AFP he would like to remain in his job until the 2022 finals in Qatar. The 50-year-old Deschamps, who took charge of France in 2012, guided Les Bleus to a second World Cup title in Russia, two decades after lifting the trophy as...

Cristiano Ronaldo rejoined his Portugal team-mates on Tuesday ahead of the start of Euro 2020 qualifying this week following a nine-month absence from the national team. The 34-year-old Juventus forward was recalled by Portugal coach Fernando Santos for games at home to Ukraine and Serbia,...

Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Juventus' trip to Genoa after firing the Serie A side to the Champions League quarter-finals, coach Massimiliano said on Saturday. "I'm leaving him at home, he had played a lot and he needs to rest. Right now it would be too risky to play him," Allegri told...

A raft of top class sporting events were cancelled in New Zealand on Saturday as a traumatized nation started burying the dead from the worst peacetime mass killing in its history. A lone gunman killed 49 people and wounded more than 20 at two Christchurch mosques on Friday in a shooting...

Borussia Moenchengladbach suffered another setback in their bid to qualify for next season's Champions League as they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Freiburg on Friday. Dieter Hecking's side had been on the heels of leaders Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich before the winter break, but...

Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva's stunning form this season was rewarded with a new six-year deal on Wednesday. The Portuguese playmaker has arguably been the English champions' player of the year so far, scoring nine goals in 40 appearances. "It?s an honour to extend my deal...

Cristiano Ronaldo delivered the biggest return yet on Juventus's multi-million euro investment with an incredible hat-trick that rescued their Champions League dream against Atletico Madrid. The Portuguese star made light work of the much-vaunted Atletico defense, condemning the Spaniards,...

Two headers and a penalty from the Atlético Madrid terroriser were enough to overcome a first-leg deficit and The Old Lady strolls on in the Champions League.

The last three African Player of the Year award winners experienced mixed fortunes in the English Premier League at the weekend. Algerian Riyad Mahrez (2016 winner) came off the bench to score the goal that earned leaders Manchester City a 1-0 win at Bournemouth. But Gabonese...

Defiant centuries from Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah were in vain as Trent Boult's five-wicket haul gave New Zealand a crushing victory over Bangladesh in the first Test by an innings and 52 runs in Hamilton on Sunday. After the stubborn double-century partnership took Bangladesh to 361...