Former world number four Kimiko Date-Krumm is targeting a return to the court next year, having last featured in the qualifying rounds of the Australian Open in January. Japan's Date-Krumm, who will turn 46 next week, has been plagued with injuries since she made her comeback in 2008, after...

Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale will return to action for Real Madrid's La Liga game with Villarreal on Wednesday, coach Zinedine Zidane said. Ronaldo, Real's all-time top scorer, missed Sunday's 2-0 win at Espanyol with a sore throat while record signing Bale was out with a hip injury...

(The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from Major League Baseball games on Monday: Dodgers 2, Giants 1 Adrian Gonzalez hit a walk-off double in the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers (85-65) padded their lead in the National League West to...

(The Sports Xchange) - In a blue New York Mets' batting practice jersey stitched with a No. 15 on the back, Tim Tebow began his bid to make it in professional baseball on Monday at Tradition Field at Port St. Lucie, Fla. "It was a lot of fun, it was great to be a on a team, go through a...

Atletico Madrid will try to secure their first win at the Nou Camp since 2006 when they face Barcelona on Wednesday in a heavyweight clash between La Liga title contenders. Real Madrid, who are chasing history in their home game against Villarreal the same day, head the standings by three...

(Marca)- On February 5, 2011, Barcelona won 3-0 against Atletico Madrid in the Camp Nou to set a new record of 16 consecutive LaLiga wins, a mark that Real Madrid can equal in Catalonia when they take on Espanyol on Sunday. It was one of the many highlights of Pep Guardiola's team, and it had...

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg took pole position for his 200th Formula One race after a stunning qualifying lap around Singapore's Marina Bay street circuit on Saturday. The German's best lap of one minute 42.584 seconds left him perfectly placed to retake the championship lead from British...

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said they will have last week's surprise home defeat to Alaves at the forefront of their minds when they visit La Liga newcomers Leganes on Saturday. Madrid outfit Leganes are playing their first season in Spain's top flight after securing promotion, but have...

(Marca) - Luis Enrique decided to give Sergio Busquets rest this weekend against newly promoted Leganes, given the more important midweek match against Atletico Madrid coming up. Lucas Digne, Aleix Vidal and Jordi Masip were the other three players not to make Saturday's squad....

(Marca) - A shadow has been cast over preparations ahead of Sunday's visit to Espanyol, due to the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale. The Wales international was missing from the session at the club's Valdebebas training ground on Friday following a hip injury sustained during the...

(The Sports Xchange) - Matt Forte rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns to help the New York Jets secure their first victory of the season, 37-31, over the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night at New Era Field. Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 24 of 34 passes for 374 yards and a...

Fenerbahce have managed to nab a point at the last minute in the UEFA Europa League Group A match against Ukrainian team FC Zorya Luhansk on Thursday. Fenerbahce's central defender Simon Kjaer found the net thanks to a deflected shot at the 96th minute at Chernomorets Stadium in Odessa, to...

The past summer was one of contrast for Neymar, who faced numerous questions over his future in between major titles with Barcelona and the Brazilian Olympic football team. Paris Saint-Germain were at the front of the queue for the winger, putting a 40 million euro five-year contract in...

(Marca) - Perhaps it is viewed as the easiest job in football, play Lionel Messi and let him do as he pleases, and the goals will arrive. However, as Barcelona coaches past and present can attest, it is not as simple as that. In fact, building a side around the Argentine to complement him...

late Cristiano Ronaldo free kick and a last-second Alvaro Morata goal helped Real Madrid earn a comeback 2-1 win in their 2016-17 Champions League opener against a very impressive Sporting Lisbon side on Wednesday night at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. When it looked as if Sporting would...

The UEFA Champions League match between Portugal's Benfica and Turkey's Besiktas in Group B ended in a 1-1 draw Tuesday at the Luz stadium in Lisbon. Benfica's early goal came from Franco Cervi in the 12th minute, who converted a loose ball after a powerful ground stroke by Eduardo Salvio...

Chelsea long-serving captain John Terry has been ruled out for around 10 days with strained ligaments in his foot and will miss Friday's Premier League clash with Liverpool, the London club said on Tuesday. The 35-year-old, who has played all four of Chelsea's league games this season, left...

Two men rushed the "Dancing with the Stars" stage in protest against embattled U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte as he fielded comments from judges after his performance on the ABC dance competition show on Monday, according to media reports. Lochte has been embroiled in scandal after he...

Stan Wawrinka's stunning defeat of top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open final on Sunday booked the Swiss his place at the ATP World Tour Finals in London at the end of the year. Australian Open and French Open winner Djokovic, Wimbledon champion Andy Murray and Wawrinka are the first...

Germany's Angelique Kerber on Saturday put the crowning touch of her newly-acquired world's No. 1 ranking by winning her first U.S. Open tennis championship. Kerber, 28, beat Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in a thrilling match in her third Grand Slam final this year,...