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Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz beat Novak Djokovic for the first time as he dumped the four-times champion out of the Shanghai Masters with a 6-4 6-3 second-round victory on Friday. ...

Novak Djokovic has backed Jannik Sinner’s decision to shut down his 2026 season as the world number one continues his recovery from a knee injury, saying the Italian was right ...

On the final competition day of the World Apnea 2026 Depth World Championships in Limassol, Alexey Molchanov descended to 137 metres, setting a new AIDA World Record and becoming the first human ...

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland urged the embattled club’s supporters to stick together in his first public comments since City were found guilty of more than 100 charges relating to ...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino promised further resources for Africa as the continent’s 54 member associations on Thursday pledged their unconditional support for his reelection in March in a big boost ...

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho joked that he may not live to see the end of Manchester City’s legal battle with the Premier League after the club appealed a ...

Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Ramon Vega said on Wednesday he intends to stand in next year’s Fifa presidential election against fellow Swiss Gianni Infantino, becoming the first candidate to ...

Valtteri Bottas took an unconventional route to Singapore for this weekend’s Formula One Grand Prix, with the Cadillac driver pedalling 420 km from Malaysia’s Sepang while dodging cobras and ...

Formula One arrives in Singapore this week with George Russell’s title challenge hanging by a thread after his retirement in Malaysia handed Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli firm control of ...

Portugal was the only team that moved up in the top ten of the updated Fifa World Rankings on Wednesday, climbing two spots to No 5. Brazil and Morocco each fell ...

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo set aside one of soccer’s great rivalries on Wednesday to pay tribute to Lionel Messi after the Argentine said he already missed representing his country ...

Former Spain forward Pedro Rodriguez announced his retirement on Wednesday at the age of 39, bringing the curtain down on a glittering 20-year career that yielded 25 major trophies. Pedro, who became ...

Coco Gauff exited the China Open in the last 16 on Wednesday, suffering a 6-3 6-3 defeat by Belgium’s Elise Mertens after what the American third seed described as a ...

There might be “some restrictions” on outdoor activity such as entertainment during this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, but not on the race, if the haze currently blanketing the city-state ...

The final day of the women’s competition at the World Apnea 2026 Depth Championships on Wednesday “delivered drama all the way to the final results”, according to the organisers, who ...

Southampton manager Tonda Eckert has been handed a suspended six-week ban and a £28,000 ($37,000) fine for his involvement in the ‘spygate’ row, after admitting he authorised the observation of training sessions ...

Germany’s VfL Bochum have banned their fans from jumping up and down in unison in part of their stadium as the tribune movement makes some spectators feel unwell, the ...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, who guided the club to the Premier League title last season, has signed a new contract until June 2030, the club announced on Wednesday. Arteta, who took ...

The battle for the World Apnea 2026 Overall World Championship title could hardly be closer. In another spectacular encounter between Petar Klovar (Croatia) and Alexey Molchanov (AIN), both athletes delivered flawless ...

Europe’s biggest basketball clubs must find a way to work with the NBA, Panathinaikos owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos said on Wednesday, a day after they rejected a proposal from the ...

Global soccer superstar Lionel Messi met the moment, contributing to all three goals in his final appearance for Argentina’s national team, a 3-0 exhibition victory over Benin on Tuesday ...

World champions Spain recovered to beat Croatia 2-1 on Tuesday, with Mikel Merino scoring twice to extend their unbeaten run to 42 matches and seal a place in the Nations League ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has accused Portugal coach Jorge Jesus of twice breaking his word, saying a failed agreement to publicly explain his omission against Norway drove him out of the camp ...

UEFA will investigate an alleged spitting incident from Sunday’s Nations League game between Ireland and Israel, in which an Israeli player was accused of spitting at a member of ...