Badly-injured Froome out of Tour de France
Britain’s four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome will not start next month’s race after sustaining multiple fractures, including a broken right femur, following a
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Guardiola dismisses talk he is considering taking a break from football
Pep Guardiola has dismissed suggestions he is considering taking a break from football. Reports have claimed the Manchester City manager could take a sabbatical if
Messi unseats Mayweather as highest-paid athlete
Barcelona and Argentina striker Lionel Messi dethroned five-division boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather as the highest paid athlete over the past year, according to the
Greece in disarray after shock Euro qualifier loss to Armenia
Greece coach Angelos Anastasiadis woke up to mounting pressure on Wednesday after players and federation officials vented their frustration and demanded immediate changes following their
Two-goal Lukaku feels the love in Belgium amid club doubts
Romelu Lukaku pledged to use an unhappy season at Manchester United to come back stronger after two goals in Belgium’s 3-0 European qualifying victory over
Copa America is anyone’s but fans worry emulating Europe
This month’s Copa America will be the third in four years but for those suffering from an overdose of South American football there is an
Cyprus beaten by Russia in Euro 2020 qualifying
Cyprus were beaten 1-0 in Russia in their Euro 2020 qualifier on Tuesday night. Aleksei Ionov scored the only goal of the game, meaning Cyprus
Clarke demanding ‘an almost-perfect performance’ to beat Belgium
Steve Clarke has called on his Scotland players to strive for perfection if they are to cause a shock in their Euro 2020 qualifier with
Warriors lose Durant but stave off elimination in NBA Finals
The Toronto Raptors blew a late six-point lead and with it their first chance to seal a maiden NBA championship as the Golden State Warriors
Spain in charge in qualifying quest after beating Sweden
Spain made it four wins out of four and took full control of their Euro 2020 qualifying group by seeing off closest challengers Sweden 3-0
Sanguine Nadal says he is not obsessed about Federer’s record
Rafael Nadal took sole ownership of one record when he claimed a 12th French Open title on Sunday but says matching Roger Federer’s haul of
Portugal team are an almost indestructible family, says Santos
Portugal’s national team are an “almost indestructible family”, coach Fernando Santos said on Sunday after they added the inaugural Nations League to their Euro 2016
Neville concened despite England beating Scotland
England cannot afford to drop their intensity in the second half and must be ruthless in possession if they are to progress at the women’s
England want more than semi-final finishes, says Southgate
England have reached the semi-finals of the last two major championships but manager Gareth Southgate says missing out on the World Cup and Nations League
McIlroy sets sights on Pebble Beach after winning Canadian Open
Rory McIlroy threatened to shoot 59 but fell just short as he made his Canadian Open debut a great one by clinching a seven-stroke victory
Portugal beat Dutch to win inaugural Nations League title
Portugal became the first team to win UEFA’s Nations League competition when a well-crafted goal by Goncalo Guedes gave them a 1-0 win over Netherlands
Hamilton takes controversial win in Canada after Vettel penalty
Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix for Mercedes in controversial fashion on Sunday after Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel crossed the finish line first but was
Nadal beats Thiem to claim record-stretching 12th French Open title
Rafael Nadal claimed a record-stretching 12th French Open title by beating Austrian fourth seed Dominic Thiem 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 in a repeat of last year’s final
Djokovic angry about weather as his hopes are blown out
Novak Djokovic said conditions during his French Open defeat by Dominic Thiem over Friday and Saturday were some of the worst he had played in
Ponting warns Australia of bouncers at Oval against India
Australia’s assistant coach Ricky Ponting expects India to select an extra fast bowler on Sunday to exploit the holders’ vulnerability to short-pitched deliveries seen in
