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Chinese qualifier Zhao Xintong took an imposing 11-6 lead over Welshman Mark Williams on the opening day of the World Snooker Championship final at the Crucible Theatre on Sunday. Zhao, ...

Oscar Piastri won the Miami Grand Prix in an utterly dominant McLaren one-two on Sunday to complete a hat-trick and stretch his Formula Onechampionship lead over teammate Lando Norris to 16 ...

Chelsea moved a step closer to Champions League qualification on Sunday by beating under-strength champions Liverpool 3-1 with a first-half strike from Enzo Fernandez, a ricocheted own-goal by Jarell Quansah ...

Brentford edged a young and much-changed Manchester United side 4-3 in the Premier League on Sunday to give their hopes of qualifying for European competition a shot in the arm. ...

New dad Max Verstappen showed he could be even faster as a father after storming to pole position at the Miami Formula One Grand Prix ahead of McLaren’s Lando ...

Youri Tielemans headed the only goal as Aston Villa beat Fulham 1-0 on Saturday to boost their hopes of finishing in the Premier League’s top five and qualifying for ...

Formula One handed Miami the longest race contract in the sport on Friday, securing the grand prix until 2041 with a ten-year extension on top of an existing decade-long deal. The ...

Gregg Popovich is stepping away as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs and will become the team’s president of basketball operations, the Spurs announced Friday. Popovich, 76, took over ...

Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday it could take months to get to grips with his new Ferrari and he was paying no attention to those questioning his performances. The seven-times ...

By Andrei Avsitidiysky The final stage of the Fareast 28R Cyprus Winter Grand Prix regatta has come to an end at Limassol Marina. The fastest team was the Estonian Clean ...

Three first-half goals helped Manchester United put themselves on the cusp of the Europa League final on Thursday, with the Premier League side earning a 3-0 semi-final first leg win ...

Spanish side Elche have decided to break with tradition by banning the sale and consumption of sunflower seeds at their home ground as cleaning up the shells spit out by ...

Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi and midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu have been handed one-match bans while Inter and city rivals AC Milan have also been fined over their relations with hardcore ‘...

Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in women’s soccer in England after a policy change prompted by a UK Supreme Court ruling on the matter, the ...

Winning the Europa League may not save Manchester United’s season, but it could still be key to the club’s immediate future, both on and off the pitch, manager ...

Tottenham Hotspur have an opportunity to salvage a disappointing domestic season by reaching a European final, but they will not be taking their home clash with Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt ...

Barcelona twice battled back to draw 3-3 at home against Inter Milan in a rip-roaring first leg of their Champions League semi-final at Montjuic Olympic Stadium on Wednesday. Denzel Dumfries ...

Paris St Germain produced a performance with coach Luis Enrique’s stamp all over it on Tuesday as they eked out a slender 1-0 advantage over Arsenal to take back ...

Evangelos Marinakis has stepped back from his ownership duties at Nottingham Forest with the club within reach of Champions League qualification, British media reported. Forest are sixth in the Premier ...

Claudio Ranieri is insisting, once again, that this is his last season in football management, and if the 73-year-old stays true to his word then he could bow out having ...

Barcelona beat arch-rivals Real Madrid to win the Copa del Rey at the weekend, which will provide extra motivation rather than being a distraction when they face Inter Milan in ...

Paris St Germain took a big step towards reaching the Champions League final as Ousmane Dembele’s early goal sealed a 1-0 win at Arsenal in a tense first leg ...

FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem said on Monday he was considering “improvements” to rules that impose heavy sanctions for misconduct, including swearing, in Formula One and other series. Competitors in ...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants the city to bid to host the 2040 Olympics as part of an ambitious plan to make London the world’s foremost sporting capital. The mayor’...