Serena Williams made a solid start to her first U.S. Open tune-up with a 6-3 6-3 victory over Elise Mertens on Wednesday while Naomi Osaka took a step closer to regaining her world No. 1 ranking by reaching the last…
FIFA urges zero tolerance on racism (Eurosport)
FIFA has urged national football federations and leagues to adopt their own tough rules on dealing with racism, including allowing referees to stop or abandon matches. Football’s global governing body issued a statement on Saturday in response to recent incidents…
Guardiola, Klopp, Pochettino back tougher action against racism in football (Eurosport)
Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino have joined a growing number of Premier League managers to voice concern over racism in football, and have called for tougher action to be taken. Speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of…
Fury to fight unbeaten Schwarz in Las Vegas (Eurosport)
Tyson Fury is heading to Las Vegas to fight Tom Schwarz in his first return to the ring since a dramatic bout with Deontay Wilder last December. Fury will take on the German, who has won all 24 of his…
Usain Bolt retires from football (Eurosport)
Usain Bolt has confirmed he has “retired” from professional football after failing to agree a contract with Australian side Central Coast Mariners late last year after a trial. “I don’t want to say it wasn’t dealt with properly, but I…
David De Gea could be best Manchester United keeper ever, says Solskjaer (Eurosport)
David de Gea’s wonder show at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday led Manchester United’s interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to claim the Spaniard might be the club’s best keeper ever. De Gea made 11 saves in the second half at Wembley…
Lewandowski double sees Bayern claim top spot after Ajax thriller (Eurosport)
AMSTERDAM, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Striker Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Bayern Munich sealed top spot in Group E following a thrilling 3-3 Champions League draw at Ajax in which both sides ended with 10 men. Ajax came from behind…
Marin Cilic leads Croatia to Davis Cup title (EuroSport)
The hosts entered Sunday looking to become the first country since 1939 to overturn a 2-0 deficit in the final, having lost both matches on the opening day, but Cilic gave them no chance. France had given themselves a lifeline…
