NEW YORK, September 2 (Reuters): Large banners with the words "Black Lives Matter" were removed from Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open on Tuesday as part of a routine rotation and replaced wit
WELLINGTON, September 2 (Reuters): New Zealand cricket captain Kane Williamson says an outbreak of COVID-19 in an Indian Premier League (IPL) team has raised some apprehension about the coming tournament a
NEW YORK, September 2 (Reuters): Austrian second seed Dominic Thiem advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday when Spaniard Jaume Munar retired after dropping the first two sets.
Thiem, w
NEW YORK, September 2 (Reuters): Sumit Nagal, who became the first Indian to win a singles match at the U.S. Open in seven years when he beat Bradley Klahn on Tuesday, is counting on his underdog status to
LOS ANGELES, September 2 (Reuters): Karate Combat, a league devoted to showcasing the ancient martial art, has signed a deal with beIN Sports to show its second season across five continents including Nort
(Reuters): Former world number six Carla Suarez Navarro said on Tuesday she has been diagnosed with early stage Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer, and will need to go through six months of chemotherapy.
ORCIERES-MERLETTE, France, September 2 (Reuters): Slovenian Primoz Roglic showed no ill effects of his crash earlier this month as he prevailed in the first mountain-top finish of this year's Tour de F
(Reuters): Arsenal have signed Brazilian centre back Gabriel Magalhaes from French side Lille on a long-term contract, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.
Financial details of the deal were not dis
(Reuters): Brighton & Hove Albion have extended defender Ben White's contract with the English centre back signing a four-year deal until 2024, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.
White spe
New Delhi, September 1 (PTI): The Centre has included 20 more sports disciplines like tug-of-war, mallakhamb and para-sports among others for direct recruitment of meritorious sportspersons in Group C level gov
BERLIN, September 2 (Reuters): RB Leipzig have become the first Bundesliga club allowed to have some fans back in their stadium for their season opener next month after the city's health authority on T
BERN, September 2 (Reuters): UEFA says it is discussing entry requirements for this month's European Super Cup match in Budapest with the Hungarian government following the decision to close the countr
(Reuters): Spain could be without Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Adama Traore for their Nations League matches against Germany and Ukraine after he tested positive for COVID-19, the Spanish soccer federati
STUTTGART, Germany, September 2 (Reuters): Bayern Munich's treble-winning season should feed the hunger for titles in the national team as Germany prepare to host Spain in their Nations League opener o
(Reuters): Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic has rejoined Europa League holders Sevilla on a four-year deal from Barcelona for an undisclosed fee, the Liga team said on Tuesday.
His departure ends a troph
ISTANBUL, September 2 (Reuters): Turkey hopes to secure a permanent place on the Formula One calendar after it stages its first event in nearly a decade later this year, albeit at half-capacity due to the coron
Kohima, September 1 (MExN): Bovito Yeputhomi from Nagaland emerged as the champion of 100th edition “Checkmate COVID-19 Online International Open Chess Tournament” conducted by CEDS of Teliamura, Tr
NEW YORK, September 1 (Reuters): Japan's Naomi Osaka showed no signs of discomfort from the injury that forced her to miss a final on Saturday but the former U.S. Open champion had to dig deep to beat
BARCELONA, September 1 (Reuters): Unhappy Lionel Messi missed Barcelona's first training session of the new season on Monday, days after his shock announcement that he wants to leave the only club he h
(Reuters): Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have picked leg-spinner Adam Zampa to replace fellow Australian Kane Richardson for the 2020 Indian Premier League season, with the fast bowler heading home ahe