MELBOURNE (Reuters): World number one Ash Barty will skip the U.S. Open and the tournament preceding it in New York due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
"My team and I have decided that w
Zurich, July 29 (IANS): FIFA has ratified a relief plan for football communities and national associations around the world which have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The sport's global governing
(Reuters): Former champions Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal and Serena Williams have all entered next month's Western & Southern Open in New York, which will serve as a tune-up for the U.S. Open, tourna
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS): India striker Jeje Lalpekhlua believes the Indian Super League (ISL) has done whatever it could to promote football in the country and it is now up to the players to take the league in
SILVERSTONE, England, July 29 (Reuters): Lewis Hamilton can celebrate a record-stretching seventh British Grand Prix win on Sunday but the Formula One leader will be doing none of the usual crowd-surfing a
(Reuters): Some statistics for Sunday's British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone, the fourth race of the 2020 season:
Lap distance: 5.891km. Total distance: 306.198km (52 laps)
2019 pole: Va
LAHORE, Pakistan, July 29 (Reuters): Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal's three-year ban for an anti-corruption breach has been halved by an independent adjudicator, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on W
(Reuters): Patrick Mouratoglou, the long-time coach of Serena Williams, feels the U.S. Open must not turn into a national championships for the United States and says organisers need to address players'
LONDON, July 29 (Reuters): The onus will be on Pakistan's top batsmen to post competitive totals against England but batting coach Younis Khan said the team will need "a fighting tail" to win
(Reuters): European soccer's governing body says it is confident Real Madrid's Champions League clash with Manchester City will go ahead as planned next week despite one of the Spanish side's p
FRANKFURT, July 29 (Reuters): German sportswear brand Puma on Wednesday said that uncertainty around the coronavirus made forecasts for the full-year impossible after the pandemic hit second quarter sales
(Reuters): Nick Kyrgios hit back at Borna Coric on Wednesday after the Croat said he was not bothered by criticism of Novak Djokovic's Adria Tour exhibition where several players tested positive for CO
(Reuters): Handshakes across the net have been replaced by the tapping of rackets amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but a fired-up Dan Evans took umbrage at Kyle Edmund "belting" his frame after their
SYDNEY, July 29 (Reuters): The Olympic movement faces its biggest challenge in four decades in getting a streamlined Tokyo Summer Games up and running next year but influential official John Coates believe
(Reuters): The start of next year's Tour de France has been brought forward by a week to avoid clashing with the men's road race at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, the International Cycling Union (
MANCHESTER, England, July 29 (Reuters): West Indies captain Jason Holder says he hopes England will reciprocate his team's visit during the COVID-19 pandemic and tour the Caribbean later this year.
LONDON, July 29 (Reuters): Britain's Prince William has taken part in a popular BBC podcast with former England footballer Peter Crouch to raise awareness about mental health issues, his Kensington Pal
(Reuters): Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has opened up about his personal struggles in a heartfelt message on social media, saying he was "lost as a player and person" during the 201
MANCHESTER, England, July 29 (Reuters): UEFA's claim that Manchester City "disguised equity funding" from their owners was "unsubstantiated" but the club showed "blatant disreg
Manchester, July 28 (IANS): Veteran seamer Stuart Broad was the cynosure of all eyes as he galloped into elite company and helped England thrash West Indies by 269 runs in the rain-affected fifth day of the thi