Sports

Russian athletes could be allowed back to compete at Olympic Games, according to IOC chief Thomas Bach, but only if they don’t support their country’s Read more

Football supporters hoping to attend this year’s Qatar World Cup will have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test on arrival in Doha, even Read more

Denmark will wear kits at the 2022 FIFA World Cup to protest against the human rights record of host nation Qatar. The Danish manufacturer Hummel Read more

Tottenham Hotspur forward Richarlison was subject to racial abuse on international duty for Brazil, after a banana was thrown at him during a friendly against Read more

It’s game, set and match for Swiss tennis champion Roger Federer, who has retired from tennis after a career that brought him 20 Grand Slam Read more

Spain’s women’s football team is in an “unprecedented” crisis after a dispute between 15 players and national team coach Jorge Vilda. The group of players Read more

Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone is set to go on trial on Monday in the UK for alleged tax fraud. The 91-year-old is accused Read more

The brother of French international midfielder Paul Pogba was put behind bars on Saturday on charges of armed extortion. Mathias Pogba, a Guinean professional footballer, Read more

French female footballer Aminata Diallo has been charged over an attack on her former teammate Kheira Hamraoui. Prosecutors indicted Diallo on Friday with “aggravated violence” Read more

Swiss tennis great Roger Federer has announced his retirement. The 41-year-old has not competed since Wimbledon in July 2021. He has had a series of Read more

Spain’s new professional women’s football league is finally set to start after being delayed by a referees’ strike. A deal was struck on Wednesday to Read more

Three men have been arrested over the attack on French female footballer Kheira Hamraoui last November. Prosecutors confirmed the suspects — all in their 20s — Read more

Bosnia and Herzegovina will play Russia in a friendly match in November, the country’s Football Association announced on its official website on Friday, sparking harsh Read more

Chelsea Football Club says it has parted company with German coach Thomas Tuchel. The announcement comes after the London team suffered a shock 1–0 defeat Read more

1. Ukraine exiles Shakhtar Donetsk beats Leipzig Ukrainian team Shakhtar Donetsk, exiled from their war-hit country, began their Champions League campaign with a stunning 4-1 win at Read more

Kylian Mbappé and PSG coach have sparked a heated debate in France for their sarcastic response to a journalist’s question about footballers’ trips on private Read more

The biggest club competition in European football makes it’s return on Tuesday, as some of the world’s most prestigious teams prepare for the start of Read more

American swimmer Mark Spitz won gold at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, an event forever marked by tragedy when terrorists killed 11 members of the Read more

The highland games are a show of strength and agility.  They are one of Scotland’s sporting highlights where people from all walks of life come Read more

The Belarusian sprinter who defected after refusing to go home from the Tokyo Olympics says she has been given Polish citizenship. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya sought asylum in Read more

An armed extortion gang, a witch doctor, and a scandal that has sent familiar whispers across France. French prosecutors have confirmed that they are investigating Read more

It is home away from home for Ukraine’s handball champions HC Motor Zaporizhzhia, as they found refuge in Dusseldorf, now competing in Germany’s second tier. Read more

Argentina’s football fans rejoiced as one of national hero Diego Maradona’s iconic jerseys was ‘returned’ on Thursday. At a ceremony in Madrid’s Argentinian embassy, former Read more

Holders Real Madrid have been drawn against Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in the group stage of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League. The 14-time winners will Read more

There’s nothing like watching an action-packed penalty shoot-out pitting players against goalkeepers, with either one leaving as the hero or the villain. At any World Read more

Japan has found itself in the middle of a bribery scandal which could jeopardise its hopes of hosting the 2030 Winter Olympic Games.  It follows the Read more