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Gianluigi Buffon: Juventus keeper charged over Michael Oliver comments
Juventus' Gianluigi Buffon has been charged by Uefa over comments about referee Michael Oliver after their Champions League defeat by Real Madrid.
Buffon was sent off for dissent after Oliver awarded Real a late penalty, which they…
Madrid Open: Rafael Nadal beaten by Dominic Thiem as unbeaten run ends
Rafael Nadal's 21-match unbeaten run on clay ended as he was knocked out of the Madrid Open in the quarter-finals by Dominic Thiem.
Nadal had been unbeaten on the surface since losing to Thiem in May 2017and again lost to the Austrian…
Joe Gomez: Liverpool defender to miss Champions League final and World Cup after ankle surgery
Liverpool defender Joe Gomez will miss the Champions League final against Real Madrid after undergoing ankle surgery.
The 20-year-old picked up the injury during England's friendly against the Netherlands in March.
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N Korea and S Korea combine rather than play each other
Sport continues to build bridges in North and South Korea, almost three months since the so-called 'Peace Olympics' were held in the South.
Just days after leaders of the two countries pledged to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear…
Lewis Hill: Leicestershire wicketkeeper signs deal until 2020
Leicestershire wicketkeeper Lewis Hill has signed a new deal to keep him with the Division Two county until the end of the 2020 season.
The 27-year-old, who has scored 1,843 career runs in all formats, came through the club's academy…
IAAF testosterone ruling ‘a painful reminder’ of apartheid-era South Africa, says ANC
Athletics chiefs have been compared to apartheid-era South African leaders after announcing new rules governing testosterone levels in female athletes.
The changes mean some female runners with naturally high testosterone levels will…
Fifa set to meet over $25bn offer to launch two tournaments
Fifa is planning to hold a special meeting next month at which two lucrative tournaments could be given the go-ahead.
Football's world governing body is said to have held "promising" consultations in recent weeks with regional…
Ashley Johnson: Wasps forward suspended by RFU after failing drugs test
Wasps forward Ashley Johnson has been suspended by the Rugby Football Union after failing a drugs test.
He is accused of testing positive for a "prohibited substance" - understood to be a diuretic - in an out-of-competition test on 7…
County Championship: Somerset edge ahead after Matt Renshaw’s debut century
Matt Renshaw made an unbeaten century on his Somerset debut as 18 wickets fell on a busy first day against promoted Worcestershire at Taunton.
After coming in at first wicket down in the fourth over, Renshaw racked up exactly half his…
Unai Emery: PSG boss still focused on club amid Real Sociedad speculation
Paris St-Germain manager Unai Emery says he is "still focused" on the club despite speculation that he will leave.
PSG clinched the French title on Sunday but the Spaniard, 46, is out of contract at the end of the season.
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Indian Premier League: Chennai Super Kings charter train to Pune for fans
Indian Premier League side Chennai Super Kings have chartered a special train to take 1,000 fans more than 1,000km to Friday's match - for free.
The south-eastern India city has been banned from hosting games due to safety concerns with…
Israel Folau: New Zealand pair condemn anti-gay remarks
New Zealand's players have added to the criticism of Australia full-back Israel Folau over anti-gay comments.
Earlier this month. Australia full-back Folau, 29, said on social media that gay people would end up in hell.
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Glamorgan sign Australia batsman Usman Khawaja for T20 Blast
The 31-year-old is the Welsh county's second overseas player for the competition alongside compatriot and fellow Ashes winner Shaun Marsh, who is in Wales for the entire season.
Glamorgan's first Twenty20 is on 6 July and Khawaja is…
Commonwealth Games: Callum Hawkins discharged from hospital
Scotland's Callum Hawkins has been discharged from hospital after collapsing just over a mile from the end of the Commonwealth Games men's marathon while leading.
Hawkins, 25, spent Sunday being treated at Gold Coast University Hospital…
County Championship: Promoted Worcestershire well beaten by Hampshire
Hampshire's fast bowlers condemned newly promoted Division Two champions Worcestershire to a heavy 196-run County Championship defeat on the final morning at Southampton.
Resuming on 59-3, needing a further 265 to win, the visitors were…