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Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been ruled out of Argentina's World Cup 2018 qualifiers with a calf injury. The Argentina Football Association confirmed the 28-year-old picked up the injury during City's 3-1 Premier League win…

Crystal Palace have signed Chelsea striker Loic Remy on loan for the season. The France international, 29, has only made nine Premier League starts in his two seasons at Stamford Bridge following a £10.5m move from QPR. Read more:…

More than 100 Russian athletes have written to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) asking to compete at the Rio Games. Russia were banned by the IPC after the McLaren report identified evidence of a state-sponsored doping…

Ricky Burns to defend super-lightweight title against Kiryl Relikh in Glasgow Ricky Burns will defend his WBA world super-lightweight title against the Ricky Hatton-trained Kiryl Relikh at SSE Hydro in Glasgow on 7 October. Burns became…

Russia have contested the Court of Arbitration for Sport's (Cas) decision to uphold the country's blanket ban from the Paralympics. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) suspended Russia from the Rio Games starting on 7 September…

Britain's Chris Froome remains third in the Vuelta a Espana after a late crash caused chaos on Wednesday's stage five. Belgium's Gianni Meersman sprinted to victory, while Darwin Atapuma retained his overall lead despite being one of the…

Rory McIlroy admits he was "somewhat proven wrong" in his belief that golf would not be a success at Rio 2016. McIlroy, 27, was among several high-profile withdrawals from the tournament over concerns about the Zika virus. Read more:…

French club Nice have expressed an interest in signing Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli. The 26-year-old has made 28 appearances, scoring four goals, since being signed by former Red boss Brendan Rogers from AC Milan for £16m in 2014.…

Manchester City have signed goalkeeper Claudio Bravo from Barcelona for 18m euros (£15.4m). The fee for the 33-year-old Chile international could rise with £1.7m of add-ons, say the Spanish club. Read more: …

Russia will discover on Tuesday whether it will be allowed to compete at next month's Paralympic Games in Rio. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) is set to give its verdict on Russia's appeal against the International Paralympic…

Four sponsors have dropped disgraced US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, including swimwear manufacturer Speedo and fashion label Ralph Lauren. They were followed by announcements from skin care firm Syneron-Candela and Japanese mattress maker…

Russia will not compete at next month’s Paralympics in Rio after losing an appeal against a ban imposed for state-sponsored doping. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) upheld the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) ban on all…

Rio de Janeiro, Thursday August 18, 2016: The SKNOC has welcomed the official visit of St. Kitts & Nevis Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Sports, the Hon.Shawn Richards, to Rio 2016, the Deputy PM's first attendance at an Olympic…

A judge in Brazil has issued an order preventing US swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen from leaving the country after police queried their evidence in a robbery case. Lochte, Feigen and two other members of the US swimming team said…

(ZIZ Sports) -- SKN National Olympic athlete Antoine Adams narrowly missed out on qualifying for the men’s 200m semi-finals at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday. Adams ran a time of 20.49 seconds to place fifth in his heat. Andre De Grasse of…