US Open champion Naomi Osaka staved off a fightback from Karolina Pliskova to reach her maiden Australian Open final with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win on Thursday and set up a title clash with double Wimbledon

Barcelona signed promising 21-year-old Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong from Ajax for 75 million euros ($85.5 million) on Wednesday, although he won’t start playing for the Spanish champions until

To his neighbours in the Essex suburbs, Harry Kane can come across as 'the nice boy next door'. For a teetotaler who always has a "cuppa with milk and two sugar cubes" to finish the night, the

The curse of the defending champions caught up with Germany. After France (2002), Italy (2010) and Spain (2014), Joachim Loew’s pre-tournament favourites and four-time world champions suffered a similar

Everton striker Wayne Rooney is “on the verge” of agreeing to a move to Major League Soccer’s D.C. United. Rooney’s representatives agreed to a deal in principle with D.C. in early May, and Rooney has

Andy Murray will not rush a decision about whether or not to play at Wimbledon after winning his first match for 350 days at the Eastbourne championships on Monday. The 31-year-old returned last week at

There was no magic and an excess of reality in the gruesome display by Argentina on the football field of Niznhy Novgorod against Croatia on Thursday night. Following a month of media hype that spread

Germany coach Joachim Loew says he retains faith in his underperforming stars as the defending champions prepare for their pivotal World Cup clash against Sweden on Saturday. The 2014 World Cup winners

A couple of hours before the Group B encounter between Portugal and Morocco was about to start here on Wednesday, the avenue in front of the stadium looked like a red river. Fans of both the nations wore

Argentina's 1-1 draw against Iceland in their opening fixture of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, football legend Diego Maradona has cautioned his team ahead of their second tie against Croatia. Argentina are

Russia walked into the World Cup record books with a 5-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in their inaugural match at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on Thursday. No other host had kicked off the World Cup campaign

A little contrived, but still a thought to ponder. Well, someone in Krastovo is having a quiet chuckle for sure. Not because Ronaldo is afraid of any opposition, he is way too far ahead of shying away

The loudest cheer was not reserved for Robbie Williams, anyway. Regaling the packed crowd at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Williams and the famous Russian opera singer Aida Garifullina, gave a rousing

Ian Poulter and Scott Piercy shared the first-round clubhouse lead in brutal conditions at the U.S. Open on Thursday as Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy all but played themselves out of the

You can literally feel the World Cup at the Red Square as you stroll across the crowded space where so much of Russian history unfolded. Teeming with people, you can get as close to the fever as possible.

Maria Sharapova and Madison Keys have withdrawn from next week's Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham as they look to regain full fitness ahead of Wimbledon. Sharapova, the 2004 Wimbledon champion, has

For two World Cups in succession, Spain are drawing serious opposition in the league stage. Four years ago, the Netherlands set Salvador’s Fonte Nova Arena on fire which left the then defending champions

Tiger Woods is not necessarily the man to beat at the US Open this week but he is still the man everyone wants to see at Shinnecock Hills. The 14-times major champion played only nine holes on Tuesday,

Phil Mickelson is running out of time. Mickelson doesn’t need to be reminded that this is his 27th appearance in the U.S. Open, more than any of the 156 players at Shinnecock Hills. He wouldn’t want to

Novak Djokovic boosted his chances of playing at Wimbledon after he accepted a wildcard to compete at next week’s Fever-Tree Championships at Queen’s Club, tournament organisers said on Monday. The former