Gymnastics | Olympic champion Simone Biles returns to gym with new coach

Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is ready to get serious about her comeback. Biles, who won four gold medals and five total during the 2016

Russia 2018 | Italy to face Sweden in World Cup playoffs

Italy will face Sweden in the European playoffs next month to qualify for the World Cup. The four-time World Cup champions were drawn yesterday to play

Tennis | Pavlyuchenkova overcomes bad weather to win in Hong Kong

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia won her third WTA singles title of the year this weekend, beating Daria Gavrilova of Australia 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the Hong

Russia 2018 | FIFA confirms eight top-seeded teams in World Cup draw

FIFA has confirmed the seven highest-ranked nations joining host Russia as top-seeded teams in the World Cup finals draw. France rises one place to No.

Football | Something must give as City, Napoli meet in Champions League

Wednesday, 2:45am Man. City v Napoli H 1.64, D 4.75, A 6 Something has to give when the formidable attacks of Manchester City and Napoli meet in Group F

Golf | England’s Hatton wins Italian Open for second straight title

Tyrrell Hatton sunk a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to win the Italian Open yesterday for his second European Tour victory in two weeks.

Football | Suarez scores late as Barcelona draws Atletico Madrid 1-1

Atletico Madrid was able to contain Lionel Messi and yet still couldn’t top Barcelona in the Spanish league on Saturday. Atletico was a few minutes away

Tennis | Federer beats Nadal to win Shanghai Masters title

Roger Federer extended his winning streak over Rafael Nadal this year to four matches after beating the top-ranked Spaniard 6-4, 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters

Football | Coaching continuity finds an unlikely home in top Italian league

Silvio Berlusconi can no longer order AC Milan’s manager to change the lineup to his preferred “Christmas tree” 4-3-2-1 formation and fire the coach if he refuses. Maurizio

Football – Russia 2018 | Ronaldo and Portugal head to World Cup looking for more

Cristiano Ronaldo is headed to the World Cup with Portugal, and some of his teammates are already expecting another title. Ronaldo, as usual, was the country’s key player

Football – Russia 2018 | Messi, Messi, Messi; his 3 goals lift Argentina to World Cup

When it really mattered and when the pressure was most intense, Lionel Messi delivered for Argentina. On the brink of being eliminated from World Cup

Football | Syria’s World Cup hopes end in extra-time loss to Australia

War-torn Syria’s hopes of qualifying for next year’s World Cup have ended in a 2-1 extra-time loss to Australia. Tim Cahill again delivered for his

Cricket | Sri Lanka hands Pakistan first test series defeat in UAE

Dilruwan Perera grabbed 5-98 as the offspinner anchored Sri Lanka to a 68-run victory against Pakistan in the second test and clinched the two-match series 2-0 yesterday.

Paris 2024 Olympics triggers race for contracts worth billions

After an especially long, tortuous process, the International Olympic Committee is expected to award the 2024 Olympics to Paris on Wednesday with a vote in Lima. Lone

World Cup Qualifiers | Salah sends Egypt to World Cup for first time since 1990

Mohamed Salah scored from a penalty kick deep into injury time on Sunday to send Egypt to the World Cup and end a near 30-year wait for

World Cup qualifiers | Ronaldo back in lineup for Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to return to Portugal’s lineup for the decisive World Cup qualifier against Switzerland early tomorrow . Ronaldo did not start in

Liberia | Football Star, ex-warlord among hopefuls for president

Disappointed by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s failure to deliver on her pledge to make education free for all, Kumba Tamba is pinning her hopes on the

U17 World Cup | Air pollution high in India

The stadiums are renovated, the publicity posters hung. But not everything was ideal for players at the Under-17 World Cup in India, where air pollution was beyond recognized safe

F1 Hamilton wins Japanese GP to move closer to title

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix yesterday, taking a major step toward winning his fourth Formula One title. The Mercedes driver crossed the

Qatar World Cup head say blockade poses ‘no risk’ to event

The regional blockade on Qatar poses “no risk” to the 2022 World Cup going ahead, the tournament head said on Friday, maintaining that logistical obstacles are

Beijing Olympics | Organizers prepare 3 Alpine skiing courses

Organizers of Alpine skiing at the 2022 Beijing Olympics are ahead of schedule creating three courses on two mountains. Course designer Bernhard Russi said Friday one of the courses

Football | Catalonia independence dispute reaches Spain’s national team

The divisive dispute over Catalonia’s push for independence has spilled into Spain’s national team. “La Roja” has been unable to sidestep the nation’s most serious crisis in

Syria preparing for World Cup playoff against Australia

Torn apart by war, Syria’s national soccer team is coming together for a spot at next year’s World Cup. The Syrians have never before qualified

Briefs | Bale ruled out of Wales’ final World Cup qualifiers

Wales says Gareth Bale has been ruled out of its final two World Cup qualifiers. Bale’s fitness has been a source of concern for Wales since sustaining a

Video games in the Olympics? Here’s how it might work

The future of the Olympics may just be in a basement in Turkmenistan. With leading Olympic figures considering a possible role for competitive computer games — known

The Buzz | Section of stadium closed after racist chants

A section of Lazio’s stadium will be closed for its next two Serie A home matches as punishment for racist chanting. Lazio’s problem in dealing with racism

Champions League | PSG attack proves too much for Bayern in 3-0 win

Just as Bayern Munich was about to kick off at the Parc des Princes, Paris Saint-Germain’s hard-core fans unfurled a huge banner. “Tomorrow Europe will be

F1 | A year on from Malaysia misery, all is well with Hamilton

One year ago, Lewis Hamilton was questioning whether some people inside his own team actually wanted him to win. Now all is harmonious within Mercedes

Ronaldo surprised by increasing criticism

Cristiano Ronaldo says criticism against him is getting worse, and he doesn’t think it’s fair. Ronaldo made his comments after scoring twice in Real Madrid’s 3-1

4 coaches, Adidas executive charged in college bribe scheme

In one of the biggest crackdowns on the corrupting role of money in college basketball, 10 men — including a top Adidas executive and four assistant coaches

Football – Champions League | Atletico puts new stadium to the test against Chelsea

Atletico Madrid will try to extend its successful home streak when it makes its Champions League debut at the new Wanda Metropolitano Stadium tomorrow against Chelsea.

Football | Mourinho hopes Fellaini recovers in two weeks

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho hopes Marouane Fellaini will be out for only about two weeks. Fellaini was hurt by a hard tackle from Southampton’s Shane

Cricket | New rules: Players can be sent off

Sent off for misbehaving in cricket? You can be now. The International Cricket Council has introduced new rules and rule changes for the centuries-old game that

Trump’s criticisms spark more protests at NFL games

President Donald Trump’s criticism of players who kneel during the national anthem sparked angry protests around the National Football League Sunday, as about 200 players sat, knelt

MotoGP | Marquez wins, Rossi 5th on return from injury

Marc Marquez won the Aragon MotoGP yesterday for his second straight victory, taking the outright championship lead with four races to go. Marquez rode his Honda

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