September 2 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi is unlikely to change his mind about leaving Barcelona, the club's presidential candidate Victor Font has said.
Messi rocked Barcelona last month when his lawyers tol
NEW YORK, September 2 (Reuters): Large banners with the words "Black Lives Matter" were removed from Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open on Tuesday as part of a routine rotation and replaced wit
WELLINGTON, September 2 (Reuters): New Zealand cricket captain Kane Williamson says an outbreak of COVID-19 in an Indian Premier League (IPL) team has raised some apprehension about the coming tournament a
NEW YORK, September 2 (Reuters): Austrian second seed Dominic Thiem advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday when Spaniard Jaume Munar retired after dropping the first two sets.
Thiem, w
NEW YORK, September 2 (Reuters): Sumit Nagal, who became the first Indian to win a singles match at the U.S. Open in seven years when he beat Bradley Klahn on Tuesday, is counting on his underdog status to
LOS ANGELES, September 2 (Reuters): Karate Combat, a league devoted to showcasing the ancient martial art, has signed a deal with beIN Sports to show its second season across five continents including Nort
(Reuters): Former world number six Carla Suarez Navarro said on Tuesday she has been diagnosed with early stage Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer, and will need to go through six months of chemotherapy.
ORCIERES-MERLETTE, France, September 2 (Reuters): Slovenian Primoz Roglic showed no ill effects of his crash earlier this month as he prevailed in the first mountain-top finish of this year's Tour de F
(Reuters): Arsenal have signed Brazilian centre back Gabriel Magalhaes from French side Lille on a long-term contract, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.
Financial details of the deal were not dis
(Reuters): Brighton & Hove Albion have extended defender Ben White's contract with the English centre back signing a four-year deal until 2024, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.
White spe
New Delhi, September 1 (PTI): The Centre has included 20 more sports disciplines like tug-of-war, mallakhamb and para-sports among others for direct recruitment of meritorious sportspersons in Group C level gov
BERLIN, September 2 (Reuters): RB Leipzig have become the first Bundesliga club allowed to have some fans back in their stadium for their season opener next month after the city's health authority on T
BERN, September 2 (Reuters): UEFA says it is discussing entry requirements for this month's European Super Cup match in Budapest with the Hungarian government following the decision to close the countr
(Reuters): Spain could be without Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Adama Traore for their Nations League matches against Germany and Ukraine after he tested positive for COVID-19, the Spanish soccer federati
STUTTGART, Germany, September 2 (Reuters): Bayern Munich's treble-winning season should feed the hunger for titles in the national team as Germany prepare to host Spain in their Nations League opener o
(Reuters): Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic has rejoined Europa League holders Sevilla on a four-year deal from Barcelona for an undisclosed fee, the Liga team said on Tuesday.
His departure ends a troph
ISTANBUL, September 2 (Reuters): Turkey hopes to secure a permanent place on the Formula One calendar after it stages its first event in nearly a decade later this year, albeit at half-capacity due to the coron
Kohima, September 1 (MExN): Bovito Yeputhomi from Nagaland emerged as the champion of 100th edition “Checkmate COVID-19 Online International Open Chess Tournament” conducted by CEDS of Teliamura, Tr
NEW YORK, September 1 (Reuters): Japan's Naomi Osaka showed no signs of discomfort from the injury that forced her to miss a final on Saturday but the former U.S. Open champion had to dig deep to beat
BARCELONA, September 1 (Reuters): Unhappy Lionel Messi missed Barcelona's first training session of the new season on Monday, days after his shock announcement that he wants to leave the only club he h