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Singapore's first and only-ever Olympic champion Joseph Schooling will not be competing at the Asian Games in Hangzhou next month, the swimmer said on Saturday.
Coach Desiree Ellis says that "nothing can stand in the way" of her South Africa team ahead of their last-16 clash on Sunday with the Netherlands.
When South Africa's historic run at the Women's World Cup finally comes to an end, the first thing Thembi Kgatlana will do back home is visit three graves.
Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg said Saturday she has no intention of quitting despite their shock early exit from the Women's World Cup and denied reports of a rift with her squad.
Top-seeded Taylor Fritz battled past three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray 6-7 (2/7), 6-3, 6-4 then returned to breeze past Jordan Thompson and reach the semi-finals of the rain-hit Washington Open on Friday.
Coach Andries Jonker has warned his Netherlands team to expect a South Africa side that gives their "heart and soul" when they meet in the Women's World Cup last 16 on Sunday.
Top-seeded Taylor Fritz outlasted three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray 6-7 (2/7), 6-3, 6-4 and faced a quarter-final later on Friday at the rain-hit Washington Open.
Top-seeded Taylor Fritz outlasted three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray 6-7 (2/7), 6-3, 6-4 and faced a quarter-final later on Friday at the rain-hit Washington Open.
Southampton kicked off their bid for an immediate return to the Premier League with a 2-1 win at Sheffield Wednesday in the opening game of the "toughest ever" Championship season on Friday.
Four-time Olympic gold medal gymnast Simone Biles geared up for her highly anticipated return to competition with an impressive practice session ahead of Saturday's US Classic -- her first event since the Tokyo Olympics.
NBA All-Star forward Anthony Davis has agreed to terms on a three-year maximum contract extension worth $186 million, a deal with the NBA's richest-ever annual extension at $62 million, ESPN reported Friday.
New Orleans Saints rusher Alvin Kamara and Indianapolis Colts cornerback Chris Lammons were issued three-game suspensions Friday by the NFL for their roles in a 2022 Las Vegas nightclub fight.
Italian professional football clubs lost 3.6 billion euros ($3.97 bn) between 2019 and 2022 due to Covid and pandemic-related restrictions, according to an annual report.
Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem reached his first final since 2020 on Friday when he saved five match points to defeat Laslo Djere in the semi-finals of the Kitzbuhuel clay-court tournament.
Britain's Elfyn Evans grabbed the lead of the Rally of Finland on Friday after world champion and home favourite Kalle Rovanpera spectacularly crashed out.
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula outlasted Wimbledon semi-finalist Elina Svitolina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday, holding off a late fightback to reach the Washington Open semi-finals.
Remco Evenepoel will defend his men's cycling world road race title in Scotland on Sunday on a course that culminates on the streets of Glasgow and which should suit the Belgian showman.
As the dust settled on Germany's shock group stage exit from the Women's World Cup, officials and media sweated over the problems ingrained in the country's once proud football set-up.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says Gabriel Jesus should return to action "soon" after the Brazil forward underwent knee surgery that will sideline him from the start of the Premier League season.
Aleix Espargaro produced a late flash of magic to top the times of a crash-marred second practice for the British MotoGP at Silverstone on Friday.
World champion Kalle Rovanpera crashed when leading his home Rally of Finland on Friday.
A Spanish troupe of dwarf bullfighters have taken their act to France after their home country banned such shows on the grounds that they encouraged mockery of disabled people.
Pep Guardiola confirmed defender Josko Gvardiol was undergoing a medical at Manchester City on Friday ahead of a proposed move from RB Leipzig as he prepared his team to face Arsenal in the Community Shield.
Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso has extended his contract by two years to 2026, the Bundesliga club announced on Friday.
As the dust settled on Germany's shock group stage exit from the Women's World Cup, officials and media questioned how ingrained the problems in the country's once proud football set-up are.
Zambia's football association on Friday expressed "surprise" at claims its women's coach abused a squad member at the current World Cup, after FIFA launched an investigation into what it called an "allegation of misconduct".
Underfire coach Jorge Vilda says his Spain team will learn from their heavy defeat by Japan as they aim to make history by winning a Women's World Cup knockout game for the first time against Switzerland on Saturday.
Attendances at the Women's World Cup are up nearly 30 percent on 2019, FIFA said Friday, declaring that the tournament in Australia and New Zealand had "exceeded expectations in many ways".
Australia is interested in holding the men's World Cup in 2034, football's governing body in the country said Friday, as it looks to build off the momentum of hosting the women's version.
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula reached her eighth WTA quarter-final of the year on Thursday, but the anticipated men's clash between Taylor Fritz and Andy Murray was postponed as rain washed out the night session of the hardcourt tennis tournament in Washington.
Mixed martial arts star Francis Ngannou will have heavyweight legend Mike Tyson in his corner when he faces World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in the boxing ring in Saudi Arabia on October 28.
Game-breaking back Samu Kerevi says Australia's winless start to the year has been "unacceptable", but he believes they can defy history by upsetting New Zealand in Dunedin on Saturday.