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Tottenham boss Antonio Conte said on Thursday he does not expect to lose his job before the end of the season despite speculation over who will be his successor as Spurs manager.
England captain Owen Farrell was recalled to the starting XV for the Six Nations climax against Grand Slam chasing Ireland in Dublin on Saturday, with Manu Tuilagi back in midfield.
Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday that he has no intention of leaving struggling Mercedes but admitted his choice of words had created unnecessary problems for the team in the aftermath of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Superstar Shohei Ohtani said Japan would "keep playing hard" at the World Baseball Classic after booking their place in the semi-finals with a dominant win over Italy on Thursday.
Lyon's French-Algerian midfielder Houssem Aouar, who has been capped once by France, said Thursday he was switching allegiance and will now play for Algeria.
Jamison Gibson-Park has been handed the scrum-half role by Ireland head coach Andy Farrell as the Irish bid to seal the Six Nations Grand Slam by beating England at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.
Prize money at the upcoming Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will be triple that at the last edition in 2019, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced on Thursday, as he also revealed Saudi Arabia's tourist board will not sponsor the tournament.
Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana and the Nice midfielder Khephren Thuram were handed first call-ups to the France squad named by coach Didier Deschamps on Thursday as the World Cup runners-up prepare to start their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign this month.
Scotland coach Gregor Townsend has backed his side to flourish without key backs Finn Russell and Stuart Hogg when they face Italy in their Six Nations finale at Murrayfield on Saturday.
Brentford striker Ivan Toney on Thursday was handed a recall to the England squad for Euro 2024 qualifiers against Italy and Ukraine despite facing a series of betting charges by the English Football Association.
Superstar Shohei Ohtani wobbled after a flying start but Japan's bats erupted to claim a place in the World Baseball Classic semi-finals Thursday with a 9-3 win over Italy.
Eintracht Frankfurt board member Philipp Reschke on Thursday condemned fan violence before the Champions League match with Napoli, saying "it hurts football".
France head coach Fabien Galthie said Thursday that Uini Atonio was an "indisputable starter" against Wales in the Six Nations this weekend when the prop will win his 50th Test cap.
The Women's World Boxing Championships began in India on Thursday with several nations boycotting because of the presence of Russians and Belarusians competing under their flags.
Switzerland's Marco Odermatt remained on track for a shot at beating Hermann Maier's record for overall World Cup points after streaking to victory in the men's super-G at the season finals in Andorra on Thursday.
Real Madrid strangled Liverpool at the Santiago Bernabeu with a mature performance on Wednesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals and Eduardo Camavinga was at the heart of it.
Wales No.8 Taulupe Faletau will win his 100th cap after being named in Warren Gatland's team to play France in Paris on Saturday in the final round of this season's Six Nations matches.
Three German football fans and five locals were arrested following clashes with police in Naples before and after Napoli's Champions League win over Eintracht Frankfurt, a local official said Thursday.
Uini Atonio and Romain Taofifenua were named by France head coach Fabien Galthie on Thursday in the holders' starting lineup to face Wales in the Six Nations this weekend.
Blair Kinghorn will replace the injured Finn Russell at fly-half for Scotland's Six Nations finale at home to Italy on Saturday.
Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami claimed the season's super-G title after winning the race at the World Cup finals in Andorra on Thursday.
Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as president of FIFA until 2027 after standing unopposed at the congress of world football's governing body on Thursday.
Rishabh Pant will miss this year's Indian Premier League to continue his recovery from a car crash, with David Warner replacing him as Delhi Capitals skipper, the franchise said Thursday.
US captain Mike Trout drove in all three runs as the United States defeated Colombia 3-2 on Wednesday to book their place in the quarter-finals of the World Baseball Classic.
Mexico's Tigres advanced to the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Champions League after a 1-1 draw at Orlando City ensured passage on the away goals rule.
Joel Embiid starred again with 38 points as the Philadelphia 76ers picked up a sixth straight win with a 118-109 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.
Captain Dimuth Karunaratne says Sri Lanka will use their agonising last-gasp defeat to New Zealand as motivation when the second Test starts on Friday in Wellington.
Mexico's Tigres advanced to the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Champions League after a 1-1 draw at Orlando City ensured passage on the away goals rule.
Ex-Wales full-back Lee Byrne said his former side face a "huge task" on Saturday as they head to defending champions France in the Six Nations.
Max Verstappen may start as favourite, but Fernando Alonso will have widespread popular support this weekend when this year's Formula One season resumes at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving said the foot injury that saw him miss a fourth straight NBA game on Wednesday will take "a little bit more time" than he expected to heal.
Daniil Medvedev's sore right ankle wasn't a factor Wednesday as he beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 7-5 to reach the semi-finals at Indian Wells, where Aryna Sabalenka and Frances Tiafoe raced into the final four.