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West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui jokingly ruled himself out of his side's next game after ending up on crutches following their heavy League Cup loss away to Liverpool.
France back-rower Oscar Jegou has returned to training with La Rochelle despite being accused of aggravated rape in Argentina, the rugby club's assistant coach Sebastien Boboul said on Thursday.
A Mallorca fan who racially abused Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior and former Villarreal player Samuel Chukwueze was sentenced to a year in prison and issued a three-year stadium ban on Thursday.
World number one Jannik Sinner fought back to launch the defence of his China Open title with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 win over 28th-ranked Chilean Nicolas Jarry on Thursday.
Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi says his side targeting the Ligue 1 title would "not be serious", despite a fast start that has kept them level on points with Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco at the top of the table.
Coco Gauff hopes to "reset" and "refresh" after bringing in a new coach following the end of her 14-month partnership with Brad Gilbert.
American basketball player Derrick Rose, the youngest ever NBA player to win the MVP award, announced his retirement on Thursday after 16 seasons.
Dinesh Chandimal's century in Galle powered Sri Lanka to 306-3 at stumps on Thursday's opening day of the second Test against New Zealand.
France full-back Melvyn Jaminet returned to training with club Toulon this week despite his lengthy suspension for making racist comments on social media earlier this year.
AC Milan go into Friday night's clash with Lecce with a spring in their step and the Serie A summit in their sights after kick-starting their season with victory in the Milan derby.
Francesco Bagnaia said Thursday he plans to challenge MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin with an aggressive strategy at this weekend's Indonesia Grand Prix as he tries to chip away at the Spaniard's 24-point lead.
Toulon assistant coach Andrea Masi said on Thursday they are "extremely disappointed" to be losing New Zealand winger Leicester Fainga'anuku at the end of the season.
US Open finalist Taylor Fritz crashed out of the Japan Open in the first round on Thursday and Frances Tiafoe and Stefanos Tsitsipas joined him on a day of shocks in Tokyo.
Dinesh Chandimal's unbeaten century in Galle powered Sri Lanka to 194-2 at tea on the opening day of the second Test against New Zealand on Thursday.
US Open semi-finalist Frances Tiafoe and fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas both exited the Japan Open in the first round on Thursday, while champion Ben Shelton advanced.
Dinesh Chandimal scored a half-century to help Sri Lanka reach 102-1 at lunch on the opening day of the second Test against New Zealand in Galle on Thursday.
New Zealand recalled veteran Beauden Barrett at fly-half to face Australia in the Bledisloe Cup rematch on Saturday as they strive to snap a Wellington hoodoo and rediscover their killer instinct.
Olivier Giroud was on target as Los Angeles FC kept their dream of a rare domestic double alive after defeating Sporting Kansas City 3-1 to win the US Open Cup final on Wednesday.
Despite being covered by ice and largely desolate, football is still king in Greenland, whose players want to compete with other nations, but it remains a pipe dream until they join a continental federation.
Eben Etzebeth will seek to write another chapter in an already storied career when he takes the field for the Springboks in their Rugby Championship title decider against Argentina at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday.
New Zealand veteran Beauden Barrett was recalled Thursday to start at fly-half in the second Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia in Wellington.
Star winger Marika Koroibete will miss Australia's Bledisloe Cup rematch against New Zealand on Saturday with a wrist injury, while scrum-half Nic White has been axed from the matchday squad.
Shohei Ohtani has made Major League Baseball history but it was Masanori Murakami who laid the groundwork 60 years ago when he became the first Japanese player in MLB.
New Zealand veteran Beauden Barrett was recalled Thursday to start at flyhalf against Australia this weekend, replacing Damian McKenzie who has been relegated to the bench.
Los Angeles Lakers great LeBron James and son Bronny are poised to become the first father-son duo on an NBA court this season, but the Lakers are still formulating plans for that moment, new coach JJ Redick said Wednesday.
Two crucial games between the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves in the fight for Major League Baseball playoff spots were postponed to Monday with Hurricane Helene surging toward Atlanta.
Erik ten Hag slammed his Manchester United flops after a costly mistake from Christian Eriksen condemned them to a 1-1 draw against FC Twente in their Europa League opener on Wednesday.
NFL stadiums will become response and recovery activity centers for disasters under a combined program launched on Wednesday by the NFL and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Manchester United stuttered to a 1-1 draw at home to FC Twente in their opening Europa League game on Wednesday as Christian Eriksen scored but then made an error that led to the equaliser.
Robert Lewandowski continued his fine form and earned La Liga leaders Barcelona a 1-0 win over Getafe on Wednesday.
Raheem Sterling scored his first Arsenal goal and Jack Porter became the club's youngest ever starter in a 5-1 rout of Bolton in the League Cup on Wednesday, while Liverpool reached the last 16 with a 5-1 win against troubled West Ham.
The Internationals will try to defeat the United States for the first time since 1998 and snap a nine-event losing streak when the 15th Presidents Cup begins Thursday at Royal Montreal.