First-half goals from Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane earned Liverpool a 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Wednesday and a place in the Champions League last 16 and Ajax struck late to win 3-1 in Dortmund to join them.
This year’s World Series once seemed destined to be a titanic clash, one that would have been woven with narratives of revenge and vindication in an emotionally-charged rematch.
Andy Murray spurned a remarkable seven match points as he crashed out in the first round of the Paris Masters to German Dominik Koepfer.
Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer is hopeful of getting key players Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton back soon after the NBA champions slumped to their third successive defeat.
Sergio Aguero was taken to hospital following his early substitution against Deportivo Alaves, Barcelona have confirmed.
Emma Raducanu has revealed she has presented her US Open trophy to the Lawn Tennis Association as a “little gift” in recognition of their role in her development.
The Olympic flame for the 2022 Beijing Winter Games was handed over to the Chinese organizing committee in Athens on Tuesday.
Italy coach Roberto Mancini completed a remarkable turnaround of his country’s fortunes in summer when the Azzuri won the delayed Euro 2020 after failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
Kylian Mbappe has revealed he asked to leave Paris Saint-Germain in July amid interest from Real Madrid as he wanted the Ligue 1 side to receive a transfer fee.
Davide Calabria scored inside the first 30 seconds as Milan triumphed 3-2 over Atalanta to regain second place in the Serie A table on Sunday.
Brazilian football icon Pele has been released from hospital after having a tumour removed in September.
Former England, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea striker Jimmy Greaves has died at the age of 81, Spurs have announced.
Pele‘s daughter has revealed the Brazil legend is “recovering well” amid reports he has been readmitted to intensive care.
Chelsea and England defender Reece James has revealed he had his Champions League winners’ medal and Euro 2020 runners-up medal stolen during a burglary at his home.
Thirty-two Afghan women footballers and their family members have arrived in Pakistan by way of an overland route, officials said on Wednesday, as an exodus of Afghan public figures continues after the Taliban took power last month.
Two-time hammer throw Olympic champion Yuriy Sedykh has died at age 66, the Russian athletics federation said on Tuesday.
This year’s season-ending WTA Finals will take place in Guadalajara, Mexico, the organization said Monday.
An emotional Novak Djokovic lost his chance at history but felt like a winner anyway thanks to the love of the US Open crowd.
Emma Raducanu completed her New York fairy tale and one of the most astonishing feats in sport by beating Leylah Fernandez to win the US Open.
Novak Djokovic avenged his Olympic loss to Alexander Zverev over five sets to move to within one victory of a historic US Open title.
Leylah Fernandez continued her rampage in New York by defeating Aryna Sabalenka to reach the US Open final, where she will face fellow teenager Emma Raducanu, who in turn dismantled 17th seed Maria Sakkari.
The national football team drew 0:0 against Romania in a World Cup qualifier in Skopje on Wednesday evening.
Valtteri Bottas will leave Mercedes at the end of the current Formula One season and join Alfa Romeo on a “multi-year deal” the team said Monday.
The national football team drew 2:2 with Iceland after squandering a two-goal lead in the final stages of the World Cup qualifier in Reykjavik on Sunday evening.
Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has died, the IOC said in a statement. He was 79.
Bayern Munich cruised into the second round of the German Cup on Wednesday with Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting hitting four in the 12-0 thrashing of fifth-tier Bremer SV in a fixture rearranged from early August.
Andy Robertson is the latest Liverpool player to sign a new long-term contract at Anfield.
Liverpool have refused to release Mohamed Salah to play in Egypt’s upcoming World Cup qualifier with Angola because of quarantine restrictions he would face on his return.