The IAAF will rule this week on whether a group of Russian athletes can compete at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics as individuals. Russia was banned from international track and field over widespread doping in November and the ban was upheld earlier this month. The IAAF can allow individual Russians to compete as "neutral...
Филипп Киркоров собирается отдать 4-летнюю дочь в спорт Алла-Виктория растет очень активной и пластичной, и поэтому певец решил с осени отправить ее заниматься художественной...
Lionel Messi became his country's leading scorer with a superb free-kick as Argentina beat hosts the USA 4-0 reach Sunday's Copa America final. The Barcelona forward, 28, passed Gabriel Batistuta's 54-goal tally with a 25-yard strike. Messi provided the assist for Ezequiel Lavezzi's opener, then scored his...
Dustin Johnson has claimed his first major — but only after a farcical end to the US Open that drew criticism from Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth. Johnson played his last seven holes knowing he had to review a possible rules infringement after the round. He shot 68 to finish five under but was then penalised a shot for...
The far-right leader of the Russian footballer supporters' association is being thrown out of France following violence at the England-Russia Euro 2016 match in Marseille. Alexander Shprygin is among 20 Russian fans being deported. They were detained on Tuesday while travelling from Marseille to Lille to watch Russia face...
Spain's Garbine Muguruza beat world number one Serena Williams in straight sets to win her first Grand Slam title at the French Open. Fourth seed Muguruza won 7-5 6-4 to make amends for losing last year's Wimbledon final against Williams. The 22-year-old is Spain's first female champion at Roland Garros since...
Former high-ranking Fifa officials Sepp Blatter, Jerome Valcke and Markus Kattner awarded themselves pay rises and bonuses worth $80m (£55m) over five years, say Fifa lawyers. Football's governing body revealed the contracts of ex-president Blatter, fired ex-secretary general Valcke and sacked former finance director...
Real Madrid were crowned champions of Europe for the 11th time after beating Atletico Madrid in a dramatic penalty shootout in Milan. Sergio Ramos' controversial finish put Zinedine Zidane's side ahead before Atletico striker Antoine Griezmann missed a penalty. However, substitute Yannick Carrasco sent the Champions...
The Russian Olympic Committee has said 14 of its athletes at the 2008 Beijing Olympics tested positive for doping during re-tests of their samples. Sports minister Vitaly Mutko said the news of the positive tests "certainly doesn't look good". But speaking to BBC sports editor Dan Roan in Moscow, Mr Mutko said the...
England and Wales fans will not be allowed to drink alcohol on the streets of Lens before and after their Euro 2016 game because of a 24-hour ban. The Group B tie takes place in the French city at 14:00 BST on Thursday, 16 June and will be live on the BBC. The ban will run from 06:00 local time on Thursday until 06:00 on...
Former world number one Maria Sharapova may never play again following her failed drugs test, the president of the Russian Tennis Federation says. The Russian, 29, tested positive for meldonium at January's Australian Open. When asked if Sharapova would play any more tournaments, Shamil Tarpishchev told R-Sport news agency...
Up to 31 athletes from six sports could be banned from competing at the Rio Games, Olympic chiefs have said. The announcement comes after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) retested 454 selected doping samples from the 2008 Games in Beijing. The IOC said the retests were conducted using the very latest scientific...