Jannik Sinner claimed a commanding victory over rival Carlos Alcaraz to win the lucrative Six Kings Slam in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Sinner, replaced as world number one by Alcaraz following the US Open in September, exacted revenge for his defeat in the New York final with a 6-2 6-4 win.more

The Polish national team has moved up from 36th to 33rd place in the latest International Football Federation (FIFA) rankings. Spain remains in the lead since September, while Argentina has jumped to second place, pushing France down to third.more

A political storm is brewing in the United Kingdom following the announcement of a ban on supporters of the Maccabi Tel Aviv football club from attending a match in Birmingham. Leaders of almost all parties, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, have criticised the ban as a form of condoning anti-Semitism.more

38-year-old Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has no intention of ending his tennis career. The 24-time Grand Slam winner admitted that he is inspired by Americans - NBA veteran LeBron James and former NFL star Tom Brady, as well as Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.more

Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, as in the previous year, tops “Forbes” magazine's list of the world's highest-paid footballers. According to the report, the 40-year-old player for Saudi club Al-Nassr earned $280 million this season.more

The opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo 2026 Winter Olympics will be held simultaneously in several different locations in northern Italy for the first time in history, including the main arena, the San Siro Stadium in Milan, according to the organisers.more

Iga Swiatek, ranked second in the world tennis rankings, will play for the Polish national team, which will compete for promotion to next year's Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers. The tournament, in which the White and Reds will play against Romania and New Zealand, will take place on 13-15 November in Gorzow Wielkopolski.more

Polish national team goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski has extended his contract with Bologna FC until 30 June 2027, the Italian top-flight club announced today. The 34-year-old footballer, who hails from Zabrze, has been playing for the team since 2018.more

Poland national team coach Jan Urban admitted that the selection of players for the squad was appropriate. He feels that the fans are satisfied with his work. ‘However, I have been in football for too long not to realise that the most important things are still ahead of us,’ he added.more

They're getting through 70kg of rice a day and the wholesaler has run out of noodles. Yes, sumo returns to London on Wednesday. It's just the second time a Grand Tournament has been held outside of Japan - and this is a sport that has records going back more than 1,500 years.more

The injury suffered by the Polish and Barcelona national team striker Robert Lewandowski will not help him fight for a place in the starting lineup of the "Pride of Catalonia", which he lost this season, commented the Spanish press.more

England became the first European team to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, defeating Latvia 5-0 in Riga. In Lisbon, Portugal drew 2-2 with Hungary and had to postpone their celebrations. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice for the hosts.more

Zinedine Zidane stated at the Trento Sport Festival that coaching the French national team is one of his top goals. The former Real Madrid manager recently spoke about his time in football, his approach to coaching, and his passion for the sport, confirming his plan to return to management.more

Wales v Belgium was temporarily halted after a rat invaded the pitch at Cardiff City Stadium. Craig Bellamy's side were trailing 2-1 in the 66th minute when the referee stopped the game to tend to a head injury to one of the Belgian players. But before play could resume again, the players were made to wait for a rodent to make its way off the pitch.more

France surprisingly drew 2-2 with Iceland in Reykjavik and fell short of qualifying for next year's FIFA World Cup. Their Group D rivals, Ukraine, playing as hosts in Krakow, defeated Azerbaijan 2-1.more

After the tournament in Wuhan, Iga Świątek closed the gap on Belarusian tennis leader Aryna Sabalenka by 825 points, but the gap between them is still large - 1,632 - and will not be bridged this year. Meanwhile, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz remains top of the world tennis rankings, closely followed by Jannik Sinner.more

Robert Lewandowski will end his Barcelona career after this season, the Catalan daily Sport reported. According to the newspaper, the club is already looking for his successor.more

Third-seeded American tennis player Coco Gauff won the WTA 1000 tournament in Wuhan, defeating compatriot Jessica Pegula (No. 6) 6-4, 7-5 in the final.more

Poland's national team defeated Lithuania 2-0 in Kaunas in a World Cup qualifier. The Netherlands are very close to advancing in their group after beating Finland 4-0. A sensational result occurred in the Faroe Islands, where the hosts defeated the Czech Republic 2-1.more

Cousins Valentin Vacherot and Arthur Rinderknech will meet in the Shanghai Masters final after pulling off stunning upsets of former champions Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals on Saturday.more

France is close to qualifying for next year's FIFA World Cup after defeating Azerbaijan 3-0 at home in Friday's qualifying match. With three wins from three matches, they lead Group D, five points ahead of second-place Ukraine. Switzerland is in a similar situation in Group B.more

Second-ranked tennis player Iga Świątek was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 hard-court tournament in Wuhan. The Polish player lost—for the first time in her career—to seventh-seeded Italian Jasmine Paolini 1-6, 2-6. The match lasted just 65 minutes.more

Czech Ondrej Berka has been appointed as the referee for Sunday's Poland-Lithuania match in Kaunas in Group G of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He will be assisted on the lines by his compatriots Ivo Nadvornik and Kamil Hajek, while fellow Czech Marek Radina will be the fourth official.more

Poland defeated New Zealand 1-0 (0-0) in a friendly match in Chorzów, with Piotr Zieliński scoring in the 49th minute. On Sunday, coach Jan Urban's side will face Lithuania in Kaunas in a World Cup qualifier.more

Second-ranked tennis player Iga Świątek defeated 13th-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 hard-court tournament in Wuhan. The match lasted two hours and eight minutes.more

La Liga, the Spanish top-flight league, has confirmed that the match between Villarreal and Barcelona will be played on December 20 in Miami. This will be the first time in the history of the league that this has happened.more

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first footballer to reach billionaire status, according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which has valued the Portugal great’s net worth at an estimated $US1.4bn.more