56-year-old table tennis player will play in Tokyo

A 56-year-old Ni Xia Lian of Luxembourg will play in the Olympic table tennis tournament in Tokyo. more

A blonde-haired, blue-eyed Swede named Borg was in action on a London grasscourt on Wednesday although it went almost unnoticed at the Hurlingham Club where all eyes were on Rafael Nadal.more

Valencia have signed Netherlands goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen from Barcelona on a four-year deal, both Spanish clubs said on Wednesday.more

Olympic swimmer Maarten van der Weijden completed his Elfstedentocht marathon in Friesland on Monday evening, reaching the finishing line in Leeuwarden at around 7.30pm, and raising €3.9m for cancer research. more

If the Briton Lewis Hamilton or Finn Valtteri Bottas win the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday, it will be the 11th consecutive victory of the Mercedes GP in the Formula One World Championship round. It would be the equation of the 1988 McLaren record.more

The PSG star wants to play at the Olympic Games despite never having been capped at under-21 level and the 2020 Euros ending just 10 days before Tokyo starts.more

Łukasz Kubot and Brazilian Marcelo Melo will perform with number one in the Grand Slam Wimbledon.more

The authorities of Paris presented yesterday a list of 20 projects that they want to implement in connection with the organization of the summer Olympic Games in 2024. These included the ban on the use of plastic, the construction of bicycle paths and the purification of the Seine.more

Everton have signed Andre Gomes from Barcelona, both clubs said on Tuesday, after the Portugal midfielder completed a successful loan spell at the Premier League side last season.more

Frank Lampard's widely anticipated move to Chelsea has edged towards its completion after Derby granted him permission to open talks with the London club regarding their managerial vacancy.more

IBB Polonia London will debut in the new season in the Champions League of volleyball players, being the first English team in its history.more

Williams Formula 1 chief technical officer Paddy Lowe's departure has finally been confirmed after a leave of absence that began before the start of the 2019 season.more

Uruguay beat Copa America defending champions Chile 1-0 on Monday to claim the top spot of Group C.more

The biggest football fan club in Norway has exceeded 50,000 members. This is not an association supporting one of the national clubs, but... Liverpool supporters.more

Northern Italy was chosen Monday as the site of the 2026 Winter Olympics, with hosting to be shared by Milan and the ski resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo.more

Olympic champion Elaine Thompson ran 22.00 seconds - the fastest time of the season - as she won the women's 200m on the final day of the Jamaica trials.more

Placed with the number 11. Kamil Majchrzak defeated Frenchman Constanta Lestienne 6: 1, 6: 2 in the first qualifying round of the Grand Slam Wimbledon starting July 1.more

Rafa Benitez will leave Newcastle on June 30 after the club announced that they have failed to agree a new contract with their current manager.more

An early goal from Lautaro Martínez and a late second from Sergio Agüero gave Argentina a 2-0 win over Qatar on Sunday, a deserved victory that takes them into the Copa América quarter-finals to face Venezuela.more

Australia's greatest female tennis players, Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong Cawley, have joined in celebrating the rise of compatriot Ashleigh Barty to the No. 1 world ranking which they both held.more

Lewis Hamilton comfortably won the French Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to clinch a sixth victory this season and extend his championship lead over Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas to 36 points.more

Ashleigh Barty says rejecting Andy Murray's Wimbledon offer was the "hardest decision I've ever made".more

Former Spain Men's Volleyball national team setter, later a head coach, Miguel Ángel Falasca has died of a heart attack at the age of 46.more

The Polish city of Krakow has been confirmed as the host of the 2023 European Games. It was the only bidder after a Russian plan to hold the games in Kazan fizzled out.more

Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt has opted to join Juventus this summer, according to Sky in Italy. De Ligt is one of Europe's most sought-after players after helping Ajax win the Dutch league and cup double while reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League last season.more

Magda Linette won the WTA tournament in Eastbourne, defeating Urszula Radwańska 7: 6 (7-3), 6: 1. more

Alexis Sanchez suffered an ankle injury during Chile's win over Ecuador at the Copa America, coach Reinaldo Rueda confirmed. Sanchez scored a 51st-minute winner to send the two-time defending champions into the quarter-finals courtesy of a 2-1 victory on Friday.more

French Open champion Ashleigh Barty is still in the hunt for the World No.1 ranking this week after she won her 10th straight match by defeating WTA legend Venus Williams in the Nature Valley Classic quarterfinals.more

Lewis Hamilton led Valtteri Bottas in a Mercedes one-two in first practice at the French Grand Prix. Hamilton was just 0.069 seconds ahead of the Finn, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc third, 0.373secs off the pace.more

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has put pressure on Iran in an attempt to ensure that the country will allow female football fans to attend matches in the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, according to a letter sent to the Iranian Football Federation and seen by AFP.more

Former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has returned to the club as technical and performance advisor.more

The 2019 NBA Draft is in the books, and it was just as hectic as everyone imagined. The first three picks, however, went as expected. The New Orleans Pelicans selected Zion Williamson - one of the most exciting prospects to enter the league since LeBron James - with the No. 1 overall pick. more

Spanish World Cup-winning striker Fernando Torres has announced he is to retire from football.more

Copa America favorites Uruguay drew 2-2 with Japan on Thursday and delayed until the last round of the group stage its likely qualification to the tournament's knockout phase.more