England Women poised for attendance record after Wembley sell-out

England Women have sold out Wembley for the first time for their friendly against Germany on 9 November. The attendance will smash the 45,619 record for an England Women home fixture, set at the last meeting with Germany at Wembley in 2014.more

Spain's La Liga has asked the country's football federation (RFER) to move the upcoming "El Clasico" match from Barcelona to Madrid because of the ongoing Catalonian protests.more

Middleweight boxer Patrick Day has died days after suffering traumatic brain injuries in a brutal knockout loss, his promoter said Wednesday.more

Bulgarian police have made six arrests in the aftermath of Monday's Euro 2020 qualifier against England, which was twice halted for racist chanting.more

Trent Alexander-Arnold has officially been entered into the Guinness World Records book for 2020. The 21-year-old has been recognised for claiming the most English Premier League assists by a defender in a single season after tallying 12 in the division last term.more

Bulgaria coach Krasimir Balakov has apologized to the England team after fans taunted their black players with Nazi salutes and monkey chants during a Euro 2020 qualifier in Sofia on Monday.more

A Formula 1 race in Miami, on a circuit around the Miami Dolphins NFL stadium, could be held in 2021 after a deal in principle was agreed between the sport and venue owners.more

Former world sport star, eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt will be one of the guests at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. The ceremony will take place on Monday, but it is not yet known what role the Jamaican sprinter will play.more

The Polish national team won the title of European champion in Kabaddi. During the tournament organized in Scotland, the Poles defeated Italy, England, Norway and Scotland and in the final they won 48-27 with the Netherlands. The Polish team in the entire tournament scored 287 points, losing only 121.more

British athletes will be taught how to wash their hands properly before Tokyo 2020, as hygiene becomes a new frontier in the hunt for marginal gains. The English Institute of Sport is to recommend that athletes use SureWash, an online training programme used by professionals in the NHS, before the Olympic and Paralympic Games next year.more

After a draw in Stockholm with Sweden 1: 1 in group F, Spain footballers secured a promotion to next year's European Championships. Ireland also had a chance to do so on Tuesday, but they lost 0: 2 away in Switzerland in group D.more

Wilfredo Leon, who together with the Polish national team won silver at the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup in Japan, was in the Dream Team of this tournament.more

Cristiano Ronaldo reached a career landmark on Monday by scoring his 700th career goal in Portugal's Euro 2020 qualifier at Ukraine. The 34-year-old scored a penalty as Portugal lost 2-1. His 700 goals so far have come from 973 matches - and he has scored at least once in 458 of those.more

The president of the Bulgaria Football Union, Borislav Mihaylov, has resigned. Bulgaria Prime Minister Boyko Borissov called for him to quit on Tuesday after the racist abuse of England players in the Euro 2020 qualifier in Sofia.more

Hubert Hurkacz was promoted from 34th to 33rd place, the highest in his career in the world ranking of tennis players. There was no change in the lead. The leader is Serb Novak Djokovic, before the Spanish Rafael Nadal and Swiss Roger Federer.more

England made a powerful statement in Sofia as they delivered the most eloquent response in disgraceful, dispiriting circumstances of racism. Gareth Southgate's side, in the sporting context, needed to answer their first loss in 44 qualifiers against the Czech Republic on Friday.more

Roger Federer has confirmed plans to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo as he chases an elusive gold medal in singles. Federer, 38, missed Rio 2016 through injury and had been indecisive over whether he should travel to Japan next year to represent Switzerland.more

France has called on UEFA to punish Turkey after several Turkish international footballers again celebrated scoring a goal by making military-style salutes in front of their fans in Paris. Several players made the controversial gesture - for the second time in a week - during their Euro 2020 qualmore

Lyon has confirmed the appointment of Rudi Garcia as head coach on a deal reportedly running until June 2021. The former Lille, Roma and Marseille boss replaces Sylvinho, who was sacked last week less than five months on from succeeding Bruno Genesio.more

Poland eased past Iran 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-16) at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup on Tuesday at Hiroshima Green Arena.more

The victories in the second round of the England Cup and the first home league match against Sheffield Hallam were a good warm-up before the upcoming meeting against the top club from Poland and matches in the European Champions League, in which the London team will take the current champion of Croatia - HAOK Mladost Zagreb.more

Footballer of the Polish national team Grzegorz Krychowiak did not hide his satisfaction after the victory in Warsaw over Northern Macedonia 2: 0, which gave Poles the promotion to the European championship. "We played a very good match," he admitted.more

Paris St-Germain forward Neymar limped off after 12 minutes as Brazil were held to a 1-1 friendly draw by Nigeria. The 27-year-old walked off holding his left thigh and could be a doubt for the Champions League game against Club Bruges on 22 October.more

Kenya's Brigid Kosgei eclipsed the 16-year-old women's marathon world record held by Britain's Paula Radcliffe as she retained her Chicago title. The 25-year-old recorded a time of two hours 14 minutes 04 seconds, easily inside Radcliffe's mark of 2:15:25 set at the London Marathon in 2003.more

Poland left it late before goals from substitutes Przemyslaw Frankowski and Arkadiusz Milik, both set up by Robert Lewandowski, gave them a 2-0 win over North Macedonia which guaranteed their place at Euro 2020 on Sunday.more

Polish volleyballers lost to Brazil 2: 3 in a World Cup meeting and they have little chance of winning the tournament. "It is a pity the second set lost by their own mistakes. This match could have turned out differently," said former player and coach Stanisław Gościniak.more

It was the marathon that turned into a sprint. Even the strongest cynics - and they are not hard to come by - had to smile at the 500-metre final stretch that defined the making of history: the marathon distance has been completed in under two hours.more

TURKEY could face punishment from Uefa after celebrating a 1-0 win with a military-style salute. Cenk Tosun capitalised on a defensive mix-up to head into an open goal in the 90th minute of Turkey's Euro 2020 qualifier with Albania.more

American Patrick Day was in a coma after suffering a serious head injury Saturday night following a vicious knockout by unbeaten Charles Conwell during a boxing card in Chicago, US media reported. The 27-year-old Day was unconscious when he was taken from the ring in a stretcher and loaded onto a waiting ambulance at the Wintrust Arena. more

Six Polish fans were arrested in Cagliari, Sardinia after the match of the local club with Pogoń Szczecin on charges of vandalism. The men received 4 months imprisonment suspended - local media reported. Poles were released from detention.more

Robert Kubica (Williams) finished last in the Formula 1 race for the Japanese Grand Prix, 17th round of the world championship. Mercedes Valtteri Bottas from Finland won the lead after a perfect start when he overtook two Ferrari drivers.more

Jerzy Brzęczek, the coach of Polish footballers, admitted before today's match of the Euro 2020 qualification with Northern Macedonia in Warsaw that the rivals who recently beat Slovenia 2: 1 "felt blood." "For us the goal is clear. We're playing for promotion, " he added.more

Since October, Finnish supporters who cannot afford a ticket to their favorite club's match can receive it free of charge at libraries where clubs of several disciplines have given their season tickets.more

Supporters of the German football club playing in the 2nd Bundesliga FC St. Pauli demand the expulsion of Turkish football player Cenka Sahin. In an Instagram post, he praised the entry of Turkish troops into Syria.more

Six police hooligans from Poland were stopped by the Italian police last night in Cagliari, Sardinia, after a match between the local team Cagliari Calcio and Pogoń Szczecin (3: 1). The match was part of the settlement of Sebastian Walukiewicz's transfer to a club on the island.more

England's football team, which has won all matches scoring at least four goals since the start of the European Championship 2020 elimination, lost unexpectedly to Prague 1: 2 in the Czech Republic on Friday. Wins were, among others France and Portugal.more

One hundred nine matches, 66 goals - this is the balance of 11 years of Lewandowski's appearances in the Polish national team. The best white-and-red sniper in history and the captain of the current team on Thursday became the player with the most appearances in the national team.more

Sergio Ramos is considering representing Spain at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo next summer. An Olympic medal is one of the few accolades missing from the Real Madrid captain's glittering haul, and he is believed to be desperate to add it to his collection.more