Spain: Barcelona snatches a dramatic victory at Benfica

Barcelona twice fought back from two goals down – and two Wojciech Szczesny howlers – to snatch a dramatic victory at Benfica. The hosts made a dream start as Greek…

UK: Man City accused of encouraging player to break contract

Real Valladolid have accused Manchester City of encouraging one of their players to break his contract to force through a move to the Premier League club. Defender Juma Bah told…

Australia: Sabalenka & Badosa put friendship aside for semi-finals

Seeing a friendly face is supposed to be a good thing. Yet when Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa take to the court for their Australian Open semi-final on Thursday, it…

Australia: Sabalenka survives scare to keep title defence alive

Aryna Sabalenka said she was “all over the place” as she survived a scare against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach the Australian Open semi-finals and continue her bid for a third…

Spain: ‘I couldn’t do any worse’ – Mbappe on his Real form

Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe says a “mentality issue” prevented him from finding his best form earlier this season. The France captain, 26, joined Real on a free transfer last…

Australia: Djokovic overcomes injury to stun Alcaraz in Melbourne

Novak Djokovic produced yet another scarcely-believable comeback to stun Carlos Alcaraz in a thriller and reach the Australian Open semi-finals. The 37-year-old Serb defied injury, age and ranking to win…

Italy: Lewis Hamilton arrives at Ferrari headquarters ahead of new F1 season

Lewis Hamilton, Formula One’s most successful driver of all time, has arrived for his first day at Ferrari headquarters in Maranello, Italy, and says it is a dream come true…

Australia: Broadcaster apologises to Djokovic

An Australian broadcaster has apologised to Novak Djokovic for comments he made on TV that the 24-time Grand Slam champion considered “insulting and offensive”. Channel Nine’s Tony Jones shouted “Novak,…

Australia: Djokovic to play Alcaraz in quarterfinals at Australian Open

Irrepressible 10-time champion Novak Djokovic has set up a blockbuster Australian Open quarterfinal with Carlos Alcaraz after downing Czech Jiri Lehecka. The 37-year-old Serb, who is gunning for a record…

Australia: Djokovic breaks Federer record in Melbourne win

Novak Djokovic surpassed Roger Federer’s record for the most major singles matches played as he reached the Australian Open third round. The 37-year-old was made to work in his 430th…