Football

Soccer-FIFA to allow close-season signings to play in Club World Cup

(Reuters) - Teams taking part in the new Club World Cup in June-July next year will be allowed to replace players during the tournament if the transfer window in their country is open at the time, world soccer's governing body FIFA said on Thursday.

Football

Soccer-Phillips thankful to Ipswich for chance to rekindle career

LONDON (Reuters) - Joining Ipswich Town might have seemed unthinkable for Kalvin Phillips when he was one of the first names on the England team sheet and his career was on a steep upward curve.

Other Sports

Sailing-America's Cup e-series sailors hit the water to experience real racing

BARCELONA (Reuters) - The winner and runner-up of the first America's Cup e-series were given the opportunity to test their skills on a real AC40 this week.

Cycling

Motorcycling-Marquez says MotoGP title race is between Martin and Bagnaia

(Reuters) - Marc Marquez still has a mathematical chance of winning the MotoGP title but the six-times premier class champion conceded on Thursday it was a now a two-horse race between points leader Jorge Martin and reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia.

Football

Soccer-Cagliari set to test injury-hit Juve's flawless defence

(Reuters) - Juventus have a perfect defensive record in Serie A with six clean sheets but the second-placed side have injuries to contend with after key players were sidelined ahead of Cagliari's visit on Sunday.

Football

Soccer-Milan's Morata house hunting again after mayor's social media blunder

(Reuters) - AC Milan striker Alvaro Morata's plan to live in a quaint village on the outskirts of the city has been ditched after the mayor revealed the Spain captain was moving into the locality in a social media blooper.

Football

Soccer-Under the radar Liverpool seek to cement top spot

LONDON (Reuters) - Much of the focus in the early weeks of the Premier League season has been on the opening salvos in another title battle between Manchester City and Arsenal.

Football

EXPLAINER-Soccer-The case of Lassana Diarra v FIFA

PARIS (Reuters) - Former France player Lassana Diarra's case against soccer's world governing body FIFA will be ruled on by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Friday.

Football

Soccer-Solanke back in England squad seven years after only cap

LONDON (Reuters) -Tottenham Hotspur striker Dominic Solanke has been named in England interim manager Lee Carsley's squad for next week's Nations League games against Greece and Finland, seven years after gaining his only senior cap.

Other Sports

Sailing-Debutant Fletcher flying high in Britain's America's Cup chase

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Dylan Fletcher is used to winning by the slimmest of margins.

Football

Soccer-Super sub Duran proves his value to Villa

(Reuters) - If there was any doubt that Aston Villa made the right choice by keeping hold of Jhon Duran it has been blown away in a blistering start to the season with the striker grabbing another match-winning goal against Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

Football

Soccer-Juve defender Bremer to have surgery after ACL injury

(Reuters) - Juventus centre back Gleison Bremer will undergo surgery after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury in their Champions League game at RB Leipzig, the club said on Thursday.

Football

Soccer-Late bloomer Kleindienst gets Germany call-up for Nations League games

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany have handed Borussia Moenchengladbach forward Tim Kleindienst his first call-up for this month's Nations League matches against Bosnia and Netherlands with starting striker Niclas Fuellkrug still injured, the team said on Thursday.

Football

Soccer-Bayern face tough Eintracht test after two games without a win

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayern Munich face in-form hosts Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Sunday, looking to snap a two-game winless run in all competitions and get back on track.

Badminton

Team led by Faiq assure bronze after beating Denmark

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia led by Mohd Faiq Masawi continue to thrive under the new rally scoring format by reaching the mixed team semi-finals in the World Junior Championships in Nanchang, China on Thursday (Oct 3).

Football

Soccer-Marseille dispute three-match ban for sporting director Benatia

(Reuters) - Olympique de Marseille have said they strongly disagree with a three-match ban handed out to their sporting director Medhi Benatia, adding that the former Morocco international had not threatened or insulted any match officials.

Cricket

Cricket-Long-time deputy Latham under pressure to lift New Zealand

(Reuters) - A sombre leadership handover decided half a world from home marked Tom Latham's rise to the New Zealand captaincy and provided a stark reminder of the funk the team finds itself in ahead of a daunting assignment in India.

Badminton

Aaron-Wooi Yik, Zii Jia receive ca$h from 100Plus for Olympics feat

PETALING JAYA: 100PLUS today announced that Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik will share an incentive payout of RM150,000 while Zii Jia will receive RM100,000.

Football

Soccer-Ancelotti makes no excuses after Real's shock defeat at Lille

(Reuters) - Defending champions Real Madrid failed to show the best version of themselves in a shock 1-0 Champions League defeat at Lille on Wednesday and must accept the criticism that comes their way, manager Carlo Ancelotti said.

Cricket

Cricket-Sri Lanka's Jayawickrama banned for one year on corruption charges

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka spinner Praveen Jayawickrama has been banned from all forms of cricket for one year, with the last six months suspended, for breaching the sport's anti-corruption code, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.