Transfer talk: Leicester reject Man City bid for Mahrez

IMAGE:  Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez arrives at the stadium. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters. Manchester City failed in an audacious transfer deadline day move for Leicester City......

Sports Shorts: Totti declines to confirm retirement at end of season

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday. IMAGE: AS Roma's Francesco Totti. Photograph: Paolo Bruno/Getty Images AS Roma stalwart Francesco Totti declined on......

Ronaldo wins FIFA's Player of the Year Award

'I'm very happy and I can say that 2016 was the best year of my career, the trophy shows that people aren't blind and watch the games.'Brian Homewood reports from Zurich. Cristiano Ronaldo won......

Real and Barca in EU net for receiving illegal state aid

The European Commission will begin disciplinary action against seven Spanish clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona over possible illegal state aid, Spanish foreign minister Jose Manuel Garcia......

Chess GM Ivanchuk robbed at gunpoint in Sao Paulo

In a tragic end to the Sao Paulo leg of the 4th final Masters tournament, Grandmaster Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine was robbed at gun point and lost his luggage and valuable belongings enroute to the......