Almost 40,000 abusive messages aimed at Premier League players.
Alan Gledson, 45, a former British farmer has landed the job of coach for India's national rugby team.
Manchester City reached the League Cup final after recovering from a shaky start as Sergio Aguero's brilliant header sealed a 3-1 win over Everton in the semi-final second leg to clinch a 4-3 aggregate victory.
Tennis ace Martina Navratilova has married her long-term partner Julia Lemigova in New York.
Robin van Persie feels he could stay at Manchester United for the rest of his career after enjoying a superb first season at Old Trafford.
World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has been stripped of his IBF title, one of three he won by beating Wladimir Klitschko, after agreeing to a contracted rematch with the Ukrainian instead of fighting the IBF's mandatory challenger.
Son Heung-min's thunderous finish helped Tottenham Hotspur secure a 2-0 victory at Leicester City and Liverpool eased past fourth-tier Exeter City 3-0 in FA Cup third-round replays on Wednesday.
Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says successor Gianni Infantino has showed him no respect by failing to return his phone calls.
Everton manager Ronald Koeman is not one to get carried away so it was unsurprising that he reacted to their best ever start to a Premier League season by focusing on where they needed to improve. Everton made light work of promoted Middlesbrough on Saturday, fighting back from going behind to win 3-1, with midfielder Gareth Barry marking his 600th Premier League appearance with a goal. Further efforts from Seamus Coleman and Romelu Lukaku wrapped up a victory that lifted unbeaten Everton back into second in the table after five games.
The head of Syria's National Olympic Committee, General Mowaffak Joumaa, has been refused a visa to travel to attend next month's Games in London, the BBC said on Friday.
Thirteen years ago, a single punch left boxer Michael Watson in a coma, his life in ruins. Against the odds, he has rebuilt his health and forged a new career.
He played professional football at 15, lifted the World Cup at 25 and was being called one of the greatest players ever by the time he was 30. And yesterday, Diego Maradona was in hospital fighting for his life.
Morocco's Atlas Mountains bear witness to the dedication of the man seeking an Olympic double.
Luis Figo says he is ready to carry on playing for Portugal after this summer's European championships but only in tournament matches.
The German international threw the ball at Phillips after the final whistle. He later claimed Phillips had pushed him and stood on his foot during the game.
A former cop and Chelsea fan has reportedly apologised for his role in the racist incident on the Paris Metro but has denied being a racist.
They call him the 'fastest Indian on wheels'. At 250 kmph he certainly is.
The former heavyweight champion's life came apart when he left the ring.
West Bromwich Albion moved up to third in the Premier League, at least until Chelsea play on Sunday, when they won 4-2 at Sunderland in the early match on Saturday.
And he only reveals this two days after his chief executive leaves for Stamford Bridge. Fancy that.
Stylish Swiss has much to prove as the year's first Grand Slam gets under way.
Michael Jackson, Roy Keane, Mike Tyson... The world's greatest darts player tells about the travails of being a superstar.
Andy Sutton, Ben Curtis's caddy during The Open, reflects on a Roy of the Rovers-style year.
World No 1 Rafael Nadal, who is hoping to recover from a knee injury to play in the season-ending showpiece, heads the other group and will face Belgian David Goffin, Bulgarian debutant Grigor Dimitrov and Austrian Dominic Thiem.
World No 3 Andy Murray, who is enjoying his long stay at home, has been relying on fresh yoghurt and treacle, as he prepares for Wimbledon.
Tim Montgomery has testified before a US federal grand jury which is investigating a company suspected of producing the steroid THG.
Sevilla midfielder Samir Nasri has accused Jamie Vardy of cheating after the Frenchman was sent off for squaring up to the Leicester forward and bumping foreheads in their Champions League clash on Tuesday.
Former Wimbledon runner-up Eugenie Bouchard successfully negotiated the qualifying draw on Thursday, beating Colombian Mariana Duque-Marino 6-3, 6-2 to secure a spot in next week's main draw.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
"I want to tell everyone that I am fine, that I am not, neither was I, interned," Maradona said in an Instagram post, responding to a media report that he had been taken to hospital.
Many ideas have been proposed, among them two-day meetings, two-lap qualifying with a pit stop in the middle and qualifying an hour before the race.
James Maddison scored a brilliant winner to help Leicester City come from behind and beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday in a match dominated by VAR drama.
There's more to Cristiano Ronaldo than step-overs, fancy boots and even fancier hair. He's a thinker.
Roberto Martinez, the manager of Premier League club Wigan Athletic, was fined 10,000 pounds by the Football Association on Wednesday for comments he made after his side's 4-0 defeat to Manchester United last month.
Paula Radcliffe has spoken for the first time about the pain of missing the World Championships.
The former India captain said it would be wrong to ask Parthiv Patel or Yuvraj Singh to open the batting in the third Test.
Real Madrid and Portugal record goal-scorer Cristiano Ronaldo is certain in his mind that he is the best footballer in the world.
Manchester City crushed Watford 6-0 in the FA Cup final on Saturday
Dimitri Payet is worth not a penny less that 50 million pounds ($65.3 million), West Ham United co-chairman David Gold has said, but even that might not be enough to prise the France midfielder away from the London club.
Wimbledon champion Andy Murray says he is unlikely to play in Britain's Davis Cup quarter-final clash in Serbia this weekend but could travel to Belgrade in support of the team.
