De Rossi, who turned 36 on Wednesday, led Roma for the final time in a 2-1 victory over Parma at the Stadio Olimpico in May and finished his stint in the Italian capital with 616 appearances in 18 years.
Triple world champion Jackie Stewart defended McLaren on Tuesday after Formula One's governing body opened an investigation into the team's Monaco Grand Prix victory.
Andy Murray should focus on regaining full fitness rather than rushing to be ready for the US Open, Boris Becker said on Wednesday after the world number one was beaten in the Wimbledon quarter-finals by Sam Querrey.
Novarka will build a giant arch-shaped structure out of steel, 190 m (623 feet) wide and 200m long, which will cover the existing containment structure
A bronze statue of English umpire Harold "Dickie" Bird will be unveiled in his Yorkshire home town of Barnsley this year with replicas in Melbourne and a site in India.
The report paints a picture of financial privation among many of the sport's 15,000 professionals, with many at the lowest level struggling to cover the costs of competing. This, the report said, made betting on matches more attractive to players, many of whom admitted knowledge of match-fixing.
Mo Farah ended his indoor career with a new European record, winning the 5,000 metres at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday in a time of 13 minutes 09.16 seconds.
The low-cost machine can be plugged into a TV and comes with educational software, reports the BBC.
It would be the biggest Conservative victory since 1987, the poll suggests.
Marco Materazzi is taking legal action against three British newspapers over their reporting of the incident in last July's World Cup final when he clashed with Zinedine Zidane.
Celtic manager believes the authority of world football's two most powerful organisations will eventually be ended by businessmen.
Peak oil has been a matter of discussion in recent times. Christophe de Margerie, the Chief Executive of Total in France, says the world will never produce 100 mn barrels per day of oil; we currently produce around 85 mn barrels per day of oil. In UK, it is widely understood by the general public that the U.K. is going to be a net importer of energy from now on. Peak oil is a reality. It may take a generation for all the effects to be played out but they will be played out.
The Welsh, who reached the Euro 2016 semi-finals, finished runners-up on 14 points from eight games, three behind Croatia who sealed their berth on Saturday with a 3-1 win over Slovakia.
FIFA has strongly denied allegations of bribery and corruption made in the BBC television programme Panorama.
'He's probably one of those players inspired by playing against the better teams and again that has a flow on effect to the fellas that don't have that sort of confidence. I don't think they've got a hope in hell without him'
The first week of Wimbledon is over and the tournament has been full of surprises. The grudge match between Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal and the rise of the phenom that is Cori 'Coco' Gauff have been the shining moments at this year's tournament.
Former England left-arm spinner Phil Tufnell says India will be better off playing him in the Test series as well, having done the good thing by picking the "rare" talent in the upcoming five-match Test series.
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Young investors speak about their experience in the recent market crash. They, it seems, remain undaunted and want to put more money into stocks going ahead.
Former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar may be cricketing God for many of his fans but the batting legend has stressed that he is "normal".
Pakistan's former cricket captain turned politician Imran Khan has reacted angrily to a London-based daily's report about his future plans on the marital front.
In the shock after Nathuram Godse murdered Mahatma Gandhi that January evening 72 years ago today, a young American diplomat rushed to capture the assassin. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel traces the memorable life of Herbert Reiner, who History has sadly relegated to a footnote.
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Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
"Over there people don't come up to you, they leave you alone and give you space," the 22-year-old McLaren driver, who finished one point behind Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen in a remarkable debut season, told the BBC.
England captain Wayne Rooney has opened up about his clashes with Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, how having children calmed him down and why he should not have gone to the 2006 World Cup for a new BBC television film.
Lance Armstrong, who won a fifth consecutive Tour de France, was Overseas Sports Personality of the Year.
Arsenal have been accused on Thursday of making secret payments to Belgian club Beveren.
Newcastle United are set to make a £5-million (about R66-million) bid for Alan Smith but allow the England striker to stay at crisis club leeds United to the end of the season.
Ferrari have added Jenson Button's name to their list of candidates to take over from world champion Michael Schumacher.
Australian teenager Oliver Anderson, one of the brightest young talents in tennis, has been charged by police with involvement in match fixing following an investigation, local media reported on Thursday.
Vanita Kohli-Khandekar on why Indian media and entertainment quality will remain a national gripe and why we, the viewers, are not blame free.
World and Olympic champion Usain Bolt powered away late in the race to win the 100 metres in 9.8 seconds at the season-closing Diamond League meeting in Brussels on Friday.
Andy Murray will only play at next year's Australian Open if his back has recovered enough for him to win the title.
The halcyon days of those thrilling 1980s and early 1990s teams, when Curtly Ambrose and his fellow pace demons inspired fear and batting blasters like Viv Richards looked so imperious on English tours, have never felt more like pre-history.
Batting legend Brian Lara has backed West Indies cricket to survive the current crisis arising out of the team's abrupt withdrawal from the India tour over a pay dispute with its board and players' association.
Andy Murray failed to overcome a troublesome hip injury.
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