Real Madrid's David Beckham is the best paid soccer player in the world, according to a survey published in France Football magazine.
Armstrong has left himself plenty to do over the final three stages of the Georgia Tour if he is to defend his crown.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
The England midfielder is confident of filling a defensive midfield role, formerly taken by Nicky Butt.
Czechs beat Slovaks 1-0 to ensure Nations League B survival
England coach Sven Goran Eriksson has reportedly told his players they'll be fined if their phones ring during training.
Arsenal captain Thierry Henry has ended speculation about his future by pledging to remain with the north London club.
There was plenty of other Track & Field action that demanded our attention and we've given them their due. So scroll down to view some of the best images that went into making this World Championships a memorable one...
The prolific fashion designer had given the Chanel's Paris haute couture show a miss in January due to ill health.
The French striker was substituted half way through Juve's 1-0 win at Udinese after landing badly on his shoulder.
Victory meant Nadal set the record for the longest Davis Cup winning streak in combined singles and doubles rubbers with 23 matches in a row.
Real Madrid and Inter Milan both have four in the top 20 of the world's best-paid players and Manchester United three.
Last year's finalists Juventus will face-off against Bundesliga champs Bayern.
The FA is to investigate an alleged anti-Semitic gesture made by West Bromwich Albion striker Nicolas Anelka during Saturday's 3-3 Premier League draw at West Ham United.
How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen?
The show has been nominated in a massive 24 categories.
Captain David Beckham says England will be pounding Switzerland right from kickoff in Thursday's Euro 2004 clash.
'Fabien made the difference and allowed us to stay 1-0 down and gave us the possibility to keep believing in our chances,' said France's captain.
'A new caretaker manager will be appointed until the end of the current season, while the club conducts a thorough recruitment process for a new, full-time manager'
Images from Day one of the 2019 Davis Cup at La Caja Magica in Madrid on Monday
A round-up of Saturday's matches in the English Premier League.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
The Indo-Belarussian pair lost to Arnaud Clement and Sebastian Grosjean in the second round at the Miami Masters.
Rafael Nadal continued his quest for a maiden Paris Masters title when he survived a second set blip to beat Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas
Leading your country to the World Cup quarter-finals and helping your club win the English title would not be considered a bad season's work by any player.
Lithuania's Laura Asadauskaite will be favourite to defend her Olympic title when modern pentathlon enjoys a rare share of the global sporting spotlight on the final weekend of the Rio Games.
Veterans Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks lost out to Frances McDormand and Gary Oldman at the Golden Globes 2018.
Cameron, on the last leg of campaigning for the May 7 general election, also hailed Modi as a 'dynamic' leader who is 'taking India forward'.
The 21-year-old stuttered on the penultimate barrier but surged down the home stretch to power across the line and beat her previous record of 51.90 set at the U.S. trials in June.
Lionel Messi was at the top of his game as Barcelona earned a 3-2 win at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday to move up to third in La Liga.
Javier Pastore's double inspired a weary Paris St Germain to a 3-1 win at Nice as the French champions reclaimed top spot in Ligue 1 on Saturday.
Zidane urged fans not to expect more from Beckham than he has already shown at Manchester United.
Novak Djokovic recovered from a slow start as he continued the bid to retain his world number one ranking with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over 14th-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the Paris Masters third round.
Holders Spain became the first team to score more than two goals in a game at Euro 2016, beating Turkey 3-0 as Andres Iniesta shone again and forward Alvaro Morata answered his critics with two goals. The defending champions also achieved their first objective, which was to avoid a repeat of their dismal first round exit at the last World Cup, as they booked a place in the round of 16 with a game to spare. Spain have won both their games in group D without conceding a goal and Turkey have lost both of theirs without scoring.
Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Vladislav Artemiev of Russia in the eighth and penultimate round, ending the Indian challenge in the Isle of Man International Chess tournament on Sunday.
The pair beat the Czech Republic duo of Frantisek Cermak/Leos Friedl in the semi-finals.
The France striker was fouled by Leicester's Marc Albrighton on the edge of the box and referee Jonas Eriksson deemed the action to have continued into the penalty area.
