Poland's ex-Formula One driver Robert Kubica has won the inaugural FIA 'Personality of the Year' award after a successful season in rallying.
The two seeded players went down in the quarter-finals of the Olympic men's tennis tournament.
Champion Roger Federer faces Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean for the first time in more than three years today with a place in the Wimbledon final at stake.
The 31-year-old German fell 30 points behind race-winner Hamilton after a collision with the Briton left him struggling to finish fourth in Monza last time out, one of several races where Vettel has frittered away a position of authority.
The American beat Lleyton Hewitt while the Frenchman overcame South Korean qualifier Lee Hyung-taik in the semi-finals.
Roddick edged past Andre Agassi while Grosjean easily beat Tim Henman in the semis of the Stella Artois Championship.
Hewitt was outfought by the sixth seed who moved into the semi-finals in 88 minutes.
The Australian wasted five match points and a chance to play in the season-ending Masters Cup when he was beaten 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 by Gustavo Kuerten.
Maria Sharapova won the women's crown for her first WTA Tour title.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
The South African saved saved three match points in the deciding set before beating top seed Lleyton Hewitt.
"Just having your name on the trophy would be a dream come true," said the Australian.
The Briton admitted he was finding it hard to carry the burden of British expectations single-handed.\n\n
The former beat Tim Henman while Roddick ptroved too good for Jonas Bjorkman in the men's quarter-finals at wimbledon.
The 25-year-old Frenchman hopes to silence Tim Henman's fanatical fan club in the first quarter-final at Wimbledon.
Andy Roddick swept to his first grasscourt title on Sunday after thrashing Sebastien Grosjean 6-3, 6-3.
Images from Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Argentine striker Carlos Tevez will join Shanghai Shenhua from boyhood club Boca Juniors, the Chinese Super League side said on Thursday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday.
Individuals have grown more aware of their market value.
India's report card on the ninth day of the 2016 Olympics.
A lacklustre India squandered a one-goal advantage and went down 1-3 to Belgium in the quarter-finals of the men's hockey competition at the Rio Olympics on Sunday. The eight-time Olympic gold medallists took the lead through a fine field goal from Akashdeep Singh in the 15th minute before Belgium scored three field goals through Sebastien Dockier (34th, 45th minute) and Tom Boon (50th) to dash India's hopes of their first medal after their last gold in 1980 at Moscow.
'I don't really like running. I don't like that my shoes get dirty. I don't train too much on clay as it makes my car dirty'
Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba made a tame Major League Soccer debut for Montreal Impact in their 1-0 home loss to Philadelphia Union on Saturday.
Travel companies Cox & Kings and Thomas Cook explore initiatives aimed at tapping the niche market of travel packages for kids and the disabled.
The new Huracan Spyder combines performance of the Huracan Coupe paired with the emotional facet of open air driving.
The Arsenal forward broke the record just five minutes into the match, taking his tally to 38 with his national side at the Kazan Arena, Kazan.
The survey also revealed that 17 per cent Indian women are not satisfied with their job security, lower than their male colleagues.
Manchester United eased the pressure on manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a 3-1 win at Everton in the Premier League on Saturday with Bruno Fernandes scoring twice and Edinson Cavani grabbing his first for the club.
'He probably deserves a player that is probably more dedicated to the game than I am. He deserves a better athlete than me'
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The Bavarians have now won the German league title a record 29 times.
Australia and Belgium got day two of the Champions Trophy hockey off to a roaring start with a stunning 4-4 draw.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was again the chief tormentor as French champions Paris St Germain won 3-0 at Bastia to stay eight points clear at top of the Ligue 1 on Saturday.
