A Japanese official who led the successful bid for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics said on Wednesday the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) plans to investigate the bidding.
The pain of missing out on a first domestic league crown for 29 years will be eased by the knowledge that European glory could be on the horizon for Liverpool
Roger Federer won the Halle Open for a record-extending eighth time on Sunday by beating Italy's Andreas Seppi 7-6(1), 6-4 in a successful dress rehearsal on grass ahead of Wimbledon.
London has been accepted as a candidate to stage the 2012 Summer Olympics, along with Paris, New York, Moscow, and Madrid.
The Turkey defender was allowed to spend time with his family, his club Aston Villa said.
5,000 officers will be deployed to prevent any trouble weekend's highly charged Euro 2004 qualifier between Turkey and England.\n\n
European champions Portugal spurned a two-goal lead against Tunisia, stumbling to a 2-2 draw, as France, one of the World Cup favourites, flexed their muscles with a comfortable 2-0 win over Ireland in warm-up friendlies on Monday.
A 1-0 victory in the second leg semi-final gave Liverpool a place in the Champions League final.
The Indian women boxing team won two silver and three bronze medals at the Ahmet Comert Cup Boxing Tournament.
Chaudhry will hold bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar to review the status of bilateral ties and Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue, which is stagnant.
Tokyo 2020 organisers unveiled a new Olympic logo featuring traditional Japanese designs on Monday, seven months after they were forced to scrap the original motif over accusations of plagiarism.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
The US has identified at least some of the individuals responsible for Khashoggi's death.
A list of some of sport's greatest comebacks after Tiger Woods ended an 11-year major championship drought with victory at The Masters on Sunday.
The blasts occurred when people had gathered in the two places for prayers.
Afghanistan is learnt to have sought enhanced supply of military hardware from India.
The two teams were charged by UEFA for the clash between their players at halftime during their European Championship qualifier in Istanbul.
The blasts caused minor damage to four branches of HSBC bank in Ankara and Istanbul.
The Turkey defender said his Aston Villa contract would not have been cancelled if his recent spat with England captain David Beckham had been with any other player.\n\n\n\n
The England striker has been ruled out of Saturday's Euro 2004 qualifier against Turkey after failing to recover from a shin injury, British newspapers reported.
Galatasaray win 22nd Turkish title after beating closest rival
Spain's Garbine Muguruza, one of the rising stars of women's tennis, beat Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky to win the China Open on Sunday, her biggest title to date.
A London-based Arabic daily says it has received a statement from the terrorist outfit claiming responsibilty for the attacks.
Former European champions Celtic were helped by two own goals as they thumped Astana 5-0 at home and a late goal from Wissam Ben Yedder gave Sevilla a 2-1 win at Istanbul Basaksehir in torrential rain.
Following this stunning turn-around of fortunes for Barcelona, here is a flashback of some of the best come-from-behind wins recorded in Europe's premier club competition.
The fine was imposed for "lack of order and security in the stadium" in the match against Macedonia in Istanbul.
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