Lionel Messi's father and agent met Barcelona club president Josep Maria Bartomeu on Wednesday to discuss the player's wish to leave the club but the talks ended in stalemate, Spanish media reported.

Three Paris Saint-Germain players have tested positive for coronavirus, the French club announced on Wednesday, in a setback to their preparations for the scheduled start of their Ligue 1 campaign next week.

Among the top shuttlers who were discovered by PB Djarum are Tontowi Ahmad, Alan Budikusuma, Susi Susanti and Kevin Sanjaya Putromuljo.

Large banners with the words "Black Lives Matter" were removed from Arthur Ashe Stadium at the US Open on Tuesday as part of a routine rotation and replaced with signage honoring "frontline workers," including the New York City Police Department (NYPD).

Lionel Messi is unlikely to change his mind about leaving Barcelona, the club's presidential candidate Victor Font has said.

The UFC will serve as the official high performance advisor to the Chinese Olympic Committee, while the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai will serve as the committee’s training center.

Top seeds including Novak Djokovic overcame eerily quiet stands as a "weird," spectator-free US Open started Monday with heightened safety protocols for some players following a positive COVID-19 test.

Unhappy Lionel Messi missed Barcelona's first training session of the new season on Monday, days after his shock announcement that he wants to leave the only club he has played for professionally.

Two Paris St Germain players have tested positive for COVID-19 and gone into quarantine, the club announced on Monday without revealing their identity.

While some Serie A clubs are eyeing Lionel Messi longingly, their mantra as they prepare for the transfer window is "financial prudence".

Australian rider Caleb Ewan produced an irresistible late burst of speed to pip a stunned Sam Bennett of Ireland on the finish line of stage three of the Tour de France on Monday.

Barcelona will play Real Madrid in the first Clasico of the season at Camp Nou on October 25, after the La Liga fixtures were announced on Monday.

Veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has signed a one-year contract extension with AC Milan, the Italian giants announced on Monday.

Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart each scored 21 points to lead the Boston Celtics over defending champion Toronto 112-94 in Sunday's opening game of their second-round NBA playoff series.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday after a punch to the groin of Houston forward P.J. Tucker, who was also fined $25,000 for escalation.

Nike has parted ways with Neymar, ending one of its highest-profile sponsorship deals a decade and a half after signing the star striker as a 13-year-old prodigy.

A year after thrilling his home nation for a fortnight on last year's Tour de France, a tearful Julian Alaphilippe produced an almost carbon-copy capture of a stage win Sunday to claim the overall leader's yellow jersey once again.

LeBron James described 2020 as the worst year of his life on Saturday, with the Los Angeles Lakers superstar losing two of his black heroes just seven months apart. 

Lewis Hamilton saluted actor Chadwick Boseman on the podium after a majestic 89th career win at the Belgian Grand Prix and then said he would prefer to have to fight harder for victories.

Lewis Hamilton stretched his lead in the drivers' world championship and closed to within two wins of Michael Schumacher's Formula One record of 91 on Sunday with a majestic, if ultimately tense, Belgian Grand Prix victory.

Esports are set to be included in national sports competitions, with athletes to receive formal training from the Indonesian Esports Central Board (PB ESI).

Indonesia’s leading chess school, the Atut Adianto chess school, will hold a competition featuring 27 pairs of players. On the main stage, international master (IM) Medina Warda Aulia will face off against IM Sopiko Guramishvli of Georgia. Grand master (GM) Novendra Priasmoro will meet IT Jodi Setyaki, who has just graduated from university. Both players are from Jakarta.

Four staff members of the Lotto-Soudal team were sent away from the Tour de France after two of them tested positive for coronavirus, the Belgian team said on Thursday.

NBA players voted to resume the post-season on Thursday, a day after a boycott by the Milwaukee Bucks forced the league to halt the playoffs and left the campaign hanging in the balance, reports said.

Paris Saint-Germain paid a fond tribute to departing captain Thiago Silva on Thursday, calling him "one of the greats" ahead of a reported move to Premier League side Chelsea.

Japan's Naomi Osaka reversed her decision to withdraw from the WTA Western & Southern Open semi-finals on Thursday, saying she will now play the match that has been rearranged for Friday.

Kimi Raikkonen has not decided if he wants to stay in Formula One next year or spend more time with his family, he admitted on Thursday.

Tour de France 'Grand Depart' host city Nice scrambled to impose tighter health protocols on Thursday as the region was reclassified as a COVID-19 'red zone' while four members of one team were sent home after positive pre-race tests.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Thursday announced a revised tournament calendar with the World Tour set to return with back-to-back Super 750 events in Odense, Denmark beginning on Oct. 13.

Lionel Messi has provoked a football frenzy by announcing he wants to leave Barcelona, the club he joined as a 13-year-old in 2000 and has led to four Champions League titles.