Football giants Chelsea have fired commercial director Damian Willoughby after receiving evidence he sent “inappropriate messages”
Putin backs visit of Balkan nation for football match
President Vladimir Putin has backed plans for a football game between Russia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, set for St. Petersburg in November
UEFA confirms Russian punishment but resists pressure over Belarus
Russia is set to be absent from the 2024 European Championships after UEFA confirmed it will be excluded from October’s draw in Frankfurt
Messi edges ahead of Ronaldo with new milestone
Lionel Messi’s latest strike was enough for the Argentine icon to overtake arch rival Ronaldo in the non-penalty goalscoring stakes
Russian wrestling great comments on ‘treason’ calls
Russian Greco-Roman wrestling icon Aleksandr Karelin says athletes could make the decision to change citizenship in a moment of weakness