Real Madrid says Germany midfielder Sami Khedira has undergone an "arthroscopic revision" of his left knee.

The 27-year-old Khedira was already sidelined while recovering from a left hamstring injury.

Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur will have to vacate their White Hart Lane ground for one season after announcing a delay in the construction of their new stadium on Wednesday.

The owners of an area of the site where the new arena is due to be built have launched a challenge at Britain's High Court after being issued with a compulsory purchase order by the Secretary of State.

The head of Russia's athletics federation has issued a call for the naturalization of black athletes to maintain the country's leading position in the sport, local media reported Wednesday.

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey could miss his side's showdown with Manchester City on Saturday after Wales manager Chris Coleman revealed that he had twisted his ankle on international duty.

Simone Zaza and Leonardo Bonucci were on target as Italy eased to a 2-0 win in their opening Euro 2016 qualifying Group H fixture away to Norway in Oslo on Tuesday.

England manager Roy Hodgson has predicted that Raheem Sterling will become an even more dangerous player, as the teenage Liverpool forward's importance to his national side continues to grow.

Antonio Conte and Guus Hiddink experienced contrasting fortunes in their first competitive games in charge of Italy and the Netherlands in their respective Euro 2016 qualifiers on Tuesday.

U.S. top seed Venus Williams advanced to the second round of the WTA tournament at Quebec City on Tuesday with a 7-5, 6-3 triumph over Canada's Francoise Abanda.

Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has left a Swiss hospital and will continue his treatment at home after a devastating ski accident in December, his family said Tuesday.

In a surprise announcement, a spokeswoman for the family of the retired German racing star said he was being moved from a top-notch hospital in the Swiss city of Lausanne to his home in nearby Gland.

Tennis fans emerged into Japan's early morning sunshine dejected but proud on Tuesday after Kei Nishikori's bid to become the first Asian man to win a grand slam singles title came to a shuddering halt in New York.

Nishikori's crushing 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 defeat by Croatian Marin Cilic in the U.S. Open final ended at breakfast time in Japan.