Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed his mother died last month and he is unable to travel from Britain to attend the funeral in Germany because of Covid-19 travel restrictions.

Bayern Munich confirmed Wednesday defender Jerome Boateng will miss the Club World Cup final in Qatar to fly back to Germany, amid reports his former girlfriend has died.

Eight-time champion Novak Djokovic was made to sweat at the Australian Open on Wednesday as Serena Williams made serene progress in her bid for a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title.

The Qatari 2022 World Cup organisers have insisted that matches will be staged in stadiums operating at 100 percent of capacity even as the global fight against coronavirus drags on.

Manchester City left Liverpool's title defence in tatters as Ilkay Gundogan's double and two costly mistakes from Alisson Becker inspired the Premier League leaders' dazzling 4-1 win, while Harry Kane starred in Tottenham's 2-0 victory against West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.

The Australian Open has endured a rocky build-up during the coronavirus pandemic.  

Manchester United equaled the biggest win in Premier League history as they crushed nine-man Southampton 9-0, while Arsenal had two players sent off in their defeat at Wolves on Tuesday.

The boss of the Tokyo 2020 Games risked sparking a sexism row after it was reported on Wednesday he said women made meetings drag on because they "have difficulty" speaking concisely.

A coalition of campaign groups issued an open letter Wednesday calling on world leaders to boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics over China's rights record.

UAE club Al-Ain will play Israel's Maccabi Haifa in two friendlies, the Emirati side said on Wednesday, the first such fixtures since the two countries normalized relations last year.