Migrant World Cup stadium laborers in Qatar can work 18-hour days -- more than twice the maximum amount permitted by law -- an external report into working conditions has found.

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has backed Lewis Hamilton to exact swift revenge at Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix after a chastening defeat in Formula One's season opener in Australia.

World number one Angelique Kerber shook off a slow start to defeat Italian veteran Francesca Schiavone 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the WTA tournament in Monterrey, Mexico.

Kerber, runner-up in Monterrey in 2013, was back at the tournament after a three-year absence.

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane rested Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale for Wednesday's trip to Leganes ahead of a huge week for the European champions.

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin vowed on Wednesday to fight any "blackmail" by Europe's most powerful football clubs over the Champions League.

Real Madrid are set to snatch highly-rated left-back Theo Hernandez from cross city rivals Atletico Madrid by paying the buyout clause in his contract, Spanish sports daily Marca reported on Tuesday.

The Palestinian women's football team saw a crushing defeat in their first match in Asian Cup qualifiers -- a 6-0 loss to Thailand -- but for captain Claudie Salameh, the score means little.

Real Madrid must negotiate a huge April program  including clashes with Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona without Raphael Varane, who was diagnosed with a hamstring tear on Tuesday.

European club football's showcase finals of the Champions League and the Europa League are to be scheduled in the same week as of 2019, UEFA's executive committee decided on Tuesday.

Barcelona made light of the suspended Lionel Messi's absence to remain just two points behind La Liga leaders Real Madrid as Neymar netted his 100th goal for the club in a 4-1 win at Granada.