Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has warned against complacency when the Turin giants host 'angry' Napoli in the first leg of their Italian Cup semi-final on Tuesday.

Leicester's underachieving stars will be in the spotlight when the crisis-torn champions start life without Claudio Ranieri in a crucial clash against Liverpool on Monday.

Britain's four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah on Sunday insisted he was "a clean athlete" after a leaked United States Anti-Doping Agency report suggested that his coach had "almost certainly" broken anti-doping rules.

Andy Murray leads a trio of Grand Slam champions into the Dubai Tennis Championships, their first matches since the Australian Open, with the Scot now fully fit after a  bout of shingles.

Mario Mandzukic overcame a wasteful first half to inspire Juventus to a 2-0 home win over Empoli that edged the Turin giants closer to a record sixth straight Serie A title.

Caroline Wozniacki reached her second final in as many weeks on Friday as she beat Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 6-4 at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Favourites Manchester United were drawn on Friday to face faraway Russian outfit Rostov, who unlike Jose Mourinho were delighted with the Europa League last-16 tie.

The sacking of Claudio Ranieri as Leicester City manager just nine months after guiding the unfashionable club to a sensational Premier League title stunned the football world Friday and brought widespread condemnation on the owners.

Fernando Alonso said the new McLaren-Honda MCL32 revealed on Friday looked "fast and aggressive" as the Formula One outfit looks to close the gap on rivals in the upcoming 2017 world championships.

Star Egyptian goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary was left out of Cairo club Wadi Degla's premier league match Thursday following an altercation that may lead to his transfer.