Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers was coy Wednesday over suggestions that Steven Gerrard could be on his way to the Glasgow giants.

Russia’s top Olympic official said his country has cleaned up its sports doping problem and should be allowed to return to all international competitions.

Notoriously obsessive taskmaster Pep Guardiola got the most out of Lionel Messi when they were together at Barcelona by banning the world's best player from having sex after midnight.

Japan beat Saudi Arabia 2-1 in a foul-tempered qualifier Tuesday as a debatable Hiroshi Kiyotake penalty boosted their hopes of qualifying for a sixth successive World Cup in 2018.

Qatar World Cup 2022 organizers, under fire over labor conditions, said Tuesday they will allow international trade union inspections of stadium sites from next year.

Los Angeles 2024 bid officials sought on Tuesday to reassure the "Olympic family" following the election of Donald Trump, claiming the U.S. was an "outward looking" country.

Belgium hammered Estonia 8-1 to go clear in Group H, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal survived a scare before overcoming Latvia 4-1 in World Cup qualifying on Sunday.

Lionel Messi and Argentina's stars will have to take "risks" to beat Colombia and keep their World Cup hopes alive, coach Edgardo Bauza said ahead of their must-win clash on Tuesday.

Messi used expletives to Argentinian media to highlight his anger after the Albiceleste lost 3-0 to Brazil last week. That left them in sixth place in the South American World Cup group -- and only four go through automatically.

Gareth Southgate says he wants to know within weeks whether he will be England's next permanent manager.

Skipper Wayne Rooney and left-back Ryan Bertrand are injury doubts for England's year-ending friendly against Spain, interim manager Gareth Southgate said on Monday.