Italy coach Giampiero Ventura has axed Graziano Pelle for this weekend's World Cup qualifier against Macedonia, accusing the striker of "disrespect."

Andy Murray beat Davis Cup teammate Kyle Edmund and David Ferrer dispatched German youngster Alexander Zverev as experience won out over youth in the China Open quarter-finals Friday.

Russian basketball side CSKA Moscow is accused of insulting World War II veterans by handing out medals to fans invoking "the capture of Berlin."

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) said Friday they will return to court after the expansion of Roland Garros, the historic but cramped home of the French Open, suffered its latest legal blow.

Ukrainian Elina Svitolina scored her second win this year over a world number one, ousting Angelique Kerber in the round of 16 in Beijing on Thursday.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino vowed Thursday that the 2026 World Cup bidding process will be free of the controversy that surrounded the selection of Russia as 2018 hosts and Qatar in 2022.

Germany host the Czech Republic on Saturday in the first of back-to-back World Cup 2018 qualifiers targeting two home wins despite missing main striker Mario Gomez.

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel said Thursday he had done very little wrong when he collided with Nico Rosberg's Mercedes at last week's Malaysian Grand Prix.

AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini could end his exile from football if the Chinese consortium buying the seven-time European champions gave him a "direct role of responsibility". 

Maria Sharapova's ex-boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov on Wednesday suggested she deserved her ban from tennis for a doping offense, an incident that has sent shockwaves through the sport.