A niece of Spanish Football Federation president Angel Maria Villar was found dead Tuesday in Mexico after she was abducted and held for ransom for several days, Spain's foreign minister said.

Herbert Hainer, boss of German sportswear giants Adidas and a member of Bayern Munich's advisory board, says future Bundesliga matches could take place overseas, especially in China.

Yaya Toure will not play again for Manchester City until the player's camp apologizes for comments made by his agent, manager Pep Guardiola vowed on Tuesday.

Jose Mourinho says Manchester United's humiliation at Watford underlines how much work needs to be done to transform his spluttering side into title contenders.

New chairman Chase Carey said Formula One cannot continue as a "dictatorship", as speculation grows over the role of long-term supremo Bernie Ecclestone under the sport's incoming American owners.

American tycoon Frank McCourt held "constructive" informal talks with the French league's financial watchdog (DNCG) on Monday in the latest step towards completing his purchase of Marseille.

German teenager Alexander Zverev, ranked 27th in the world, on Monday cruised into the second round of the St Petersburg Open with a straight-set win over Russian wildcard Karen Khachanov.

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg celebrated his 200th Formula One start by taking victory in the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday and regaining the championship lead from teammate Lewis Hamilton.

Rosberg held on to beat a fast-finishing Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull by just four tenths of a second at the Marina Bay street circuit while Hamilton took third place, narrowly in front of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen.

Lewis Hamilton put on a brave face after his world championship bid suffered a setback Friday at the Singapore Grand Prix.

An unacceptable breach of medical confidentiality was how International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach described the recent string of leaks by the Russian cyber-espionage group Tsar Team, also known as Fancy Bears.