Egypt winger Mohamed Salah has called time on his unsuccessful spell with Chelsea after joining Roma in a permanent transfer, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday.

A Pakistani man expelled from Italy for allegedly plotting an attack in the name of the Islamic State (IS) group used to captain the Italian youth cricket team, media reports said Wednesday.

The U.S. judge overseeing the sweeping FIFA corruption scandal said Wednesday that he wanted government prosecution and defense lawyers to work toward a trial starting in September or October 2017.

Judge Raymond Dearie told a pre-trial hearing in New York that it was no longer realistic to expect eight defendants who have pleaded not guilty to go on trial in spring 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will represent President Barack Obama at the opening ceremony for the Rio Olympics later this week, the White House and State Department said Tuesday.

The trip, Kerry's 112th since taking office, will bring him first to Argentina on Wednesday and Thursday.

Turkey's football authorities have fired 94 officials including referees in the wake of the July 15 coup that tried to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the football federation said on Tuesday.

Russian swimmers Vladimir Morozov and Nikita Lobintsev have been cleared to compete at the Rio Olympics, their representatives said. But there was no official confirmation.

Spanish star Rafael Nadal will decide Tuesday whether or not to play all three tennis events at the Olympic Games as he continues his comeback from a two-month injury absence.

Saudi Arabia has appointed a princess to oversee women's sports in the ultra-conservative kingdom, even as the country has doubled the number of female athletes representing it at the Olympics.

Bastian Schweinsteiger has been told there could be a place for him back at Bayern Munich in the wake of his fall from grace at Manchester United.

Minutes after completing a 6-3, 7-5 ATP Toronto Masters final win over Kei Nishikori on Sunday for his 66th career title, Novak Djokovic had already shifted his focus to the Rio Olympics.