Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers challenged his players to turn Anfield into a fortress after another disappointing home display saw his side draw 1-1 with promoted Norwich City.

A second-half goal by Danny Ings put Rodgers' team on course for their first victory in five games on Sunday, only for poor defending to gift Norwich an equaliser and equally bad finishing to leave Liverpool with just four goals from their opening six Premier League matches.

Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton promised to come out fighting at this week's Japanese Grand Prix after a freak technical mishap in Singapore opened the door to his rivals.

The Mercedes driver failed to finish a race for the first time in more than a year after a simple metal clamp came loose in his engine, leading to a sudden loss of power.

Golf superstar Tiger Woods said Friday he will be sidelined until 2016 after a second back surgery, but confidently predicted he would make a full recovery.

In an article posted on his website, the 14-time major champion revealed he had surgery on Wednesday in Utah.

Dettmar Cramer, the coach who led an unforgettable Bayern Munich side to European Cup glory in 1975 and 1976, has died at the age of 90, the Bavarian club said on Friday.

Cramer took over Bayern Munich in 1975 and won the European Cup twice in his only two seasons at the club.

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki on Friday backed her close friend Serena Williams to beat Steffi Graf’s record of 22 major titles despite her heartbreaking defeat at the U.S. Open.

Williams was bidding for the first calendar year Grand Slam since Graf in 1988, as well as a record-equalling 22nd major victory, when she was stunned by Roberta Vinci in the U.S. Open semi-finals.

FIFA has launched an official investigation over the behavior of Hong Kong fans in a match against Qatar after they jeered the Chinese national anthem and threw a drink at a rival player.

Fans booed the "March of the Volunteers" -- the anthem they share with China -- at a World Cup qualifier played in Hong Kong last week which the home side lost 3-2.

Dan Evans was on Thursday given a surprise singles berth for Great Britain's Davis Cup semi-final against Australia in Glasgow this weekend.

Evans, the world number 300, has been selected alongside world number three Andy Murray and ahead of James Ward and Kyle Edmund, who recently sustained an ankle injury after falling in training.

Nigeria won the bronze medals at the 2015 African Games football tournament Thursday by beating hosts Congo Brazzaville 5-3 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in the third-place play-off.

The Nigerian Dream Team had a perfect record in the post-extra time shootout with Daniel Etor, Sodiq Atanda, Kingsley Sokari, captain Erhun Obanor and Christian Pyagbara scoring.

The world football players' union FIFPro plans on Friday to file a complaint with the European Commission over football's transfer system, the head of the union said.

FIFPro President Philippe Piat, who is also the head of the French football players' union UNFP, called for an overhaul of the transfer system, and plans in particular to highlight the differing powers of clubs and players to unilaterally terminate contracts.

Former world champion Jenson Button said Thursday that severe haze would pose a "big health risk" to drivers in the Singapore Grand Prix as organizers remained on edge despite an improvement in air quality.

The 2009 world champion, a dedicated triathlete, told Agence France Presse he had to skip outdoor workouts due to the acrid smoke being blown over the city-state from forest and farm fires in neighboring Indonesia.