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. 

Barcelona have confirmed that midfielder may miss the rest of the season having ruptured a knee ligament in a nasty tackle against Roma on Wednesday.

The 22-year-old had been on the field a matter of minutes, after coming on as a second-half substitute in the 1-1 draw in Champions League Group E, when he suffered the injury in a challenge by Roma's Radja Nainggolan.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini said his team would have to improve the efficiency of their finishing after a 2-1 home defeat by Juventus in their Champions League opener.

City created more clear-cut chances than Juventus and took a 57th-minute lead through Giorgio Chiellini's own goal, only for clinical late strikes by Mario Mandzukic and Alvaro Morata to earn the visitors victory.

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Zamalek outclassed South African visitors Orlando Pirates 4-1 on Sunday to keep alive hopes of a dream all-Egyptian CAF Confederation Cup final against title-holders Al-Ahly. 

Ahmed Tawfik, Ahmed Mekki, Mostafa Fathy and Kahraba scored for the White Knights, who led 2-1 at half-time in a Cairo match played behind closed doors for security reasons. 

Struggling Marseille secured a vital three points on Sunday as they thrashed Mediterranean rivals Bastia 4-1, while Rennes climbed up to second in Ligue 1 after beating nine-man Nantes 2-0.

A turbulent first month of the season had left Marseille with just three points from four matches and one place above the relegation zone prior to kick-off at the Stade Velodrome. 

Novak Djokovic captured his 10th Grand Slam title Sunday at the US Open after Roger Federer once more pushed the world number one him to his highest level.

The 28-year-old Serbian star defeated 17-time Grand Slam champion Federer 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in the final at Arthur Ashe Stadium, pulling level at 21-21 in the greatest current rivalry in tennis.