Yellow jersey wearer Chris Froome hit out at "irresponsible" reporting at the Tour de France after revealing he had urine thrown over him by a spectator during the 14th stage on Saturday.

The 30-year-old Briton blamed journalists for setting the "tone" that led to the fan's actions by accusing him of cheating during this year's race.

Andy Murray insists it is too soon for Great Britain to start dreaming of a first Davis Cup semi-final place for 34 years.

Murray joined forces with his brother Jamie to defeat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Nicholas Mahut 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 in the doubles rubber on Saturday and give Britain a 2-1 lead in their quarter-final.

Former FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb, extradited to the United States as part of a massive soccer corruption scandal, is to appear in court later Saturday, federal prosecutors in New York said.

Webb, from the Cayman Islands, is to be arraigned at 2:00 p.m. (1800 GMT) before Judge Vera Scanlon at the United States Courthouse in Brooklyn.

French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi died Friday night from head injuries he suffered in a crash at last season's Japanese Grand Prix, after spending nine months in a coma.

Bianchi, 25, had been fighting for his life under controlled medical conditions in the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire hospital in his home city of Nice, southern France.

Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba set a new world record in the women's 1500m at the Monaco Diamond League meet on Friday.

Dibaba, 24, clocked 3min 50.07sec to shatter one of the most controversial records held in recent times -- 3:50.46 run by China's Yunxia Qu in Beijing in 1993.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday called for a complete review of plans for Tokyo's 2020 Olympic stadium amid growing public anger over its eye-watering $2 billion price tag.

"I have decided we must go back to the drawing board," Abe told reporters after meeting Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori, sports minister Hakubun Shimomura and Olympics minister Toshiaki Endo.

Troubled Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic has admitted he made a mistake after being arrested in Miami for refusing to turn down the music at a hotel penthouse party.

The fiery 22-year-old, already at odds with Tennis Australia, was taken into custody early Wednesday morning after police were called to the chic W Hotel after multiple reports of a raucous party in his rooms.

One of the seven FIFA officials held in Switzerland over corruption allegations has been extradited to the United States, the Swiss justice ministry said in a statement Thursday.

"The first of the seven FIFA officials being held in custody in Switzerland was extradited to the USA on 15 July," the statement said.

Bastian Schweinsteiger revealed Wednesday the prospect of playing before Manchester United's supporters at Old Trafford's iconic "Theater of Dreams" helped lure him away from Bayern Munich.

The 30-year-old 2014 World Cup-winning midfield general completed a £14m (19.47m euros, $21.72m) move to United on Monday after agreeing a three-year deal with the Premier League side.

Louis van Gaal on Wednesday warned his raft of new signings they would have to fight for their Manchester United places as the Premier League giants prepared to kick-off their pre-season tour of the United States.

United arrived in Seattle in buoyant mood after bolstering their squad with a slew of high-caliber new arrivals led by Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger and France international Morgan Schneiderlin.