Carlo Ancelotti has extended his contract as manager of Brazil's national team for another four years, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Thursday.
Real Madrid beat Real Oviedo 2-0 at home on Thursday in a match that had no bearing on La Liga but underlined the difficult atmosphere surrounding the club.
Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe said he was his coach's "fourth-choice striker" in an interview on Thursday, while also hinting that the club's January sacking of Xabi Alonso had been a mistake.
The International Table Tennis Federation announced Thursday that China's Liu Shiwen and England's Paul Drinkhall have been appointed co-chairs of the Athletes' Commission following a vote at the commission's first meeting.
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated 12th seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets in the men's singles quarterfinals of the Italian Open on Thursday, extending his ATP Masters 1000 winning streak to a record 32 matches.
Inter Milan won its 10th Italian Cup with a 2-0 victory over Lazio on Wednesday, completing a domestic double after claiming its 21st Serie A title earlier in May with three rounds to spare.
China's Wang Xinyu and Hsieh Su-wei of Chinese Taipei were knocked out in the second round of the women's doubles at the Italian Open on Wednesday after a straight-sets loss to Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider.
English legendary player Michael Owen is set to make an appearance at Yuexiushan Stadium in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, on Sunday, for a third-round match of the Guangdong City Football Super League.
FIFA on Wednesday announced a joint anti-doping initiative with agencies from the United States, Canada and Mexico ahead of the 2026 World Cup, which will be co-hosted across the three countries from June 11 to July 19.
Arsene Wenger emphasized the importance of talent identification during a visit to China on Tuesday, saying strong infrastructure alone is not enough to guarantee the successful development of young footballers.
Ahead of Germany's mandatory squad announcement for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on May 21, veteran goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has reportedly emerged as a surprise candidate for a national team return.
Inter Milan beat Lazio 2-0 in the Coppa Italia final on Wednesday, with an Adam Marusic own goal and a Lautaro Martinez strike handing the newly crowned Serie A champions the domestic double.
Sebastian Driussi and Lucas Martinez Quarta scored either side of halftime as River Plate advanced to Argentina's Apertura semifinals with a 2-0 home win over Gimnasia La Plata on Wednesday.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez on Tuesday announced new elections for the club presidency, less than a year and a half after he was re-elected in January 2025.
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente on Tuesday expressed confidence that winger Nico Williams would recover in time for the World Cup finals despite suffering a hamstring injury at the weekend.
Borussia Dortmund has signed defender Joane Gadou from Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg on a contract through June 2031, the Bundesliga club announced Tuesday.