Injured Musetti withdraws from Wimbledon
LONDON, June 17 : Italian Lorenzo Musetti pulled out of Wimbledon on Wednesday as he continued to recover from the thigh injury that meant the former world number five also missed the French Open.
Ruto invites Arsenal after Kenyan fans celebrate title win
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 : Kenya's soccer-mad President William Ruto, an avid Arsenal fan, said on Thursday he had invited the Premier League champions to visit after thousands of jubilant supporters flooded Nairobi's streets to celebrate the club’s first title in more than 20 years.
Ronaldo to start for Portugal against DR Congo in sixth World Cup
HOUSTON, June 17 : Cristiano Ronaldo will start for Portugal in their World Cup Group K opener against Democratic Republic of Congo in Houston on Wednesday.
Clinical De Minaur eases into Queen's quarter-finals
LONDON, June 17 : Top seed Alex de Minaur dispatched Canadian Denis Shapovalov with ease to move into the Queen's Club quarter-finals on Wednesday where he will face American Brandon Nakashima.
UEFA hit Marseille with fine, squad restrictions for breaching financial rules
June 17 : French side Olympique de Marseille, who are set to compete in the Europa League in 2026-27, have been restricted from adding new players to their 'list A' in the European competition after a failure to comply with earnings targets, UEFA said on Wednesday.
Ivory Coast forward Wahi caught up in betting investigation
PARIS, June 17 : Ivory Coast World Cup forward Elye Wahi is at the centre of an investigation into suspected sports corruption after unusual betting patterns were detected around a yellow card he received in a Ligue 1 match last month, according to statements from French authorities and the French Professional Football League (LFP).
Haaland World Cup goals shook Norway's foundations, says seismology institute
June 17 : Erling Haaland's first-half double for Norway in Tuesday's 4-1 World Cup win over Iraq literally shook the Nordic country, with seismology institute NORSAR registering earth tremors in the coastal city of Bergen when he scored on his tournament debut.
R&A and USGA delay golf-ball rollback rule, aimed at reeling in long hitters, to 2030
June 17 : The R&A and USGA have delayed the implementation of a new rule that would reduce the distance golf's longest hitters can achieve, moving the golf-ball rollback rule to 2030 rather than a phased implementation from 2028.