In a written response to the NCCIA's letter issued yesterday, Rizwan confirmed that he would appear before the agency as instructed on October 2.

Tony Parker’s ASVEL cannot register new EuroLeague players after missing two payments in its agreement with former player Joffrey Lauvergne.

The 23-year-old Nitesh on Thursday lost to Yuri Nakazato of Japan in the 97kg final to settle for a silver, but the medal still has a lot of sheen to it.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s latest national team moments highlight the contrasting paths of their careers. While Messi will be celebrated during his final Argentina game, Ronaldo’s uncertain future with Portugal reflects the contrasting positions they find themselves in.

Billie Jean King has often said that she was moved to form the women's pro tennis circuit after earning $600 for her 1970 Italian Open title - while Ilie Nastase took home $3,500 for winning the men's tournament the same year.

The Dodgers acquired left-hander Tarik Skubal for five or six starts in October, the first of them this weekend. How best to capture his feelings: Excitement? Pressure? Responsibility?

JACK GAUGHAN: UEFA ruled that Croatia must host the game without supporters as punishment for crowd disturbances before and during a defeat against France in Paris last year.

François Picard is pleased to welcome our sports editor, James Vasina, and Andreas Evargora, sports journalist and commentator. Evargora describes the current Manchester City case as unprecedented in scale: "This is nothing of the scale that we've seen before." The case brings together an explosive mix of pressures confronting modern sport like never before: the multibillion-euro business of football, the legal and regulatory mechanisms designed to govern it, and the increasingly complex relationship between sport, political power and international investment.

Five Sydney Swans players were suspended after three adult entertainers alleged they were sexually assaulted at the Pullman East Melbourne hotel on August 17.