Iranian judo star Saeid Mollaei, who claimed he was ordered to deliberately lose a world championship fight, could compete under a refugee flag at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, officials said Sunday.

Neymar is to stay at Paris Saint-Germain after seeing his desired transfer back to Barcelona fail, according to press reports Sunday.

Five-time champion Roger Federer raced into the last 16 of the U.S. Open on Friday with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 rout of 58th-ranked Briton Dan Evans in just 80 minutes.

Indoor courts are central to life in tens of thousands of towns and cities across basketball-mad Philippines, hosting everything from funerals and beauty pageants to "circumcision season."

Defending U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic complained of feeling "quite rough and unpredictable" as a nagging shoulder problem hampered him during Wednesday's second-round win over Juan Ignacio Londero.

Serena Williams nearly crashed out of the rain-hit U.S. Open on Wednesday while top-ranked defending champion Novak Djokovic battled through shoulder pain and Roger Federer advanced despite a weak start.

Former South American football chief Nicolas Leoz, a key suspect in the huge FIFA corruption scandal investigated by the U.S. Justice Department, has died aged 90 in Asuncion, medical sources said.

A sizable number of top male tennis players, including some big stars, are backing a petition seeking a major prize money boost from Grand Slams and other tournaments in a behind-the-scenes revenue fight at the U.S. Open.

Rafael Nadal launched his tilt at a fourth US Open title Tuesday with a swift defeat of John Millman as other leading seeds in his half of the draw tumbled out in the first round.

Australia's Nick Kyrgios became the last player to reach the second round of the U.S. Open by defeating American Steve Johnson 6-3, 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 early Wednesday morning.
