Athletic Club vs. Barcelona
Match Date: 23 August 2015 (local time)
Venue: San Mamés Barria (Bilbao)
Reigning La Liga champions Barcelona will get their 2015-16 season under way with an away trip to Athletic Bilbao, while Rafael Benitez's Real Madrid tenure begins at newly promoted Sporting Gijon.
Roma vs Manchester City
Match Date: 21 July 2015 (local time)
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne)
Petr Cech could make his Arsenal bow when Arsene Wenger's men kick off their Barclays Asia Trophy campaign against a Singapore Select XI on Wednesday.
The Czech goalkeeper arrived from London rivals Chelsea for an undisclosed fee at the end of last month and is, so far, the only new addition to the Arsenal first team.
The Emirates Stadium outfit are...
Reigning La Liga champions Barcelona will get their 2015-16 season under way with an away trip to Athletic Bilbao, while Rafael Benitez's Real Madrid tenure begins at newly promoted Sporting Gijon.
Luis Enrique's Barca won the title by two points ahead of Real last term, also claiming the Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League to complete the...
Sporting director Max Eberl says Borussia Monchengladbach have no interest in selling Granit Xhaka to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.
The Switzerland midfielder has been linked with a move to the Allianz Arena following Bayern's sale of Bastian Schweinsteiger to Manchester United.
Xhaka - who signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract in...
United States goalkeeper Brad Guzan claimed his team will not "kid themselves" as they target improvement ahead of the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals.
Panama dominated USA on Monday in both teams' final group game of the Gold Cup, but Guzan's side managed to hold on for a 1-1 draw just three days after they stole a 1-0 victory from CONCACAF...
Everton manager Roberto Martinez insists defender Leighton Baines will be fit for the start of the new Premier League campaign.
The defender picked up an ankle injury in Everton's 2-0 defeat to Sunderland back in May and was forced to miss the final two matches of last season after undergoing surgery.
Baines stated after the end of the campaign that...
Porte Alegre-native and Tigres UANL forward Rafael Sobis is bracing himself for a hostile reception when he returns to boyhood club Internacional.
Internacional welcome big-spending Mexicans Tigres to the Estadio Jose Pinheiro Borda for Wednesday's Copa Libertadores semi-final first leg in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre.
Tigres' trip to South...
Guatemala and Cuba are eyeing the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals ahead of their clash on Wednesday.
Ivan Sopegno's Guatemala performed admirably to draw 1-1 against Mexico in their second Group C outing.
While they are unlikely to finish in the top two in the group, and Cuba cannot, progressing as one of the third-placed teams is a possibility for...
They are yet to make their MLS debuts, but former England team-mates Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard have both been included in the MLS All-Star team set to face Tottenham in Colorado on July 29.
Gerrard and Lampard were on Monday named as Commissioner Don Garber's picks for the All-Star match.
Gerrard made his competitive bow for Los Angeles...
Just a day after ending a 17-year wait for a title at Wimbledon, Martina Hingis celebrated more success at SW19 by winning the mixed doubles alongside veteran Leander Paes.
Hingis, the singles champion in 1997, won the women's doubles alongside partner Sania Mirza on Saturday.
And the Swiss raced to more glory on Centre Court on Sunday, as she and...
After successfully defending his Wimbledon title on Centre Court, Novak Djokovic lauded the qualities of his beaten opponent, Roger Federer.
Djokovic overcame the legendary Swiss 7-6 (7-1) 6-7 (10-12) 6-4 6-3 in a superb final on Sunday, seeing off Federer for the second time at the All England Club in as many years to claim his ninth grand slam...
Roger Federer insists he still has the hunger and desire to win more grand slam titles after losing the Wimbledon final to Novak Djokovic for the second consecutive year.
World number two Federer, a 17-time grand slam champion, fell to a 7-6 (7-1) 6-7 (10-12) 6-4 6-3 defeat on Centre Court on Sunday.
It marked further disappointment for Federer, who...
Novak Djokovic inflicted more Centre Court misery on Roger Federer by retaining his Wimbledon title in another epic final on Sunday.
Seventeen-time grand-slam champion Federer lost a five-set thriller against the world number one last year and was again denied an eighth title at SW19 just 12 months on, as the brilliant Serb won 7-6 (7-1) 6-7 (1...
Martina Hingis rolled back the years Saturday as she claimed a third Wimbledon women's doubles title with partner Sania Mirza, the duo coming from a set down to secure success.
The 1997 singles champion produced an impressive final service game to seal the 5-7 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 victory under the Centre Court roof on Saturday, giving her a first title a...
Serena Williams is confident she can complete a first calendar Grand Slam at the US Open after sealing her second 'Serena Slam' at Wimbledon.
The world number one beat 21-year-old Spaniard Garbine Muguruza 6-4 6-4 on Saturday to claim her 21st major title - and a sixth on the grass in SW19.
Williams now holds all four grand slam titles - a so-called...
Martina Hingis claimed her previous Wimbledon titles felt like they happened in "another life" after she won the women's doubles with Sania Mirza on Saturday.
Hingis and Mirza came from 2-5 down in the third set to defeat Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 5-7 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 at SW19, with the Swiss veteran playing in her first Wimbledon final...
Love is not a word generally associated with Novak Djokovic when watching the world number one on a tennis court, but, according to the man himself, it is what could be the key as he gets set to face Roger Federer in Sunday's Wimbledon final.
A year ago Djokovic ended a run of three defeats in grand slam finals to recapture the Wimbledon title by...
Garbine Muguruza believes she has every chance of putting the disappointment of losing the Wimbledon final to Serena Williams behind her by returning to SW19 and winning the grass-court grand slam.
The 21-year-old Spaniard was reduced to tears after Williams completed a second 'Serena Slam' - she now holds all for major titles - with a 6-4 6-4...
Serena Williams struggled to take in the achievement of winning a second 'Serena Slam' after beating Garbine Muguruza to claim a sixth Wimbledon title.
The legendary American triumphed 6-4 6-4 on another glorious day in south-west London to take her astonishing tally of grand slam titles to 21.
Williams did a joyful jig on Centre Court after...
Sensational Serena Williams completed her second 'Serena Slam' by winning a sixth Wimbledon title at the expense of surprise package Garbine Muguruza on Saturday.
The world number one will head into the US Open, which starts next month, knowing a victory will see her become only the third player to achieve a calendar Grand Slam following a...
The WTA has condemned Sergiy Stakhovsky's comments, after the Ukrainian claimed "every other player is a lesbian" on the women's tour.
Stakhovsky caused uproar with his homophobic comments, quoted as telling Ukrainian website XSport.ua that he would not allow his daughter to play tennis due to the number of lesbians on the WTA Tour.
WTA Chairman and...
Andy Murray admitted Roger Federer served "extremely well" after the Swiss put paid to the Scot's dreams of winning Wimbledon for another year.
The Scot suffered a 7-5 7-5 6-4 defeat at the hands of Federer, who will now go on to meet Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final.
Murray, champion at SW19 in 2013, was only able to win 21 points in 17 Federer...
Roger Federer proclaimed his semi-final victory over Andy Murray as "one of the best matches" he has played after continuing his love affair with Wimbledon.
The Swiss will compete in the men's final for a 10th time on Sunday following a 7-5 7-5 6-4 triumph over the 2013 champion.
Yet while the scoreline suggests it was a relatively comfortable...
Novak Djokovic concedes there are not enough superlatives to describe Roger Federer as the top two players in the world prepare to face off in another Wimbledon final.
Reigning champion Djokovic advanced through from the semi-finals with a 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 6-4 triumph over Richard Gasquet on Friday before Federer swept aside Andy Murray.
That set up...
Roger Federer was at his scintillating best as he beat Andy Murray in straight sets to set up a repeat of last year's Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic.
The legendary Swiss has not won a grand slam since getting the better of Murray in the 2012 final at the All England Club, but on the evidence of this performance it would be no surprise if he...
Richard Gasquet paid credit to Novak Djokovic after losing in straight sets to the world number one in the semi-finals at Wimbledon.
The Frenchman saw his impressive run at SW19 come to an end on Friday, as he went down 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 6-4 to the reigning champion.
Gasquet felt the match might have been different had he been able to take the opening...
David Ferrer will miss Spain's Davis Cup tie against Russia due to an elbow injury.
The 33-year-old confirmed on his Twitter account that, after being tested by Spain's team doctor Angel Ruiz Cotorro, he will not be fit to feature for his country in Vladivostok on July 17-19.
New captain Conchita Martinez, who has taken over the role until the end...
Garbine Muguruza is not fazed by the prospect of facing Serena Williams in the Wimbledon final as she intends to take heart from stunning the world number one at the 2014 French Open.
A 6-2 6-2 second-round victory at Roland Garros just over a year ago propelled Muguruza into the spotlight and she went on to reach the quarter-finals, a feat...
Novak Djokovic insists he is not worried by a shoulder injury that required treatment during his wonderful performance in reaching the Wimbledon final on Friday.
World number Djokovic was at his clinical best to dispatch of Richard Gasquet 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 6-4 and leave him one match away from defending the title he won 12 months ago.
However, there...
Serena Williams stands on the verge of securing the third part of a calendar Grand Slam at Wimbledon as she prepares to face Garbine Muguruza in Saturday's final.
Not since Steffi Graf in 1988 has a woman won all four major tournaments in a single year - Margaret Court the only other player to achieve that feat in the Open era.
Williams has, of...
The imperious Novak Djokovic is just one victory away from retaining his Wimbledon title after seeing off Richard Gasquet in straight sets on Friday.
The world number one clinically ended the stylish Gasquet's hopes of featuring in a first grand slam final with a 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 6-4 win in a high quality semi-final on Centre Court.
Defending champion...
Martina Hingis reached her first Wimbledon final in 17 years on Friday, combining with Sania Mirza to make it all the way to the showpiece event in the women's doubles.
The top-seeded pairing defeated the American duo of Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears 6-1 6-2 on Friday at SW19.
They will now face Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina for the t...
Tennis great John McEnroe believes Novak Djokovic is more vulnerable than Andy Murray at Wimbledon.
World number one Djokovic faces Richard Gasquet in the semi-finals on Friday, having survived a tough five-setter against Kevin Anderson in the fourth round before breezing past Marin Cilic.
Murray has been more comfortable, but was pushed to four...
Stefano Napolitano registered a rare golden set in a professional tennis match on Monday, at a Challenger Tour event in his native Italy.
Playing in the qualifying draw of an event on the ATP World Tour's second tier, Napolitano defeated countryman Augusto Virgili 6-0 6-3 - but did so via winning the first 33 points of the match.
Napolitano was...
Maria Sharapova conceded she had no answer to Serena Williams' booming serves and penchant to perform when it matters as her Wimbledon campaign ended in the semi-finals.
Much had been made during the build-up to Thursday's last-four showdown that Sharapova had not beaten Williams in 11 years.
And there was never any danger of the Russian ending...
Agnieszka Radwanska paid tribute to rising star Garbine Muguruza after the Spaniard claimed their Wimbledon semi-final on Thursday with a 6-2 3-6 6-3 win.
The 13th seed dropped serve twice in the opening five games and Muguruza could have wrapped up the opening set earlier, had she not wasted two set points in the seventh.
While a run of five games...
Serena Williams is anticipating a great Wimbledon final against Garbine Muguruza after seeing off Maria Sharapova in Thursday's semi-final.
The world number one kept her bid to hold all four grand slams at the same time and the quest for a calendar year slam sweep alive with a 6-2 6-4 success on Centre Court.
Williams has now won 18 of her 20...
Garbine Muguruza says her "dream" of reaching a grand slam final is reward for the hard yards she puts in during training following her Wimbledon semi-final victory over Agnieszka Radwanska.
The 20th seed overcame a second-set blip to beat Radwanska 6-2 3-6 6-3 and become the first Spanish woman to make the SW19 showpiece since Arantxa Sanchez Vica...
Serena Williams inflicted more misery on her old adversary Maria Sharapova with a ruthless Wimbledon semi-final victory on Centre Court.
World number one Williams has become Sharapova's nemesis since losing twice to the Russian in 2004 - including the final on the famous grass court at Wimbledon.
Sharapova was unable to claim a first victory over...
Garbine Muguruza's fairytale story at Wimbledon will have one last chapter after she booked a maiden grand slam final place at the expense of Agnieszka Radwanska.
After reaching the quarter-finals at the French Open, the young Spaniard continued her impressive rise in the women's game on Thursday with a 6-2 3-6 6-3 win over the 2012 beaten finalist.
...
Roger Federer's longevity has been lavishly praised by Andy Murray as the duo prepare to renew rivalries for a place in the Wimbledon final.
Chasing an 18th grand slam title and first since defeating Murray at SW19 in 2012, Federer heads into Friday's Centre Court showdown having never lost a Wimbledon semi-final.
A month shy of turning 34,...
Richard Gasquet felt he showcased an improved fighting spirit during Wednesday's thrilling quarter-final victory over French Open champion Stan Wawrinka.
The Frenchman came through 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-4 11-9 to reach his first Wimbledon semi-final since 2007 - having fought back from two-sets-to-one down to move within two points of victory in the ninth...
West Ham confirmed their place in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League with a routine 1-0 win over at Lusitans, despite being reduced to 10 men.
The Premier League club were in control of the tie following their 3-0 win in the first leg and were never in danger of surrendering that comfortable advantage at Estadi Comunal d'Andorra...
Brad Guzan is confident United States can build on their CONCACAF Gold Cup victory over Honduras and maintain their perfect start against Haiti.
The co-hosts had to withstand an early barrage from the Honduras forwards in Texas before running out 2-1 winners, with Guzan making a few excellent saves.
His hard work was rewarded either side of...
Fenerbahce have confirmed they are in talks with Manchester United striker Robin van Persie over a potential transfer.
The Netherlands international has been heavily linked with a move to the Istanbul club, with reports suggesting that a £4.7million switch is on the cards.
And a post on Fenerbahce's Twitter account said: "Fenerbahce has begun to...
Borussia Dortmund's ruthless start to pre-season continued on Thursday by crushing Darul Takzim 6-1
Thomas Tuchel's first three friendly games in charge of the Bundesliga side have now produced 17 goals, a statistic that bodes well ahead of the new campaign.
Dortmund's latest display picked up where they left off against Kawasaki Frontale on...
Bastian Schweinsteiger is "flattered" by the interest shown in him from Manchester United, according to Bayern Munich chief executive officer Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
The Germany international is out of contract in 2016 and is facing up to one final season at a club where he has spent his entire senior career.
However, having been plagued by injuries...
Unai Emery turned down the chance to replace Rafael Benitez at Napoli to lead Sevilla in the UEFA Champions League this season.
The Spanish coach met Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis to discuss a move to Serie A after winning the UEFA Europa League with Sevilla for the second season running in June, but he rejected the opportunity.
Napoli...
Netherlands great Marco van Basten has returned to the national team as assistant coach to Danny Blind.
Van Basten earned 54 caps for Netherlands during a distinguished playing career that took in stints with the likes of Ajax and Milan.
The 50-year-old also enjoyed a four-year spell as Netherlands head coach between 2004 and 2008, leading them to...
