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Serena Williams beat her elder sister Venus in a Grand Slam match for the first time in six years to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals. The world number one came through 6-4 6-3 in one hour and eight minutes on Centre...

The United States dominated defending champion Japan 5-2 for its first Women's World Cup title since 1999 in the highest-scoring final in the tournament's history on Sunday. Carli Lloyd recorded a first-half hat trick as the U.S. women scored four...

Lewis Hamilton battled through a bad start and late-race rain to win an action-packed British Grand Prix Hamilton had to pass both Williams after losing the lead off the line and second place at a re-start following an early safety...

BEVERLY HILLS, July 04, (THEWILL) –  The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) Saturday sacked Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, citing his lack of commitment to the job. The NFF in a statement said it fired the coach after an extensive...

Sky Bet have suspended betting on Robin van Persie joining Fenerbahce following a run of bets at short odds. The Manchester United striker was backed at prices as short as 1/10 to join the Turkish Super Lig club amid press...

Chelsea have signed Monaco striker Radamel Falcao on a season-long loan deal, with the option to make the deal permanent. The 29-year-old Colombia international spent last season on loan at Manchester United, scoring four goals in 29 games. He links up...

Manchester City have had restrictions on transfer spending and Champions League squad size lifted after meeting their Financial Fair Play target. After breaching Uefa rules, City's spending in 2014 was capped at £49m and their European squad cut to 21...

Striker Lukas Podolski has joined Galatasaray from Arsenal on a three-year deal for an initial £1.8m. The Turkish champions will pay future instalments based on their qualification for the Champions League. Podolski, 30, moved to Arsenal from German side FC Koln...

Former Chelsea and Arsenal striker Nicolas Anelka has been named player-manager of Mumbai City. Anelka, 36, played for the Indian Super League side last season under ex-Manchester City manager Peter Reid. "He impressed us all with his tactical knowledge and excellent...

The United States has asked Switzerland to extradite seven Fifa officials arrested on corruption charges in May, the Swiss authorities say. Formal extradition requests were submitted on Wednesday, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) said. The seven top executives arrested...