Celtic manager Neil Lennon was given a suspended one-game touchline ban by the Scottish Football Association (SFA) on Thursday, meaning he is free to sit in the dug-out for his side's clash with Hibernian in Sunday's Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park.
- Schweinsteiger: Gotze absence weakens Dortmund
The 20-year-old was ruled out of the Champions League final on Wednesday with a thigh problem and the midfielder feels that his side's opponents will suffer as a result
- Sergio Ramos grabs a photo with One Direction
After watching rivals Barcelona take back the Spanish title, the 27-year-old Real Madrid defender cheers himself up by hanging out with the world-famous boy band
Formula One's increasingly-bitter 'tyre war' erupted again, with increased venom, this week when Ferrari followed Lotus in hitting out at rivals Red Bull and accusing the champion team of having a selective memory and tyre suppliers Pirelli of bowing to pressure.
- Honda to return as F1 engine supplier in 2015
Japanese automaker Honda said Thursday it will return to Formula One in 2015 as an engine supplier to British team McLaren in a bid to revive their championship-winning partnership.
- Honda 'to announce Formula One comeback'
Honda are expected to announce shortly they will return to Formula One in 2015 as an engine supplier to British team McLaren to revive their championship-winning partnership, a company source said Wednesday.
MIAMI (AP) -- It could have been the perfect matchup to cap an unforgettable game. LeBron James driving to the rim to face Roy Hibbert, one play to decide Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
- James saves Miami in last-gasp win over Indiana
By Simon Evans MIAMI (Reuters) - LeBron James scored the game-winning points in the dying embers of overtime as the Miami Heat held off a determined Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a thrilling Eastern Conference Finals opener on Wednesday. If broadcasters were concerned that another easy series win for Miami would further damage ratings, they got the perfect antidote with the Pacers pushing the Heat all the way and raising the prospect of a tight best-of-seven set. It was scrappy and foul-ridden at
- LeBron saves Heat at buzzer of Game 1
MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James caught the inbounds pass, changed direction and immediately attacked the rim.
World number two Rory McIlroy insists the speculation about his off course future will not harm his chances of winning the European Tour's flagship event.
- Garcia wants Woods talks to defuse racist row
A contrite Sergio Garcia said Wednesday he wants a meeting with Tiger Woods to apologise directly for the racist row that was sparked by his "fried chicken" comments at an official dinner.
- Els predicts battle over anchoring putter ban
Ernie Els has predicted a legal battle over the ban on anchoring putters set to come into force in 2016 and admitted he would not have won last year's British Open without a long putter.
Tennis
Manchester City and the New York Yankees are teaming up to launch a new Major League Soccer club in New York City, MLS Commissioner Don Garber said Tuesday.
- Nadal, Serena triumph in Rome
Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams underlined their French Open ambitions with convincing final victories in Rome on Sunday.
- Williams sweeps Azarenka aside to win Rome title
World number one Serena Williams swept Belarusian Victoria Azarenka aside 6-1, 6-3 to win her second Rome Open title on Sunday a week before a fresh tilt at the French Open.
MotoGP
Honda's Dani Pedrosa won the French MotoGP at Le Mans on Sunday from a hobbling Cal Crutchlow to take the lead in the world championship standings.
- Marquez on pole in France
Spain's world championship leader Marc Marquez will start on pole in Sunday's French MotoGP on the Bugatti circuit at Le Mans after coming out on top in Saturday's qualifying.
- Pedrosa wins Spanish Motorcycling Grand Prix
Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa gained his first win of the season on Sunday winning the Spanish MotoGP.
- Daring Dortmund interrupt Bayern's feast
The all-German Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich on Saturday marks the culmination of an intensifying and increasingly bitter rivalry.
- Poulter 'disgusted' at World Match-Play exit
Ryder Cup winning hero Ian Poulter was livid with himself after being knocked out of the Volvo World Match-Play Championship in Bulgaria on Friday.
- Williams sweeps Azarenka aside to win Rome title
World number one Serena Williams swept Belarusian Victoria Azarenka aside 6-1, 6-3 to win her second Rome Open title on Sunday a week before a fresh tilt at the French Open.
- Badminton: Sudirman Cup results - 2nd update
Results from group games of the Sudirman Cup badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday:
- Japanese octogenarian becomes oldest to reach Everest summit
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - An 80-year-old Japanese mountain climber who has had four heart surgeries reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday becoming the oldest person to conquer the world's highest mountain. Yuichiro Miura, who took the standard southeast ridge route pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay 60 years ago, reached the top of the 8,848 metre (29,028 feet) mountain at about 9:00 a.m. (0315 GMT). He was accompanied by three other Japanese, including his
In a race scored by incident and intrigue, Sebastian Vettel stormed to a convincing victory in the Malaysia Grand Prix championship. The German world champion led his Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber to a tension-filled one-two win the second GP of the season.
Congratulations to Datuk Lee Chong Wei for winning a record 9th Malaysia Open title. Lee was in top form, easily defeating Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro 21-7, 21-8 for the singles crown.
Here's a sample of Datuk Lee Chong Wei's on-court battles in the semis and finals of the Malaysia Badminton Open