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Colombia down Peru to reach Copa America semi-finals

Colombia captain James Rodriguez and his team-mates celebrated as Los Cafeteros kept their composure to edge out rivals Peru in the quarter-finals of the Copa America at the MetLife Stadium in New…

18/06/2016

France

Euro 2016 - England beat Wales 2-1

The latest from Euro 2016, England have beaten Wales 2-1 at their match in Lens, northern France.

16/06/2016

Sport

Euro 2016: Last-gasp victory sends France through to knockout phase

France first team to qualify for last-16 France 2-0 Albania Russia 1-2 Slovakia Romania 1-1 Switzerland Nerves shredded as France progress France became the first team to qualify for the knockout p

15/06/2016

France

Euro 2016: Last chance for Russia after UEFA hands out 'suspended disqualification'.

Russia will be kicked out of Euro 2016 if there is a repeat of the crowd trouble seen against England in Marseilles, UEFA has ruled.

14/06/2016

Sport

Hamilton wins Canadian GP slashing Rosberg's lead to nine points

Britain’s Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand prix for the fifth time on Sunday slashing Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg’s championship lead to nine…

12/06/2016

Sport

Euro 2016: France begin home Euros with hard-fought victory over Romania

France begin Euro 2016 with 2-1 win over Romania Giroud heads in opener Stancu levels from penalty spot Payet scores stunning winner one minute from time A collective sigh of relief Despite being p

10/06/2016

USA

Turkey's Erdogan cuts short Muhammad Ali funeral visit

Confusion surrounds Turkey's President Erdogan cutting short a US visit where he was due to attend the funeral of boxer Muhammad Ali.

10/06/2016

France

Déjà vu: England fans clash with Marseille locals ahead of Euro 2016

Euro 2016 kicks off in France tonight under unprecedented security, but celebrations are marred by violence from fans.

10/06/2016

USA

Traditional Muslim funeral service honours Muhammad Ali

The US city of Louisville has begun a series of ceremonies to celebrate and honour its greatest son, boxing legend Muhammad Ali.

09/06/2016

World

Euro 2016: Pele and Maradona coach charity match in Paris

While the on-going industrial action across France threatens to blight the start of Euro 2016, there was a different atmosphere in one corner of the French capital, as Football legend’s Diego Maradona

09/06/2016

World

NBA finals: Cleveland Cavaliers bounce back with Game Three mauling of Golden State

The Cleveland Cavaliers bounced back in emphatic style in Game three of the NBA finals by thrashing reigning champions The Golden State…

09/06/2016

Sport

Portugal warm up for Euro 2016 with 7-0 thrashing of Estonia

Portugal tuned up nicely for the European Championship that begin on Friday after thrashing Estonia 7-0 in their final friendly before Euro…

09/06/2016

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Sharapova's sponsors Nike, Head and Evian stand by her despite doping ban

Nike, racket provider Head and bottled water company Evian have said they will continue sponsoring Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova despite her drug ban.

09/06/2016

USA

Tickets for Muhammad Ali memorial service sees long queues

Fans of Muhammad Ali have formed long queues in Louisville in the hope of getting tickets to the late boxing legend’s memorial service.

08/06/2016

Russia

Maria Sharapova to appeal two-year doping ban

Maria Sharapova will appeal a two-year ban for doping imposed by the International Tennis Federation on Wednesday, she said on her Facebook…

08/06/2016

Sport

Euro 2016: A brief glimpse at Euronews' Euro 2016 nations

There’s not long to go before kickoff at Euro 2016, so Euronews took this opportunity to take a brief glimpse at some of the participating nations represented by our sports…

08/06/2016

France

Football fever grips France ahead of Friday's opening Euro 2016 match

Two days to go and the excitement is growing as the teams competing in the Euro 2016 football tournament keep on arriving in France.

07/06/2016

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World Cup for unrecognised states

Hosts Abkhazia won the alternative football World Cup for various unrecognised entities in Sukhumi, the capital of the Georgian breakaway…

07/06/2016

Sport

Belgium struggle past Norway in final Euro2016 warm-up fixture

Belgium laboured to a 3-2 victory over Norway on Sunday in their final warm-up match before the Euro 2016 football tournament.

05/06/2016

Sport

Massialas takes fencing gold at the Shanghai Grand Prix

Alexander Massialas maintained his good form to win the Shanghai Grand Prix The American had a closely fought battle in the semi-final with local boy Chen…

05/06/2016