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EDINBURGH, Scotland: Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in jail for sexually abusing two primary school children in Scotland in the 1990s and early 2000s. Dott, who is 49, was convicted last month of abusing a girl from 1993-96 and a boy from 2006-10, fol

FIFA accused UEFA of waging a "misinformation campaign" and trying to influence the race for its presidency as world soccer's governing body urged a US court to reject a discovery request linked to a controversial investment proposal. Last month, UEFA asked a US federal court for permission to obta

Novak Djokovic said he was encouraged by the way his body was responding ahead of the China Open as the 24-times Grand ‌Slam champion looks to regain momentum at a happy hunting ground after recent fitness concerns. Djokovic will return to action for the first time since his shock opening-round def

Medinah, Illinois: US President Donald Trump returned to the Presidents Cup on Sunday for the second time as honorary chairman, making it his fourth visit to a golf tournament this year. Trump previously attended the Presidents Cup in 2017 at Liberty National during his first term in office, when t

Nagoya, Japan: China has continued its dominance of the Asian Games, leading the medal table by a wide margin midway through the two-week competition. Through Saturday, China had won 107 gold medals, compared with 31 for second-placed Japan. China also led the overall medal count with 176 medals, a

NAGOYA: The UAE opened its medal account at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 as Sulaiman Abdulrahman claimed silver in the men’s 400m, clocking 44.99 seconds and finishing just 0.09 seconds behind Thailand’s Joshua Atkinson, who took gold in 44.90 seconds. Emmanuel Bamidele also competed in the fi

SHENZHEN, China: Ukraine's Elina Svitolina and Anhelina Kalinina swept aside twice defending champions Italy in ‌the Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals on Saturday, sending the country to the final for the first time and setting up a showdown with Czech Republic. World No. 48 Kalinina laid the founda

BAKU, Azerbaijan: George Russell held off Red Bull’s four-times world champion Max Verstappen to complete a lights-to-flag win in Saturday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Mercedes with teammate Kimi ⁠Antonelli limiting the damage to his championship lead by finishing fifth. Russell took the flag 0.196

MILAN: Jannik Sinner will not be able to defend his China Open title, further delaying his return from injury as he says his knee is not quite ready yet. The top-ranked Sinner has not played since beating Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final. He withdrew from the U.S. Open because of a right kne

Dubai: More than 2,000 athletes representing 57 nationalities have registered for the third edition of the Dubai T100 Triathlon Weekend, which will take place from November 13 to 15 at Al Mamzar. Supported by the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism and the Dubai Sports Council, the event will b

LISBON: Cristiano Ronaldo weighed ending his Portugal career after the World Cup and acknowledged Wednesday some critics at home want him out of the team. The 41-year-old Ronaldo was confirmed by coach Jorge Jesus as a starter for this 234th Portugal game - on Thursday against Wales in the Nations

SHENZHEN, China : Spain advanced to the Billie Jean King Cup semifinals for the first time in 18 years by clinching a 2-1 win over Kazakhstan in the decisive doubles match while saving 18 break points Wednesday. Cristina Bucsa and Sara Sorribes Tormo allowed just two of the 20 break chances they fa