Chelsea's billionaire owner Roman Abramovich 'barred from living in Britain'

Chelsea football club's Russian owner Roman Abramovich has been ''effectively barred from living in Britain.''

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates becoming the first person to reach 400 million followers on Instagram (video)

Cristiano Ronaldo has taken to Instagram to celebrate becoming the first person to reach 400 million followers on Instagram.

Kristen Hayden First Black woman to win a national diving title

Kristen Hayden, who hails from Hillsborough, New Jersey, made history as the first Black woman to win a national diving title after recently securing her victory at the USA Diving Winter National Championships. What’s more, she is the first Black American to earn a bid to the world championships!

Photos from the opening ceremony of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics officially opened today, Friday, Feb. 4, in Beijing, China.

Chelsea to become first Premier League side to play with ‘robot-refs’ at Club World Cup.

Chelsea will become the first Premier League side to play with “robo-ref” offside decisions at this month’s Club World Cup.

Watch firefighters rescue footballer dangling from an11th-floor balcony while trying escape hotel fire (Video)

Firefighters in Argentina rescued a footballer from an 11th-floor fire at the Hotel de las Americas in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, May 25.

Laurel Hubbard set to become the first-ever transgender athlete to compete at Olympics

New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard has become the first-ever transgender athlete picked to compete at an Olympics. 

Nigeria shocks U.S. men’s basketball team with 90-87 win, the US team's first-ever loss to an African Nation (photos)

The U.S. men’s basketball team lost to Nigeria 90-87 on Saturday night, July10, in its first pre-Olympic exhibition game.

Tokyo Olympics: Simon Biles holds back tears as she pulls out of gymnastics final (photos)

USA’s star athlete, Simone Biles has pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics after she was withdrawn from the team's gymnastics final on Tuesday, July 27 with a “medical issue”.

Mario Balotelli cleared of 2017 rape allegation involving a 16-year-old girl in France

Mario Balotelli has been cleared of a rape allegation after a girl who was 16 at the time, accused the Italian footballer of the offence in France.

Nigerian footballer, Anthony Nwakaeme’s statue erected In Turkey (photos)

Nigerian striker, Anthony Nwakaeme has been honoured with a huge statue in Turkey for his impressive contributions at Super Lig side Trabzonspor.

Simone Biles breaks her silence after shock Olympics withdrawal

Team USA superstar gymnast, Simone Biles has broken her silence after her shock withdrawal from the individual all-around final at the Tokyo Olympics. 

Olympic gold medallist to be given a new medal after the first one got bitten by her hometown mayor

A Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallist will be given a new medal after the mayor of her hometown bit the first.

Facebook and Twitter begin to provide police with details of racist trolls who abused England's Euro 2020 stars

Social media companies have reportedly handed over personal details of those accused of posing racist messages online after England's Euro 2020 final penalty shootout. 

Politicians pressure Olympics committee to lift the ban on hair cap for athletes with natural Black hair

Some members of the European Parliament have accused the global sports community, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), of having "institutional structures and rules that exclude people of color and Black women specifically."

Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka win Laureus World Sportsman/woman of the year (Full Awards list + photos)

Tennis icon, Rafael Nadal and reigning Tennis women's world number one, Naomi Osaka, have been named sportsman and sportswoman of the year at the Laureus World Sports Awards held digitally on Thursday evening, May 6. 

Man. United new signing, Amad Diallo ‘fined £42k over claims he made up documents and used fake parents to move to Europe’

Manchester United's new signing, Amad Diallo has been fined £42,000 amid an Italian immigration probe into his arrival in Europe.

Blessing Okagbare receives Guiness World Record certificate after she overtook Usain Bolt as the athlete with the most Diamond League appearances

Blessing Okagbare, the Nigerian sprinter, is the athlete with the most Diamond League appearances and she has received a Guinness World Record certificate to this effect.

Luton Shelton, one of Jamaica's most prolific goalscorers, dies at 35 following battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Former Sheffield United and Jamaica's record goalscorer, Luton Shelton has died at the age of 35. Shelton passed away on Friday, January 22, at the Andrews Memorial Hospital in St Andrew. He was pronounced dead after he developed complications and was unresponsive when he was rushed to the hospital.

Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes becomes the first player in Premier League history to win 'Player of the Month' four times in the same calendar year

Manchester United midfielder, Bruno Fernandes has become the first player in Premier League history to win Player of the Month four times in the same calendar year.