Martinenghi denies Peaty to win Olympic 100m breaststroke gold
Nicolo Martinenghi stunned Adam Peaty to win the Olympic 100m breaststroke gold medal on Sunday, denying the British great a third straight title.
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Millions vote in fraught Venezuelan presidential election
Venezuelans turned out in their millions Sunday to elect a president amid high tension marked by official attacks on the opposition candidate challenging incumbent Nicolas Maduro.
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Serie A newboys Como sign ex-France star Varane
Ambitious Como continued their busy summer of recruitment on Sunday by signing former France defender Raphael Varane ahead of the lakeside club's first Serie A season in 21 years.
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Olympic dash all worth it for Italy's Musetti
A raft of withdrawals has swept through the Olympic tennis line-up, but nothing was going to stop Lorenzo Musetti from taking part in Paris -- setting in motion a last-minute dash to the French capital.
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Japan TV can catch 'Shogun' wave, says 'Like A Dragon' star
Japan's entertainment industry must "catch the wave" of global streaming hits like "Shogun," according to one of the stars of new Amazon television show "Like A Dragon: Yakuza."
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Djokovic v Nadal - six of the best
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal meet for the 60th time on Monday in the Olympic Games second round.
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Japan's Yoshizawa, 14, makes a big leap to land Olympic skateboard gold
Japan's 14-year-old Coco Yoshizawa grabbed gold in the all-teenage women's street skateboard final at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, after nailing a high-risk ride down the hand-rail.
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France's Leon Marchand wins men's Olympic 400m medley gold
Leon Marchand surged to France's first Olympic swimming gold since 2012 on Sunday, obliterating the field to clock the second-fastest 400m individual medley time ever.
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Nadal v Djokovic, French Open, 2006: Chapter One in 18-year rivalry
It's one of the greatest rivalries in tennis, currently standing at 59 matches, encompassing Grand Slams, Masters and Davis Cups.
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Stokes hails 'lion-hearted' Wood as England rout West Indies for series sweep
England captain Ben Stokes hailed fast bowler Mark Wood for showing "the heart of a lion" after his side routed the West Indies by 10 wickets in the third Test at Edgbaston on Sunday to complete a 3-0 series whitewash.
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