Britain's gold medal winner Laura Muir is flanked by Poland's silver medal winner Sofia Ennaoui (left) and Britain's bronze medal winner Laura Weightman after the women's 1500-meter final at the European Athletics Championships in the Olympic stadium in Berlin, Germany on Sunday.

Ajax's De Ligt joins Juventus for 75 mln euros: Italian club

AFP, Rome :Dutch central defender Matthijs de Ligt signed Thursday for Juventus from Ajax for a fee of 75 million euros ($84.2 million), the Italian champions said.The 19-year-old has signed

Trevor Bayliss named Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach

England's World Cup-winning coach Trevor Bayliss has been appointed the new coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad, the franchise announced on Thursday (July 18). He will replace Tom Moody who has coached

Members of the gold medal-winning team from Germany stand with their medals after the 5km mixed relay open water swim at the World Swimming Championships in Yeosu, South Korea on Thursday.

Japan look to give ailing Ikee a lift at world swim

Japan's swimmers have promised to lift their game at next week's world championships to lift the spirits of ailing team mate Rikako Ikee in her battle with leukaemia.The 19-year-old poster

Romania's Simona Halep, winner of the 2019 Wimbledon Tennis Championships, arrives holding a replica of the tournament trophy, at an event, attended by thousands of fans, celebrating her success on the National Arena Stadium in Bucharest, Romania on Wednesday.

Facing Olympic hotel shortage, Tokyo looks offshore

AFP, Yokohama :Tokyo is facing a shortage of accommodation when Olympic fans pour into the Japanese capital for next year's Games so officials are looking offshore - to moored cruise

The winners of the Asian Cities Chess Team Championship (Dubai Cup) 2019 with the guests and officials of Bangladesh Chess Federation pose for a photo session in a city hotel on Wednesday.

Newcastle gamble on Bruce as head coach

AFP, London :Newcastle risked stoking the anger of their frustrated fans by hiring former Sunderland boss Steve Bruce as their head coach on Wednesday.Bruce has agreed a three-year contract

Malaysia's 'Phoenix': Hijab-wearing wrestler breaking barriers

Agency :A hijab-wearing, diminutive Malaysian wrestler known as "Phoenix" cuts an unusual figure in the ring, a female Muslim fighter taking on hulking opponents in a male-dominated world.Dressed in

Hockey team register first win crushing Philippines 9-0

BSS, Dhaka :Mainul Islam Kowshik slammed double hat-trick as Bangladesh hockey team shrugged off their previous matches defeat as they bounced back to register an overwhelming 9-0 goals victory