Panathinaikos are one of eight clubs in the Greek top flight to be denied licences to compete in next season's championship.

Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed that he will leave Malaga at the end of the season and is expected to join Manchester City.

Australia batsman David Warner has been fined A$5,750 (£3,700) for his Twitter outburst against two journalists.

Juan Martin Del Potro has pulled out of next week's French Open after failing to recover from a virus.

Wallabies winger Digby Ioane is a doubt for the first Test against the British and Irish Lions after a knee operation.

Independiente Santa Fe took a big step towards their first Libertadores Cup semi since 1961 when they beat Real Garcilaso.

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree has had surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon.

The America's Cup has made rule changes to improve safety in the upcoming regatta after Andrew Simpson's death in training.

New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling has been ruled out of the second Investec Test against England at Headingley.

Gareth Bale admits he found Tottenham's latest failure to qualify for the Champions League hard to stomach.

Eric Abidal and Barcelona are expected to hold a joint press conference next week to confirm the player’s departure.

Aston Villa have confirmed that Stiliyan Petrov will take up a role as assistant to development coach Gordon Cowans.

Bayern defender Holger Badstuber faces 10 months out after surgery on a serious knee injury for the second time in six months.

Jockey Eddie Ahern has been found guilty of three breaches of British Horseracing Authority rules.

Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo have been handed two-game suspensions, applicable in the Copa del Rey or FA Cup.

Puerto Rican banker Richard Carrion launched his bid for the presidency of the IOC on Wednesday

Marko Arnautovic, banned by his club Werder Bremen for speeding, has been included in Austria's World Cup squad.

Italy's Giovanni Visconti took a second - and his Movistar team's fourth - win of the Giro after an audacious solo attack in stage 17.

Serbian champions Partizan Belgrade won their 25th league title and a record sixth in a row with a match to spare.

Celtic skipper Scott Brown has defended Hoops team-mate Kris Commons after his international retirement.