Paris Saint-Germain yesterday named Spaniard Unai Emery as their new coach on a two-year contract.

Argentine football legend Diego Maradona and the country’s President Mauricio Macri urged Lionel Messi yesterday not to leave the national team despite his vow to quit after a humiliating defeat.

Kevin De Bruyne wants Belgium’s Euro 2016 quarter-final clash with Wales to be like a home game — the Lille stadium is just 100 kilometres from the Belgian border.

Britain’s Sam Bird was a winner when the electric Formula E series made its London debut last year and hopes to repeat the feat this weekend in a season finale facing an uncertain future.

Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in US Division I college basketball history, died yesterday at the age of 64, the University of Tennessee said in a statement.

Ireland international wing Luke Fitzgerald announced yesterday he will retire from professional rugby with immediate effect because of injury.

As the northern hemisphere’s test rugby warriors embarked on long haul flights back home for their first proper break in a year on Monday, coaches lined up to decry the burden the current international calendar puts on players.

Portugal’s experienced winger Nani says team unity is a key asset for the national team ahead of tomorrow’s Euro 2016 quarter-final against Poland.

Germany coach Joachim Loew says he will turn to Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira for valuable intel ahead of Saturday’s Euro 2016 quarter-final against the Azzurri. Khedira joined the Turin giants last July, switching to the Serie A club from Real Madrid, and several of his club teammates will line-

A ‘great’ Italian feat toppled Spain at Euro 2016, but Antonio Conte’s touchline theatrics were just as dramatic for Italy and Chelsea fans during an emphatic 2-0 win over the defending champions.

Canadian Eric Lindros, whose impressive National Hockey League career was cut short by injuries, and Russian standout Sergei Makarov were elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday as part of the Class of 2016.

Kris Bryant made Jake Arrieta’s struggles seem minor Monday night.Bryant created his own history by slugging three home runs and hitting two doubles to take the scrutiny off Arrieta as the Cubs pounded their way to an 11-8 victory over the Reds at Great American Ballpark.