Italy coach Antonio Conte insisted his battling players left their mark on Euro 2016 but after a quarter-final penalty shootout defeat to Germany he is already looking towards his “new adventure” with Chelsea.

Jamaican star Omar McLeod qualified for his first Olympic Games on Saturday after winning the men’s 110m hurdles on the third day of the Jamaican Olympic track and field trials.

Rugby World Cup star Sonny Bill Williams and his sister Niall joined the rare Olympic siblings club yesterday when both were named in the New Zealand Sevens teams for the Rio Games.

World champion Peter Sagan took the race leader’s yellow jersey after timing his attack to perfection to win the second stage of the Tour de France yesterday.

There is a pleasing air of youthful enthusiasm to Max Verstappen that the business end of Formula One—the PR training and spin—has yet to eliminate. Attendant to it is an honesty that comes with the impetuousness of his 18 years.

Norway’s Andreas Mikkelsen won a drama-filled Rally of Poland yesterday as overnight leader Ott Tanak of Estonia finished a heartbreaking second after suffering a puncture.

Missy Franklin was the 17-year-old darling of American swimming in 2012, returning home from the London Olympics with four gold medals and being hailed as the sport’s brightest young star.

Australia’s on-fire Cate Campbell says she still considers herself an underdog going into the Rio Olympics despite smashing the long-standing women’s 100m freestyle world record.

Michael Phelps booked a shot at a fourth straight 100m butterfly gold at the Rio Games on Saturday with his third triumph at the US Olympic swimming trials.

Serena Williams needed just 51 minutes to clinch the 300th Grand Slam win of her career on Sunday as the defending champion made the Wimbledon last 16.

Lewis Hamilton was booed on the podium after a last-lap collision with Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg handed the triple Formula One world champion a dramatic first Austrian Grand Prix victory ...

Germany defeated old rivals Italy 6-5 in a penalty shootout at Euro 2016 with a winning spot kick from Jonas Hector after the game finished 1-1 ...