A wheelchair made by BMW and a prototype bike so valuable it must be kept under guard are two of the new weapons in Rio Paralympians’ unending race for a competitive advantage.

Manchester United have been forced to write off £6.7mn as a player asset for Bastian Schweinsteiger following José Mourinho’s exclusion of the World Cup winner from his squad.

UEFA, the richest and most powerful continental football confederation, elects a new president this week as it confronts a growing challenge to its cash-cow Champions League.

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique expects the Spanish champions to suffer no after-effects from their shock La Liga defeat to Alaves when Celtic make their Champions League return at the Camp Nou today.

The Italy midfielder Marco Verratti has rejected suggestions Paris Saint-Germain are in a transitional period as the French club, rattled by a sloppy start to the new campaign, ....

Europe’s heavyweights launch their perennial pursuit of Champions League glory this week as Real Madrid seek to defend their title from the likes of Barcelona and Bayern Munich, ....

Third seed Stan Wawrinka rose to the occasion once again to beat top-seeded defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-7(1) 6-4 7-5 6-3 and win the US Open on Sunday for the third grand slam title of his career.

Spain’s Dani Pedrosa, on a Honda, secured an impressive victory in the San Marino Moto GP yesterday after a superb overtaking move on Valentino Rossi ended the Italian’s hopes at his home track.

World number two Dustin Johnson, making his case for PGA Player of the Year, birdied four of the last five holes Saturday to seize a three-stroke lead after the third round of the BMW Championship.

The world’s top-ranked middleweight Gennady Golovkin wants another fight in Britain after stopping Kell Brook and is targeting a unification bout with Billy Joe Saunders.

The Al Shaqab Racing-owned Al Mourtajez demolished the opposition once again in the Qatar Cup – Prix Dragon (Gr1 PA) at Chantilly yesterday.

Colombia’s Nairo Quintana held off Tour de France champion Chris Froome to win the Vuelta a Espana in yesterday’s traditional procession around Madrid.