Under-17 World Cup Digest: New Zealand first team to arrive

Three-belt champ Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez look set to rule the resurgent middleweight division for years to come after their 12-round slugfest which fittingly ended in a stalemate. "It was a great fight," said boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya.

Lukaku sends Belgium to World Cup with 2-1 win in Greece IMAGE:  Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku celebrates. Photograph: Twitter Belgium became the first European team to qualify for next year’s World Cup when a Romelu Lukaku header gave them a 2-1 win away to Greece on Sunday with the goals coming in a five-minute second-half spell. Belgium became the sixth team to make sure of their place at the 2018 tournament alongside Brazil, Japan, Iran and Mexico, plus Russia who qualified ...

The match marks just the second time, and first in 35 years, that El Clasico will be played outside Spain. 'To me it represents a pivotal turning point in the ascendancy of global soccer (in the US), the dream of having Real Madrid and Barcelona, arguably the best rivalry in sport' IMAGE: FC Barcelona's strike troika of Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar walk out for a practice session. Photograph: Miguel Ruiz/FCB They have played Super Bowls, World Series and NBA championships in Miami but ...

This and more from the happenings in the world of football Mourinho satisfied with United's progress despite Barca loss IMAGE: Barcelona’s Neymar fights for the ball with Manchester United’s Paul Pogba. Photograph: Twitter Manchester United ended their pre-season tour of the United States with a defeat to Barcelona but manager Jose Mourinho was satisfied with his team's overall performance and fitness level ahead of the new season. Barcelona secured a 1-0 win with a first-half ...

Back in action after recovering from an injury, Sameer Verma will look to put the best foot forward when he competes at the US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament which begins here tomorrow. Sameer, who had reached the finals of 2016 Hong Kong Super ...