Speaking ahead of the Laureus Sports Awards, former New Zealand captain Sean Fitzpatrick believes England and Ireland pose a threat to the All Blacks' World Cup dominance.

British heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury on Monday signed a reported 80 million pound (GBP) (103 million US dollar) deal with U.S. television network ESPN. The new deal will see Fury's future fights broadcast live on BT Sport in the UK and ESPN in th...

Novak Djokovic caught former coach Boris Becker by surprise in a return to dominance that has seen the Serbian add three more grand slams to his collection in recent months.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and captain Jordan Henderson are wary of the threat posed by Bayern Munich ahead of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg. Bayern, who are second in the German Bundesliga, two points adrift of leaders Bor...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and captain Jordan Henderson are wary of the threat posed by Bayern Munich ahead of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg. Bayern, who are second in the German Bundesliga, two points adrift of leaders Bor...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and captain Jordan Henderson are wary of the threat posed by Bayern Munich ahead of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg. Bayern, who are second in the German Bundesliga, two points adrift of leaders Bor...

World number one Naomi Osaka has said she was not willing to sacrifice 'happiness over success' following a surprise split with her German coach Sascha Bajin. The Japanese star sacked Bajin just over two weeks after winning her second successive ...

Reaction from MVP Kevin Durant of Team LeBron, after the 68th NBA All-Star game in Charlotte, NC, on Sunday (17th February).

Nico Rosberg has tipped former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to scoop a sixth Formula One world title this year - although he believes some subtle regulation changes could lead to a few surprises.

A weekly round-up of Europe's top scorers.

Reaction from LeBron James, after the 68th NBA All-Star game in Charlotte, NC, on Sunday (17th February).

Brazilian amateur footballer Suzy Carvalho spoke to SNTV before and after taking part in the biggest game of her amateur career, the women's final of the Peladao - an amateur football tournament in Manaus, Brazil. The 34-year-old mother of two had...

Data preview feature ahead of Liverpool's Champions League Last 16 first-leg clash with Bayern Munich on Tuesday (19th February).

16 of the world's best ski riders put in superb performances in the Red Bull PlayStreets this weekend. Nick Goepper from the US impressed the judges and 15,000 spectators the most with his sensational tricks to secure the victory in the final.

Reaction from Real Madrid head coach Santiago Solari after his side's faint La Liga title ambitions were dealt a blow as captain Sergio Ramos was sent off during a 2-1 defeat to Girona at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday - Real are nine points behi...

Gael Monfils spoke of his renewed optimism and belief after lifting his first trophy for 13 months at the World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam on Sunday. The French world number 33 beat 2015 champion Stan Wawrinka 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in the Championship...

Romanian Simona Halep, the 2015 WTA Dubai Champion, looked ahead on Sunday to the forthcoming tournament in the UAE.

Dusan Tadic scored a brace of goals as Ajax beat the Dutch Eredivisie's bottom side NAC Breda 5-0 on Sunday to close to within four points of league leaders PSV Eindhoven. The 'Amsterdammers' went into the game off the back of two defeats in thei...

The Australian Open champion and the World number one, Japan's Naomi Osaka said she enjoys being on top of the WTA rankings and doesn't feel any pressure as looked ahead to the forth coming Dubai Tennis Championships.

Arsene Wenger believes losing Aaron Ramsey's unique qualities in midfield will be a setback for Arsenal. The Wales international has signed a pre-contract agreement with Juventus and will officially join the Turin club on July 1, once his existin...

Reaction after Marcel Hirscher led an Austrian clean sweep in the slalom after winning by 0.65 seconds for a seventh career gold medal at the world championships in Sweden on Sunday. A downbeat Hirscher, still not completely healthy after struggl...

World No 2 Petra Kvitova already has a WTA title to her name in Sydney and a runners-up spot at Australia Open this year as she prepares to try and win Dubai title for second time. Petra Kvitova said on Sunday she was 'very happy with her start to...

Despite her recent withdrawal from the Qatar Open, Karolina Pliskova said on Sunday that she's 'feeling much better' ahead of Dubai Championships. The former world number one pulled out of the Qatar Open due to illness saying she felt 'super tire...

Several players from the NBA spoke at All-Star media day on Saturday ahead of Sunday's All-Star game in Charlotte, North Carolina. Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets will suit up as a reserve for Team Giannis in the All-Star game. Stephen Curry a...

Proteas fast bowler Dale Steyn opened up on his recovery from injury and reflected on what has felt to him like a new beginning.

Porto win as opposing team has player sent off for diving

Pep Guardiola hailed "two incredible goals" from exciting English prospect Phil Foden as Manchester City comfortably negotiated a testing FA Cup match at Newport.

Reaction from Pep Guardiola after Manchester City defeat fourth tier side Newport County 4-1 in the English FA (Football Association) Cup fifth round at Rodney Parade on Saturday.

Stan Wawrinka's comeback from injury continued to gather pace on Saturday at the World Tennis tournament in Rotterdam. He took on Kei Nishikori, and made it look easy in the opening set against what was the top seed here. But Nishikori replied in ...

Heerenveen are struggling against relegation in the Dutch league – league leaders PSV hardly the team they wanted to play as they bid to stay up. But they were ahead with little over 2 minutes on the clock. Mitchell Van Bergen's rather tame shot s...

Elise Mertens fought back from a set down to beat top seed Simona Halep in the final of the Qatar Ladies Open in Doha on Saturday. The Belgian, who had only won a total of six games in her two previous meetings with Halep, was broken four times i...

The FA Cup fifth round - Fourth division Newport Country against the mighty Manchester City. And in the opening stages the underdogs could have taken the lead - Ederson denying Tyreeq Bakinson. 0-0 at the break, but City went ahead at the start of...

Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock paid his respects at the funeral of Emiliano Sala in the town of Progreso in the Argentinian province of Santa Fe on Saturday. Sala tragically died when the plane chartered by pilot David Ibbotson crashed in the E...

Brighton and Hove Albion settled the nerves in the 33rd minute against second tier side Derby County thanks to a precision finish from Frenchman Anthony Knockaert. The 1983 finalists went two ahead on the stroke of half-time - Yves Bissouma's shot...

Emiliano Sala's cousin Martin Gatti said to media that "there are many irregularities" in Sala's case. The remains of Emiliano Sala are veiled in an open ceremony in his home town Progreso in Santa Fe province. The wake takes place at the Club Atl...

'Im not going to speculate on this farce' Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari on accusations that Sergio Ramos ensured he recieved a yellow card in the Champions League against Ajax.

The remains of footballer Emiliano Sala were veiled in an open ceremony in his home town of Progreso in Santa Fe province. The wake is taking place at the Club Atlético y Social San Martin de Progreso, where the former club striker Nantes began hi...

Dominic Thiem, in the far court, was the top seed and defending champion at the Argentina Open but he was up against the clay-court specialist Pablo Cuervas for a place in the semi-finals. Cuervas has won 6 clay court titles in the last 5 years, a...

Fifth seed Daniil Medvedev ended Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's seven-match winning streak as the Russian advanced to the World Tennis Tournament semi-finals in Rotterdam, Netherlands with a straight sets 6-4, 6-2 victory on Friday. Medvedev proved more con...

Premier League side Watford reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a narrow 1-0 win at second-tier Queens Park Rangers on Friday. A goal in first half stoppage-time from Etienne Capoue proved the difference between the sides but Watford rod...

Unseeded Elise Mertens celebrated her second top ten victory in as many days to reach the final of the Qatar Open on Friday, following up her quarter-final victory over Kiki Bertens with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 win over Angelique Kerber. In a first-ever m...

Barcelona head coach Ernesto Valverde has committed his future to the club for another season, with an option for a further year, which would take him to four years in charge if he remains until the summer of 2021. Valverde's men go into Saturday...

An in-depth preview of Manchester City's FA Cup fifth-round match against Newport County.

Gianni Infantino said on Friday that FIFA "are studying the feasibility" of having 48 teams at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, as he spoke at a press conference in Istanbul. "It is not my project, it is the proposal ... made by ten associations of S...

Chelsea assistant manager Gianfranco Zola has talked up their FA Cup fifth round match against Manchester United, and referred to the latest meeting between the sides as a 'classic' fixture.

An in-depth preview of Chelsea's FA Cup fifth-round tie against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.

"You don't win anything complaining about that", Pep Guardiola, after hearing that Newport Count's pitch is in a very bad state on Friday ahead of Manchester City's FA Cup fifth-round tie with the minnows. Newport may play in League Two - the four...

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach met delegations from North and South Korea in Lausanne, Switzerland on Friday, with the aim of strengthening sporting ties between the two nations. Bach said the two sides "are very much inte...