FOOTBALL: France's Ribéry ruled out of crunch World Cup qualifiers
A tendinitis in the left knee has forced France playmaker Franck Ribéry to pull out of the team to face Austria and the Faroe Islands in crucial World Cup qualifying matches.
TENNIS: Roger-Vasselin sends del Potro out of Japan Open in first round
The Frenchman Roger-Vasselin, ranked 189, upset the Argentine US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro 6-4 6-4 in 88 minutes in the first-round of the Japan Open.
CYCLING: Drug testers accused of leniency towards Astana
A report by France's anti-doping agency (AFLD) accuses the International Cycling Union (UCI) of adopting a lax attitude on doping tests when it came to the Astana team of Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador, French media say.
LIGUE 1: Marseille lose 2-1 to Monaco to end miserable week
Olympique Marseille lost for the third time this week as Monaco claimed a 2-1 win at the Provence club's stadium. Marseille slip to fifth in the standings, six points behind leaders Lyon.
PREMIER LEAGUE: Chelsea move two points clear after victory, Arsenal thrash Blackburn
Second-half goals from France pair Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda settled a Chelsea 2-0 win against Liverpool. The Blues now move two points clear at the top of the Premier League. Arsenal hammered Blackburn Rovers 6-2 (picture).
FORMULA ONE: Sebastian Vettel wins Japanese Grand Prix
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel has won the Japanese Grand Prix, with Jarno Trulli second in his Toyota and McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton third. The German led from start to finish to win his third victory of the season.
FOOTBALL - SPAIN: Real Madrid handed first Spanish League defeat
Real Madrid's "Galacticos" crashed to their first defeat of the season losing 2-1 at title rivals Sevilla on Sunday as Barcelona opened a three-point lead at the summit.
RALLY OF CATALUNYA: Loeb wins, Citroen clinch constructors world title
Frenchman Sebastien Loeb, with Spanish teammate Dani Sordo in second place, assuring the constructors world title for Citroen on Sunday. In the driver's standings, Loeb is one point behind Finn rival Mikko Hirvonen with only one race to go.
TENNIS - THAILAND OPEN: Gilles Simon takes his first title of the year in Bangkok
Frenchman Gilles Simon beat Serbian Viktor Troicki 7-5 6-3 to win the Thailand Open final on Sunday. It's the first title this season and the sixth tournament win of his career for world number 10 Simon.
MOTOGP - PORTUGAL: Lorenzo triumphs in Estoril, Rossi loses ground in the standings
Italy's Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) leads by 18 points in the overall championship standings after his Spaniard teammate Jorge Lorenzo clinched victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix in Estoril on Sunday.
HORSE RACING: Sea The Stars joins racing's greats at Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe
Irish colt Sea The Stars, ridden by Mick Kinane, clinched victory in the Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe on Sunday to be crowned Europe's champion racehorse. Sea The Stars was the race's hot favorite.
SAILING: MacArthur gives up the sea to save the Earth
Yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur, who broke the record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe in 2005, has retired from competitive sailing to concentrate on environmental campaigning. She will continue to sail for pleasure.
LIGUE 1: Lyon go top as weary Bordeaux slump to shock defeat
Saint Etienne ended title-holders Bordeaux's 22-match unbeaten streak with a 3-1 win and Lyon took the top spot in the standings with a 2-0 win over Lens on Saturday. Paris Saint-Germain and Nancy drew 1-1, and Auxerre beat Rennes 1-0.
TENNIS: Maria Sharapova wins comeback title in Tokyo
Russia's Maria Sharapova has claimed her first WTA tour title since Amelia Island in April 2008 after Serbia's Jelena Jankovic had to retire from their Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo on Saturday due to injury.
MOTOGP: Jorge Lorenzo on pole for Portuguese Grand Prix
Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo took the pole position on the circuit where he won last year ahead of world champion Yahama teammate, Valentino Rossi of Italy, and Australia's Casey Stoner for Sunday's Portuguese MotoGP.
2016 OLYMPICS: Rio wins bid to be host city
Rio de Janeiro was selected by the International Olympic Committee Friday to host the 2016 Olympic Games. They beat out Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago.
FORMULA ONE: Felipe Massa wants Singapore 2008 Grand Prix result scrapped
Ferrari ace Felipe Massa has called for the result of 2008 Singapore Grand Prix to be scrapped from the records, claiming that Renault's Nelson Piquet Jr deliberately crashed, “robbed” him of glory and changed the outcome of the championship.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Real, Manchester United and Chelsea win to lead groups
Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured) helped Real Madrid defeat Marseille 3-0 as AC Milan suffered a humiliating 1-0 loss at home to Zurich. Manchester United and Chelsea secured their second win in two games to lead their groups.
SWIMMING: Phelps breaks 100m butterfly world record
Olympic champion Michael Phelps broke the 100m butterfly world record with a time of 50.22 seconds at the US Swimming World Championship trials on Thursday.