ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s highest court cleared the late Agentine soccer legend Diego Maradona of tax evasion charges, ending a 30-year-long legal battle between the ex-Napoli striker and revenue authorities. Known as... Read more »

The Japanese creator of “Captain Tsubasa” said on Friday that he was blowing the final whistle on the beloved cartoon series after a run of 43 years. Yoichi Takahashi began writing the... Read more »

Photograph: David Klein/Reuters What is VAR if not a distraction from the inconvenient business of football? This was a rotten advert for the FA Cup and a poor reflection on those who... Read more »

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Former Paralympic... Read more »

Photograph: Angelo Carconi/EPA There are few lands left to conquer for José Mourinho. In fact, with eight league titles, five European trophies and eight major domestic cups across four countries, he’s effectively... Read more »

Leaders Real Madrid and second-placed Girona remain level on points at the top of LaLiga after both securing victory via late goals on Wednesday. Real won 1-0 at home against Mallorca, with... Read more »

Antonio Rudiger snatched Real Madrid a 1-0 win over Real Mallorca to take them provisionally three points clear at the top of La Liga on Wednesday. The defender headed home from a... Read more »

Algerian international footballer Youcef Atal was handed an eight-month suspended sentence by a French court Wednesday for inciting religious hatred in a social media post about the conflict in Gaza. The 27-year-old... Read more »

Wayne Rooney has revealed his hurt at being sacked by Birmingham City after just 83 days in charge and criticised the lack of time afforded to him during his brief stay at... Read more »