The sculptor behind a statue of Cristiano Ronaldo that left football fans scratching their heads has said his work is just “a matter of taste”. Emanuel Santos said the bust, unveiled on the Portuguese island of Madeira, was “not as Read more
Fifa has opened proceedings against Wales full-back Neil Taylor after his leg-breaking challenge on Republic of Ireland’s Seamus Coleman. The Everton defender, 28, was taken off on a stretcher after the tackle which saw Taylor sent off during last Friday’s Read more
Andy Murray will miss Great Britain’s Davis Cup quarter-final against France next month as he recovers from an elbow injury. Murray, 29, pulled out of the Miami Open almost a week before his opening match because of the problem. GB captain Leon Read more
British number one Johanna Konta produced a superb battling display to reach the Miami Open semi-finals with victory over Romania’s Simona Halep. Tenth seed Konta gave up the only break of the first set but hit back to race into Read more
Tottenham midfielder Erik Lamela has been ruled out for the rest of the season because of a hip injury. The 25-year-old Argentina international has not played for Spurs since October because of the problem and will undergo surgery on Saturday. Read more
The Netherlands were beaten at home by Italy in their first game since the sacking of head coach Danny Blind. The Dutch, led by interim manager Fred Grim, went ahead as Quincy Promes’ deflected shot wrong-footed 18-year-old Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his home island of Madeira, a day before the local airport is to be named in his honour, as Portugal surrendered a two-goal lead to lose to Sweden. Portugal led through Ronaldo’s 71st international strike and Read more
A Christian Benteke double was not enough for Belgium as Russia staged a late comeback to draw their international friendly in Sochi. Russia, World Cup hosts in 2018, led when Viktor Vasin side-footed home. Everton’s Kevin Mirallas levelled for the Read more
Video technology was used to correct two wrong decisions as Spain beat France in a friendly in Paris. France striker Antoine Griezmann had a goal ruled out by a video assistant referee for offside. And Spain’s second goal, scored by Read more
Argentina were stunned by Bolivia in their World Cup qualifier following the match day suspension of superstar Lionel Messi. Juan Arce somehow overpowered Argentine defender Facundo Roncaglia to head a brilliant opener for the hosts on the half hour mark. Read more