MADRID - Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo denied on Tuesday ever hiding income from tax authorities or committing tax fraud in Spain, after prosecutors filed a lawsuit accusing him of defrauding the government of 14.7 million euros ($16.5 million).
SHANGHAI - Former England, Real Madrid and Russia manager Fabio Capello on Sunday was named head coach of Jiangsu Suning, one of the biggest coaching signings yet in a spending binge by the Chinese Super League.
BUENOS AIRES - A year out from the final World Cup of Lionel Messi's prime years, Argentina is beginning a new era as Jorge Sampaoli attempts to turn around the two-time world champion's faltering qualifying campaign.
SKOPJE - Spain stayed ahead of Italy in the fight for automatic qualification for next year's World Cup as David Silva and Diego Costa tallied in Sunday's 2-1 win over Macedonia.
LONDON - By dropping Wayne Rooney and dragging his players out of their comfort zones, England manager Gareth Southgate is attempting to jettison memories of the team's calamitous 2016 and propel it to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Sidney Crosby is bringing the Stanley Cup back to Pittsburgh for a second consecutive year.
MONTREAL, Canada - Lewis Hamilton's love affair with the Canadian Grand Prix continued on Sunday as he won the race for a sixth time and slashed Sebastian Vettel's Formula One championship lead to 12 points.
PARIS - As he sat in front of a TV to watch last year's French Open final, sidelined by an injured left wrist, Rafael Nadal must have feared he might never return to the height of his powers.
PARIS - Until Sunday, Stan Wawrinka had an unblemished record in Grand Slam finals - but then he had never faced Rafa Nadal in a final in the Spaniard's favorite arena at the French Open.
"It was an incredible tenth win. It is very special. Thank you very much. I'm very emotional. I'm sorry my French is very bad."
PARIS - Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko is a young woman in a hurry.
Less than a month after fearing she'd broken her ankle, Simona Halep is one match away from winning her first Grand Slam title.
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