The Tigers must take on Chelsea and Manchester City in two of their first three games back in English football's top flight, before hosting fellow promoted side Cardiff City

By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) - Former Wales winger Shane Williams has received a shock call-up to join the British and Irish Lions and will start their sixth tour match against the ACT Brumbies on Tuesday, coach Warren Gatland said on Sunday. The 36-year-old, who toured with the Lions in 2005 and 2009 and retired …

Bernard Hopkins, the oldest boxer to win a major world title, will not defend his light-heavyweight crown in July against Karo Murat because the German has been denied a US visa, promoters said Friday.

By Edgar Aribau MADRID (Reuters) - Spain brought itself into line with international guidelines when its parliament approved a new anti-doping law on Thursday, saying it would boost Madrid's chances of hosting the 2020 Olympic Games. The 'law for the protection of athletes' health and the fight against doping' will come …

LONDON (Reuters) - London's Olympic Park will host top-level professional boxing bouts from September, boosting efforts to ensure that Games venues remain a lasting part of the British sporting scene. Boxing promoter Frank Warren has signed an agreement to stage six fights in the 7,000-seater Copper Box Arena which was …

Chad Dawson returns to his comfort zone on Saturday when he puts his World Boxing Council light heavyweight title on the line against knockout artist Adonis Stevenson.

By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN (Reuters) - The Olympic Games can accommodate more sports than their current maximum of 28 and a global Olympic TV channel would boost their presence between the Games, IOC presidential hopeful Thomas Bach said on Friday. The German lawyer and IOC Vice-President, who is one of six candidates bidding …