Czech Republic midfielder Borek Dockal has returned to Sparta Prague from Henan Jianye in the Chinese Super League and a year with the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.
UEFA has ordered AEK Athens to play its next two games in European competition behind closed doors for crowd trouble during a Champions League match against Ajax.
Evgenia Medvedeva beat Elizaveta Tuktamysheva in the Russian Cup final and boosted her hopes of a dramatic return to the Russia team for the world championships next month.
South Korean golfer Jenny Shin snatched the lead at the LPGA Thailand with a birdie on the last hole of the second round at Siam Country Club Pattaya in Chonburi.
The International Olympic Committee has revoked the Olympic qualification status of a 25-meter shooting event in New Delhi because Indian officials refused to grant entry visas to two Pakistani athletes and an official.
Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro never faced a break point and won his second-round match at the Delray Beach Open, beating American Reilly Opelka 6-4, 6-4.
Fifth seed Joao Sousa was eliminated of the Rio Open on Thursday, adding to the list of favorites out of the clay court tournament in Brazil in the early stages.
