Three days after the Court of Arbitration for Sport banned Alberto Contador for doping, former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich has also been banned.

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas is satisfied with his team’s performances even though they have suffered an alarming dip in terms of recent results.

There will be no empty seats at the Soccer World Cup after a recent surge in ticket sales helped sell out about 40 matches, Fifa said on Tuesday.