Queens Park Rangers captain Joey Barton was charged on Monday with two counts of violent conduct during the Premier League finale at Manchester City, and could be facing a 10-match ban at the start of next season.

FIFA has banned five Uzbekistan players from an additional World Cup qualifier after they tried to manipulate their suspensions by getting deliberate yellow cards.

Rafael Nadal says he underwent a surprise doping test toward the end of a week in which the Spaniard was at the center of jokes made by a French TV program about his country's alleged ties to doping.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been banned for five matches following his tirade against referee Martin Atkinson, the Football Association announced on Wednesday.