Football star Neymar Jr. has made his statement at a police station in Rio de Janeiro following allegations of assault against a woman.
The Brazilian forward denied the claims made by Najila Trindade who appeared on Brazilian TV saying she wanted justice.
MasterCard has suspended their advertising campaign with the 27-year-old and sports brand Nike, which also sponsors him said they are "very concerned" and "will continue to closely monitor the situation."
New Zealand's Ravindra a doubt for India series after injury in promotional shoot
New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra dislocated his shoulder while filming a diving catch during a promotional shoot, making him a doubt for next month's Twenty20 series against India, the country's cricket board said on Saturday.
UAE athletes gear up for Asian Games challenge
A 165-athlete UAE delegation is gearing up to compete at the 20th Asian Games, which opens in Japan's Aichi-Nagoya on Saturday.
Ronaldo included in Jesus' first Portugal squad
Cristiano Ronaldo has been included in new Portugal manager Jorge Jesus' first 25-man squad for the defending champions' upcoming four Nations League matches.
Juventus hammer Njimigen as keeper suffers Europa League nightmare
Juventus hammered Dutch side NEC Nijmegen 5-0 at home with help from two errors by goalkeeper Nikolas Polster and Olympique de Marseille of France lost 4-1 away to Besiktas as the first round of Europa League matches wrapped up on Thursday.
England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to secure T20 series
Jos Buttler has become the first batsman to score 15,000 career T20 runs and Liam Dawson took a three-wicket haul as a dominant England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Cardiff on Thursday to secure the series 2-0.
