Real Madrid beat Valencia on penalties in the Spanish Super Cup semi-finals at the King Fahd Stadium in Saudi Arabia. Karim Benzema's penalty put the European and La Liga champions ahead but Samuel Lino levelled just after half-time to make it 1-1 in Riyadh. Madrid won the

Lionel Messi scored in Paris Saint-Germain’s 2-0 win over Angers in Ligue 1 on Wednesday on his first appearance since leading Argentina to victory in the Fifa World Cup in Qatar. Messi had been rested for PSG’s first three matches following the long break in the season

Cristiano Ronaldo's new club Al Nassr say his contract does not include any commitment to back a Saudi Arabia bid to host the 2030 World Cup. Reports claimed Ronaldo will earn 200m euros (£177m) to promote the bid on top of his annual salary of £177m. But the club

Marcus Rashford came off the bench to score twice as Manchester United beat Charlton 3-0 to reach the League Cup semi-finals on Tuesday, while Newcastle saw off Leicester 2-0. A youthful United side featured eight changes as Erik ten Hag had one eye on Saturday’s derby against

Portugal have named former Belgium coach Roberto Martinez as their new manager and the Spaniard said he would sit down with star player Cristiano Ronaldo to talk about his future with the team. Martinez, 49, replaces Fernando Santos, who left his job after Portugal suffered a shock

Virat Kohli smashed a brilliant attacking century to set up a convincing 67-run win for India in the opening one-day international against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Kohli hammered 113 off 87 balls to drive India to 373-7 after they were invited to bat first at the start of the three-match

Fortune Barishal captain Shakib Al Hasan and his Rangpur Riders counterpart Nurul Hassan Sohan have been fined 15 percent of their match fees for breaching BCB Code of Conduct. Along with them Barishal opening batter Anamul Haque Bijoy was also fined same amount for same reason. The

Barishal clinched their first victory in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), as they beat Rangpur Riders by six wickets at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today. The game was stopped unexpectedly for five minutes when Barishal came to chase the innings as their captain Shakib

It has been a day of high-profile retirements in the footballing world. Barely hours after Wales superstar Gareth Bale announced he was stepping away from club and international football, France captain Hugo Lloris has also announced his retirement from international football. 

Wales and Los Angeles FC winger Gareth Bale has decided to end his playing career at the age of 33. "After careful and thoughtful consideration, I announce my immediate retirement from club and international football," Bale said on Twitter on Monday. "I feel

Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain will play a friendly against a select side made up of players from Cristiano Ronaldo’s new club Al Nassr and their Saudi rivals Al Hilal in Riyadh on January 19, the French champions announced on Monday.      Qatar-owned PSG will

The Australian Open starts on Monday, 16 January and runs until Sunday, 29 January. Players at the Australian Open will not need to take Covid-19 tests and could play if they have the virus. "We just wanted to follow what's currently in the community," tournament

Manchester City cruised into the FA Cup fourth round with a routine victory over a desperately poor Chelsea at Etihad Stadium. This was a far cry from what has traditionally been a hugely competitive meeting between two Premier League giants as City wrapped up a tie with either Oxford

Ousmane Dembele scored a first-half winner as Barcelona moved three points clear at the top of La Liga by edging to victory against Atletico Madrid. Dembele scored with a sweet side-foot finish following Gavi's lay-off and also hit a post in the second half. Atletico could have

Pakistan and New Zealand will face off in the first of three one-day internationals in Karachi Monday, with an eye on this year’s World Cup in India. The preceding Test series between the two teams failed to produce a result in either of the two Tests – both in Karachi

Real Madrid slipped to just a second La Liga defeat of the season as they missed the chance to go back to the top of the table by losing at Villarreal. Yeremy Pino put the hosts ahead but a dubious handball call against Juan Foyth allowed Karim Benzema to level. Foyth then won a

Premier League high-flyers Newcastle suffered a shock FA Cup exit against Sheffield Wednesday and holders Liverpool rode their luck in a draw with Wolves, while Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth crashed out on a day of third round surprises. Elsewhere on an enthralling afternoon of FA

Didier Deschamps said on Saturday he will remain France coach until the 2026 World Cup after leading the team to the final of the last two editions. Deschamps' contract expired after the World Cup in Qatar where reigning champions France lost to Argentina in a penalty shootout

Sania Mirza, India’s former doubles world number one, said she would call time on her career aged 36 after next month’s Dubai Tennis Championships — after her 2022 retirement plans were delayed due to injury. Mirza, regarded as her country’s greatest

Marcus Rashford scored for a fifth successive game as Manchester United increased the pressure on Everton boss Frank Lampard with a deserved FA Cup victory at Old Trafford. Everton were applauded off by their travelling support for showing admirable character, after their side suffered