Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina has confessed to drawing on her experience of facing Ash Barty on Rod Laver Arena before stunning world No.1 Iga Swiatek on the same court to earn an Australian Open quarter-final berth. The big-serving 22nd seed started her Melbourne Park campaign on

Top Indian wrestlers have called off a protest near the parliament building following a government assurance that an inquiry into their allegations of sexual harassment of young athletes by the federation would be completed in four weeks. The wrestlers and their nearly 200 supporters

A showdown between two of the world’s greatest footballers provided an entertaining spectacle in Riyadh but Saudi Arabia will not stop there. Deafening fireworks closed Thursday’s exhibition between Lionel Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain and a composite team led by Saudi

Brazil defender Dani Alves has been detained in jail pending investigation into alleged sexual assault. The former Barcelona full-back, 39, allegedly assaulted a woman by inappropriately touching her in a nightclub in Barcelona in December. Alves, who has denied the allegation, was

When Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Al-Nassr on the last day of 2022, he couldn’t have imagined that his first match in his new home of Saudi Arabia would be against a team that included his great rival Lionel Messi. But, having missed his new club’s last two matches due to a

Former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke has been caught on film in a public altercation where his partner accuses him of cheating on her and appears to slap him. Clarke’s girlfriend Jade Yarbrough and Clarke can be heard yelling at each other in a Noosa park in the

Protests have intensified in India after a top Indian athlete accused the chief of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and other coaches of sexually harassing women wrestlers for years. Vinesh Phogat has alleged that at least 10 woman wrestlers confessed to her that they were sexually

Inter Milan beat rivals AC Milan 3-0 to win the Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. Federico Dimarco put the Serie A champions ahead after 10 minutes when he tapped in Nicolo Barella's cross. Inter goalkeeper Andre Onana tipped behind a Rafael Leao shot, before Dzeko made it 2-0

Lawyers for Usain Bolt, one of the world's greatest sprinters, said Wednesday that more than $12.7 million is missing from his account with a private investment firm in Jamaica that authorities are investigating. Attorney Linton P. Gordon provided The Associated Press with a copy

Hashim Amla, South Africa's second highest Test run-scorer of all time, has retired at the age of 39. Amla scored 9,282 runs - second only to Jacques Kallis' 13,206 - at an average of 46.64 in 124 Tests. He amassed 18,672 in all formats for the Proteas from 2004 to 2019, and

Bangladesh registered their third straight victory and moved to the Super Six of ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup as the group A champions, beating the United States of America (USA) by 5 wickets at Benoni in South Africa today. Bangladeshi girls beat mighty Australia by 7

Defending champion Rafa Nadal bowed out of the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday after suffering an injury during his 6-4 6-4 7-5 defeat by American Mackenzie McDonald. Nadal's elimination shakes up the men's draw and puts a twist in the Grand Slam titles race,

Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has had a dream debut for Gremio, grabbing a first-half hat-trick to help his new Brazilian club win the Recopa Gaucha Super Cup. Suarez, who joined Gremio on a free transfer after leaving Uruguayan side Nacional, scored three goals inside 37 minutes as they

Australian Open organisers have banned Russian and Belarusian flags from the Melbourne Park precinct during the tournament after a complaint from Ukraine’s ambassador to the country. On Monday, the red, white and blue stripes of Russia were held up by fans during a first-round

The world cup-winning football team Argentina, including the great Lionel Messi, is likely to visit Bangladesh for a friendly match in June 2023.  The visit by the Argentina soccer team is almost finalised, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) President Kazi Salahuddin told the

The majority of play was suspended on day two of the Australian Open because of extreme heat in Melbourne. With temperatures above 35C, matches on the outside courts were stopped just before 14:15 local time (03:15 GMT). Britain's Dan Evans was involved in one of them, leading

Three police officers and two match officials have gone on trial in Indonesia, charged with negligence over their alleged roles last year in the deaths of 135 people at a football match in East Java. They each face a maximum prison sentence of five years if convicted over the disaster,

Defending champion Rafael Nadal battled past a man 15 years his junior and kickstart his bid for a record-extending 23rd Grand Slam title at the Australian Open Monday. The Spanish top seed unleashed some of his trademark hammer forehands, but also 46 unforced errors, before wearing

Kylian Mbappe made his return from a post-World Cup holiday but Paris Saint-Germain went down 1-0 away to Rennes in Ligue 1 on Sunday, a result which leaves them just three points clear at the top of the table halfway through the season. Rennes captain Hamari Traore scored the

Xavi claimed his first trophy as Barcelona manager after a comfortable victory over rivals Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final. The La Liga leaders dominated the match in Saudi Arabia and took the lead when 18-year-old Gavi fired in from Robert Lewandowski's pass.