France striker Karim Benzema won the Ballon d’Or at a ceremony in Paris on Monday, the reward coming after his stunning performances helped Real Madrid win the Champions League and La Liga last season. Benzema, who is the first French winner of the most prestigious individual

Scotland, ranked 15th in the world, started their Men's T20 World Cup campaign in brilliant fashion by shocking two-time winners West Indies. Chasing 161 to win, a mixture of woeful batting and disciplined bowling saw the Windies bowled out for 118, to lose by 42 runs in Group B.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee has named Qatar as the hosts for the 2023 Asian Cup which is set to be held in June and July, 2023.  Along with Qatar, Indonesia and South Korea had also submitted bids to host the tournament but eventually it was the 2022

Neymar scored the only goal as PSG beat rivals Marseille at the Parc des Princes to remain unbeaten at the top of Ligue 1. Lionel Messi forced two early saves from Pau Lopez and cannoned a free-kick off the bottom of the crossbar. The breakthrough in 'Le Classique' came in

Clinical Real Madrid beat Barcelona in the 250th El Clasico to go top of La Liga and inflict their rivals' first league defeat of the season. Karim Benzema scored Real's opener after Vinicius Jr's shot had been saved into his path by Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Federico

Liverpool beat Manchester City 1-0 in a dramatic clash of Premier League giants, as Mohamed Salah's breakaway goal was enough to secure victory for the Reds after City had an earlier goal disallowed. These sides have combined to win the last five Premier League titles, and the

A spirited Namibia plated up the first upset of the T20 World Cup in the very first match of the tournament by defeating Asia Cup 2022 champions Sri Lanka in the curtain raiser. Playing at Geelong on Sunday, 16 October, the Gerhard Erasmus lead team were all over the Lankans from ball

American star Lexi Thompson is back in the winner’s circle after holding her nerve to take the individual title at the Aramco Team Series — New York. The Ladies European Tour win at Trump Golf Links Ferry Point marks the 27-year-old World No. 4’s first title since the

Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and opted to bowl first in the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup opener vs Namibia at Kardinia Park in Geelong. The big news from the Sri Lankan camp is that young left-arm quick Dilshan Madushanka has been ruled out of the tournament with

Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood has been charged with attempted rape, engaging in controlling behaviour and assault. The forward was arrested in January following allegations that emerged in images and videos posted online. He was arrested again on Saturday for

India maintained their dominance in the Women's Asia Cup with an eight-wicket demolition of a self-destructing Sri Lanka in the final at at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet on Saturday for their seventh title in eight editions.  Sri Lanka, who were playing their

Phil Foden has signed a new contract with Manchester City which will keep the England midfielder at the club until 2027. The 22-year-old's previous deal was due to expire in 2024. Foden has scored 52 goals in 182 games since making his debut in November 2017 after emerging as

Third T20 international, Canberra England 112-2 (12 overs): Buttler 65*, Malan 23 Australia 30-3 (3.5 overs): Woakes 3-4 No result (rain) - England win three-match series 2-0 England missed the chance to complete a series clean sweep over Australia when their third Twenty20

Liverpool’s clashes with Manchester City have become the Premier League’s modern classic in the era of Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, but Sunday’s clash at Anfield could already spell the end of the Reds’ title aspirations. Both clubs have shared the supremacy

All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz helped Pakistan to a five-wicket victory over New Zealand on Friday to win the tri-series Twenty20 final in Christchurch with three balls to spare. It was a good sign for Pakistan going into the World Cup in Australia, with an opener against arch-rivals India

Although Litton Das and Shakib Al Hasan smashed fifties, Bangladesh failed to avoid defeat in the sixth T20 match of the ongoing tri-series in Christchurch on Thursday (Oct 13). Chasing a target of 174, Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam hit fifties as Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 7

Mohamed Salah came off the bench to score an incredible six-minute hat-trick as Liverpool obliterated Rangers in the Champions League. The striker netted three times in his sensational first 13 minutes on the pitch to silence a once-euphoric Ibrox crowd. Scott Arfield had given

Barcelona are on the brink of a group-stage Champions League exit for the second successive season after being held to a draw by Inter Milan in a breathless and high-octane game at the Nou Camp. Having been beaten in the San Siro last week, Xavi's side went into the game knowing

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das scored identical half centuries to help Bangladesh post a total of 173 for six in the the sixth match of the T20 tri-series in Christchurch on Thursday (Oct 13). Shakib scored 68 off 42 balls while Das notched up 69 off 42 balls. Their

Devon Conway (64), Glenn Phillips (60) fifties and an all-round bowling performance helped New Zealand crush Bangladesh by 48 runs in NZ Tri Series Match 5 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.  Bangladesh are now out of the race for a place in the final in this tri-series but have one