Carlos Alcaraz will play Jannik Sinner in the China Open final after cruising past Daniil Medvedev in straight sets. The Spanish world number three needed 88 minutes to seal a 7-5 6-3 win against his opponent who needed two medical timeouts for treatment on his left leg. It is the

Babar Azam has resigned as Pakistan's white-ball captain to focus on his playing role. The 29-year-old captained his country in 20 Tests, 43 one-day internationals and 85 T20 internationals since he was first appointed in 2019. He was sacked from his role in all three formats in

Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Barcelona comprehensively beat Young Boys in the Champions League. Lewandowski struck after eight minutes for the hosts, poking home Raphinha's ball across the box at the back post. Barca doubled their lead as Brazil forward Raphinha netted the

Newcastle needed a penalty from Fabian Schar to beat fourth-tier Wimbledon 1-0 on Tuesday and set up a League Cup fourth round clash with Chelsea. The tie had been switched to St. James’ Park after the League Two side’s pitch was severely damaged by flooding last week.

India secured a comfortable victory over Bangladesh on the final day of the Test, winning by seven wickets after bundling out the visitors for 146 before lunch. Chasing a modest target of 95, India reached 98-3 in just 104 balls during the second session. Yashasvi Jaiswal led the

Bangladesh ended their campaign in the SAFF U-17 Championship 2024 as runners-up after losing to India by 0-2 goals in the final match at the Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu on Monday. After a barren first half, India’s Mohammed Kaif broke the deadlock with a header off a cross

NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has died from brain cancer at the age of 58. The eight-time NBA All-Star, who retired in 2009, spent 18 years playing in the league for the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks and Houston Rockets.

Ravindra Jadeja on Monday became the seventh Indian cricketer to take 300 Test wickets when he dismissed Khaled Mahmud in the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur. Jadeja had Mahmud caught and bowled to bring an end to Bangladesh's first innings on day four. Bangladesh were

Bangladesh was bowled out for 233 runs in the second Test of their two-match series against India at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur on Monday (Sept 30).  Mominul Haque was the standout performer for Bangladesh, scoring an unbeaten 107 runs.  However, he received little

Mominul Haque scored his 13th Test century as Bangladesh reached 205-6 at lunch on Day 4 of the second and final Test against India, following two rain-affected days at Green Park in Kanpur. Mominul, unbeaten on 102, was joined by Mehidy Hasan Miraz on 6 as the teams headed into the

The weather-hit second Test between India and Bangladesh resumed on Monday's fourth day after rain and a soggy outfield washed out Saturday and Sunday's play. Bangladesh were 107-3 in their first innings when the fourth day began under clear skies in Kanpur with Mominul Haque

Ross Adair hit a century as Ireland recorded their first T20 international win over South Africa at the seventh attempt. Having suffered an eight-wicket defeat on Friday, Ireland responded well to win by 10 runs at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi and draw the two-match series.

England's bid for a comeback series victory against Australia fell short as the tourists beat the rain in Bristol to win the deciding fifth one-day international. The hosts, having come from 2-0 down to level the series, posted 309 after being put into bat with Ben Duckett scoring

Angel Correa scored a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser for Atletico Madrid against city rivals Real Madrid in a derby that was halted for about 20 minutes midway through the second half following crowd issues. Shortly after Eder Militao scored Real's opener in the 64th minute,

The second Test between India and Bangladesh has faced significant delays due to adverse weather at the Green Park Stadium, affecting the start of play on the third day today (Sept 29).  Persistent overnight rain left the outfield wet, causing a pause in the action as Bangladesh

South Africa hammered Argentina in Nelspruit to win the Rugby Championship for the first time since 2019. The Springboks scored four first-half tries, with Aphelele Fassi grabbing two before assisting Cheslin Kolbe. Player of the match Pieter-Steph du Toit also claimed the first of

Ante Budimir scored twice as Osasuna stunned Barcelona, who fell to their first La Liga defeat of the season. The Croatia striker ghosted in behind the Barca defence to head home Bryan Zaragoza's cross from close range after 18 minutes. Zaragoza increased Osasuna's lead,

Mohamed Salah's penalty sent Liverpool back to the top of the Premier League as they beat winless Wolves. The forward's second-half spot kick quickly restored an advantage that had been cancelled out by Rayan Ait-Nouri's leveller after Ibrahima Konate's first Premier

Fifa has named the 12 stadiums set to host the new-look Club World Cup in the United States next year. The tournament, which will run from 15 June to 13 July 2025, is the first staging of an expanded 32-team competition. Matches will be played across the US, with the final to take

Bangladesh ensured the final of the SAFF U-17 Championship 2024 after beating Pakistan by 8(2)-7(2) goals in the second semifinal at the Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu on Saturday. The day’s nail-biting semifinal went to sudden death as both sides were locked at 5-5 goals in the