Sherfane Rutherford hit a sublime unbeaten 68 as West Indies fought back to beat New Zealand by 13 runs to book their place in the T20 World Cup Super 8s. The co-hosts were in trouble at 22-4 when Rutherford came to the crease and continued to struggle for much of the innings, slumping

Keely Hodgkinson defended her European 800m title with a dominant victory despite struggling with illness, as Great Britain also won women's 4x100m relay gold on the final night of action in Rome. Hodgkinson, 22, led throughout and held off her rivals in the closing stages to win

Lionel Messi intends to finish his career with Inter Miami - but has no plans to retire just yet. The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, 36, joined the Major League Soccer (MLS) club last summer after leaving Paris St-Germain. That followed a glittering career with Barcelona, where

Lebanese captain Hassan Maatouk single-handedly crushed Bangladesh in the last Group 1 match of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Football' 2026.  Bangladesh football team conceded a 4-0 defeat against Lebanon in Doha Tuesday at the FIFA World Cup venue -- Khalifa

Australia marched into the Super Eights  of the T20 World Cup with a nine-wicket demolition of Namibia at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Tuesday. Adam Zampa led the rout of an outclassed Namibia with figures of 4-12, becoming the first Australian man to reach 100

Erik Ten Hag will remain as manager of Manchester United following a post-season review by the club's board. It is understood they are now talking to Ten Hag about extending his contract, which is about to enter its final season. United instigated their review immediately after

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a fine double as a classy Portugal side signed off before Euro 2024 by comfortably beating the Republic of Ireland in Aveiro. Joao Felix opened the scoring for a much-changed Portugal side in the first half, curling home after the hosts caught the Republic out

Muhammad Rizwan made a steady unbeaten half-century as Pakistan kept their slim hopes of qualifying for the T20 World Cup Super 8s alive with a seven-wicket win over Canada in New York. Aaron Johnson hit four sixes – the joint most by any player in an innings at this ground

Heavy rain and a waterlogged outfield led to the abandonment of the T20 World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Nepal on Wednesday in Florida. The rain had poured down for most of the day, with flood warnings in place around the region, but a break in the weather led ground staff to

Former Indian batter and cricket expert, Virender Sehwag, has delivered a blistering assessment of Bangladesh's ace all-rounder, Shakib Al Hasan, following his dismal performance against South Africa in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Sehwag's scathing criticism of Shakib has

Heinrich Klaasen hit a vital 46 as South Africa claimed a nervy four-run victory over Bangladesh that put them on the brink of securing a place in the T20 World Cup Super 8s. They defeated Bangladesh by four runs in their third match at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium

Angel Di Maria grabbed the decisive goal in a drab contest, as Argentina snagged a 1-0 win over Ecuador with Lionel Messi not in the starting lineup. The Albiceleste were short of their best, dragged into a chippy contest as Messi watched the first hour from the bench. And although the

Scotland raced to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over Oman at the T20 World Cup to go top of Group B. A wonderful unbeaten 61 from Brandon McMullen guided Scotland to their target of 151 in just 13.1 overs as Richie Berrington's side delivered a real statement. Safyaan

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won a gripping wet-dry Canadian Grand Prix that developed into a five-car battle for the lead over the final 10 laps. Verstappen expertly managed a restart after a safety-car period with 11 laps to go to bolt into a decisive lead while McLaren’s

Jasprit Bumrah took 3-14 as India battled to a gritty six-run victory over Pakistan in a T20 World Cup thriller in New York. Pakistan seamers Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah both finished with fine figures of 3-21 as India were bowled out for 119 in 19 overs in slippery conditions after

Carlos Alcaraz has now won Grand Slam titles at the US Open, Wimbledon and the French Open Carlos Alcaraz won the French Open title many thought he was destined to claim by edging a scrappy five-set final against Alexander Zverev. Third seed Alcaraz won 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 on the

Northern Ireland's three-game unbeaten run came to an end with a comprehensive 5-1 defeat by Spain at the Son Moix Stadium. Michael O'Neill's side had taken the lead through a Daniel Ballard header in only the second minute of the game, but the quality of their hosts was

David Miller made an unbeaten half-century as South Africa avoided a hat-trick of World Cup upsets against the Netherlands with a nervy four-wicket victory in New York. The Dutch posted a modest 103-9 after being asked to bat first as Sybrand Engelbrecht’s disciplined 40 off 45

England's T20 World Cup defence is already in danger after a damaging 36-run defeat by Australia in Barbados. After a roaring start, their old rivals piled up 201-7 before England's batters fell away badly in their pursuit. Jos Buttler and Phil Salt reached 73-0 but after

Iga Swiatek achieved the rare feat of winning a third successive French Open women's title with a comprehensive victory over Italian 12th seed Jasmine Paolini. Poland’s Swiatek continued her recent dominance on the Roland Garros clay with a 6-2 6-1 win against first-time