Megan Schutt claimed 3-3 as Australia brushed aside New Zealand with a dominant bowling display to move top of Group A at the Women's T20 World Cup. Both sides had won their opening match and the Kiwis had a glimmer of hope on a slow pitch in Sharjah after they restricted the

Spain World Cup winner Andres Iniesta has retired from playing at the age of 40. Iniesta is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, thanks in part to the midfield partnerships he formed with Xavi Hernandez and Sergio Busquets for Spain and Barcelona. He earned 131

Chelsea got off to a winning start in their Women's Champions League campaign with victory over Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge. Sonia Bompastor's side were in front within two minutes as Sjoeke Nusken's header took a heavy deflection off Sheila Garcia and bounced over the

All-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad has announced his retirement from T20I cricket after the end of the three-match series against India.  “I'm retiring from T20I cricket after the last game of this series. Actually I was pre-decided before coming here. I had talked with my

England got a late reward at the end of a gruelling opening day's play on their tour of Pakistan, who were taken to 328-4 by centuries from Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique. An unprecedented 3-0 win was achieved by England here two years ago, but with a different team and in

A much-improved batting performance saw England seal a seven-wicket win over South Africa at the Women's T20 World Cup. On a more batter-friendly surface than the previous encounters at Sharjah, Danni Wyatt-Hodge's 43 and Nat Sciver-Brunt's unbeaten 48 helped England reach

World number six Coco Gauff dominated unseeded Czech player Karolina Muchova to win the China Open - the eighth WTA title of her career and first since January. The American fourth seed had struggled with her serve earlier in the week and was forced to battle back from a set down in

LeBron James and his eldest son Bronny James have claimed a piece of NBA history, making their long-awaited first appearance alongside each other for the Los Angeles Lakers. The duo appeared together on Sunday at the start of the second quarter in the Lakers’ 118-114 preseason

Bangladesh faced a seven-wicket defeat in the opening match of the three-game T20I series against India at the Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium in Gwalior on Sunday. India's chase got off to a blistering start, reaching 50 runs in just 4.4 overs as Bangladesh’s

Arshdeep Singh and returning Varun Chakravarthy took three wickets each as India bowled out Bangladesh for 127 in the first of the three T20 internationals on Sunday. Left-arm quick Arshdeep backed skipper Suryakumar Yadav's decision to field first as he removed the openers

The Bashundhara Kings Football Academy officially launched its non-residential professional training program at the Bashundhara Sports Complex in Dhaka on Saturday. Kings President Md Imrul Hassan, speaking at the inauguration at Bashundhara Kings Arena, announced plans to transition

Novak Djokovic came through a tricky test against Alex Michelsen at the Shanghai Masters to win his first match on the ATP Tour since a shock third-round exit at the US Open in August. The 37-year-old Serb lost the opening three games against America's world number 43, but bounced

Arsenal came from behind to maintain their unbeaten start to the season against winless Southampton at Emirates Stadium. Two goals in 10 second-half minutes from Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli ensured the Gunners made a full recovery after being stunned by Cameron Archer's

Dani Carvajal was taken off on a stretcher in added time as Real Madrid's unbeaten start to the La Liga season continued with victory over Villarreal at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. The Spain right-back was left screaming in agony, after seemingly over-extending his knee in a

Sobhana Mostary’s fighting knock wasn’t enough as Bangladesh lost their second Group B match at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 by 21 runs to England at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Chasing 119, Bangladesh had a sluggish start losing both their openers

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials said on Saturday that there will be six categories in the player’s draft of the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the country’s lone franchise-based T20 event. A team can retain or do direct signing three local players while

After their disappointing Test series, Bangladesh is determined to adopt a fresh approach as they face hosts India in the first match of the three-game T20 International series tomorrow (October 6) in Gwalior. The match is scheduled to start at 7:30 PM (Bangladesh time).

Paul Pogba says his "nightmare is over" after a four-year ban for a doping offence was reduced to 18 months following a successful appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas). Sources close to the 31-year-old Juventus midfielder told BBC Sport he can resume training in

Lea Pericoli, Italian tennis star of the 1950s and 60s, has died aged 89. Regarded as one of her country's top players, she reached the last 16 of the French Open twice and the Wimbledon championships three times. Pericoli, who was born on 22 March 1935 in Milan, later became a

Tristan Stubbs hit an unbeaten maiden one-day international century as South Africa defeated Ireland by 174 runs Dhabi to seal a series win in Abu Dhabi. The Proteas won Wednesday's opener by 134 runs and now lead 2-0 going into the final game on Monday. South Africa won the