The playing XI's have been finalised for the first Test between India and Australia, with the visitors winning the toss and electing to bat first in Nagpur. India selectors opted to go with experience at the top of their batting order, with right-hander KL Rahul winning the berth

Marseille celebrated their first home win against Paris Saint-Germain in more than a decade to reach the quarterfinals of the French Cup, beating their bitter rival 2-1 on Wednesday. Cheered on by buoyant fans at a packed Stade Velodrome, Marseille had rarely looked so dominant against

Manchester United fought back from a two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 with Leeds in the Premier League on Wednesday. Substitute Jadon Sancho rescued a point for Erik ten Hag’s team, which missed the chance to move level on points with second-place Manchester City. Leeds fired

LeBron James has become the NBA's all-time leading scorer, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 39-year-old record. Los Angeles Lakers star James, 38, hit 38 points in a 133-130 defeat by Oklahoma City Thunder to surpass Abdul-Jabbar's mark of 38,387. Abdul-Jabbar, who also

Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay have officially submitted their joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup - 100 years after the inaugural tournament was held in Montevideo. The four South American nations have called for the World Cup to return to "where football was born".

Turkish goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan has died following Monday's earthquake in his home country, his club Yeni Malatyaspor has confirmed. More than 5,000 people have lost their lives in Turkey and Syria following the earthquake. "Our goalkeeper, Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan,

The Olympic committees of five Nordic nations have backed calls for the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes to be upheld for the Paris 2024 Games. In a joint statement the Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish committees said: "Now is not the right time to consider

Aaron Finch has called time on his stunning international career that included leading Australia to their first ICC Men’s T20 World Cup trophy. Aaron Finch has announced his retirement from international cricket. The long-term white-ball skipper represented Australia in 254

Manchester City has been referred to an independent commission over more than 100 alleged breaches of Premier League finance rules, England’s top-flight soccer league said on Monday. The breaches stretch from the 2009-10 season to the 2017-18 campaign, the league added. City was

The sports world has sympathized with Türkiye after strong earthquakes hit the country's southern region, leaving hundreds of people dead and thousands injured. European football's governing body UEFA and EuroLeague Basketball shared condolences messages each on Twitter.

Harry Kane became Tottenham's all-time record scorer, surpassing the great Jimmy Greaves, as his 267th goal for the club dented Manchester City's title ambitions at a raucous Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The England captain reached the landmark with a composed finish from 10

Real Madrid were beaten 1-0 at Mallorca in La Liga with midfielder Marco Asensio missing a penalty against his former club. Vedat Muriqi's header deflected in off Real Madrid defender Nacho to put the hosts ahead in the 13th minute at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix. The champions were

Barcelona moved eight points clear at the top of La Liga as a clinical second-half performance helped them to a routine victory against Sevilla. After an uneventful first half the hosts took the lead through Jordi Alba's 58th-minute side-footed finish. Gavi tapped home

Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram has said he is “looking forward” to launching a cricket league in Saudi Arabia following his trip to Riyadh this week. The Pakistani pacer issued the statement after meeting Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation Chairman Prince Saud

As Wolverhampton Wanderers closed out the final few minutes of Saturday's hugely impressive dismantling of Liverpool, their fans responded to a lengthy spell of passing with chants of "ole". In recent seasons, that is something Reds fans were often able to inflict on

Marcus Rashford continued his post-World Cup scoring streak as a Manchester United side reduced to 10 men survived late Crystal Palace pressure to secure Premier League victory at Old Trafford. Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring from the penalty spot after the video assistant referee

After Lionel Messi's second-half goal helped a lackluster Paris Saint-Germain beat Toulouse 2-1 to move eight points clear at the top of the French league, the team was urged to lighten their superstar's load. Messi struck with a typical curling strike in the 57th minute

A contest that could define the 2024 Paris Olympics is playing out 18 months before medals are awarded. It's giving the International Olympic Committee a political challenge with echoes of the 1980s. Ukraine fired up its campaign on Friday to have Russia and military ally Belarus

Abahani Limited Dhaka earned a facile 2-1 goal victory over Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the Bangladesh Premier League football held today (Saturday) at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj. Nigerian forward Peter Nworah and Costa Rican forward Daniel Colindres

Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra returned to winning streak in the Bangladesh Premier League football. They managed a hard-fought solitary goal victory over ten men Azampur Football Club Uttara in a match held today (Saturday) at Bashundhara Sports Complex in the city. Ivorian midfielder