Lionel Messi has no intention of renewing his expiring contract with Paris Saint Germain, according to reports. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner joined the Ligue 1 giants in the summer of 2021 after leaving boyhood club FC Barcelona. The cash-strapped Catalans failed to

Everton have sacked manager Frank Lampard after less than a year in charge at Goodison Park. Defeat at fellow strugglers West Ham United on Saturday was Everton's ninth loss in 12 Premier League games. They are second from bottom of the table with 15 points from 20 matches,

Kylian Mbappe scored five goals as Paris St-Germain ran riot against sixth-tier Pays de Cassel to reach the last 16 of the French Cup. Pays de Cassel had already won three games to reach the last 32 and managed to hold out for 29 minutes before Mbappe opened the scoring. Neymar

In March 2020, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza last played in an international match. Previously he retired from T-20, but not from one day and test. Mortaza is now 39, and no longer in a situation to fight for his place in the national team. There are talks to give Mashrafe a chance to retire

Rangpur Riders secured a 55-run victory over Chattogram Challengers as well as their third win in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 tournament at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today (Jan 23). Shoaib Malik's brilliant knock which included five fours and as many sixes

Goals from Karim Benzema and Toni Kroos helped Real Madrid win at Athletic Bilbao to move back to within three points of league leaders Barcelona. Ballon d'Or holder Benzema extended his run to six goals in five league matches with a sublime contorted volley. It helped Carlo

Cristiano Ronaldo made his competitive debut for new club Al Nassr in their 1-0 win over Ettifaq in the Saudi Pro League on Sunday. The 37-year-old Portugal forward joined the club last month on a deal that runs until 2025, reportedly earning more than £177m per year. He led

Eddie Nketiah was the hero as his injury-time winner saw Arsenal snatch a 3-2 win against Manchester United in a pulsating Premier League encounter at the Emirates Stadium. The 23-year-old scored either side of a Bukayo Saka stunner to take Mikel Arteta's side five points clear at

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina has confessed to drawing on her experience of facing Ash Barty on Rod Laver Arena before stunning world No.1 Iga Swiatek on the same court to earn an Australian Open quarter-final berth. The big-serving 22nd seed started her Melbourne Park campaign on

Top Indian wrestlers have called off a protest near the parliament building following a government assurance that an inquiry into their allegations of sexual harassment of young athletes by the federation would be completed in four weeks. The wrestlers and their nearly 200 supporters

A showdown between two of the world’s greatest footballers provided an entertaining spectacle in Riyadh but Saudi Arabia will not stop there. Deafening fireworks closed Thursday’s exhibition between Lionel Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain and a composite team led by Saudi

Brazil defender Dani Alves has been detained in jail pending investigation into alleged sexual assault. The former Barcelona full-back, 39, allegedly assaulted a woman by inappropriately touching her in a nightclub in Barcelona in December. Alves, who has denied the allegation, was

When Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Al-Nassr on the last day of 2022, he couldn’t have imagined that his first match in his new home of Saudi Arabia would be against a team that included his great rival Lionel Messi. But, having missed his new club’s last two matches due to a

Former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke has been caught on film in a public altercation where his partner accuses him of cheating on her and appears to slap him. Clarke’s girlfriend Jade Yarbrough and Clarke can be heard yelling at each other in a Noosa park in the

Protests have intensified in India after a top Indian athlete accused the chief of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and other coaches of sexually harassing women wrestlers for years. Vinesh Phogat has alleged that at least 10 woman wrestlers confessed to her that they were sexually

Inter Milan beat rivals AC Milan 3-0 to win the Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. Federico Dimarco put the Serie A champions ahead after 10 minutes when he tapped in Nicolo Barella's cross. Inter goalkeeper Andre Onana tipped behind a Rafael Leao shot, before Dzeko made it 2-0

Lawyers for Usain Bolt, one of the world's greatest sprinters, said Wednesday that more than $12.7 million is missing from his account with a private investment firm in Jamaica that authorities are investigating. Attorney Linton P. Gordon provided The Associated Press with a copy

Hashim Amla, South Africa's second highest Test run-scorer of all time, has retired at the age of 39. Amla scored 9,282 runs - second only to Jacques Kallis' 13,206 - at an average of 46.64 in 124 Tests. He amassed 18,672 in all formats for the Proteas from 2004 to 2019, and

Bangladesh registered their third straight victory and moved to the Super Six of ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup as the group A champions, beating the United States of America (USA) by 5 wickets at Benoni in South Africa today. Bangladeshi girls beat mighty Australia by 7

Defending champion Rafa Nadal bowed out of the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday after suffering an injury during his 6-4 6-4 7-5 defeat by American Mackenzie McDonald. Nadal's elimination shakes up the men's draw and puts a twist in the Grand Slam titles race,