Spain continued their recent dominance of international football by edging past France - who fought back from 3-1 down to force extra time - to win Olympic men's gold at Paris 2024. The hosts took an early lead but in a pulsating match they quickly fell two goals behind before

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) extends its heartfelt congratulations to Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan on his appointment as the Advisor of the Interim Government responsible for the Ministry of Youth and Sports. "The BCB is confident that Mr Bhuiyan, with his passion and

The United States erased a 17-point deficit to beat Nikola Jokic’s Serbia 95-91 on Thursday and reach the Olympic men’s basketball final, keeping their bid for a fifth straight gold medal alive. Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry dazzled with 36 points and all-time

Rafael Nadal has pulled out of this month's US Open, saying he would not "be able to give my 100% at this time". Nadal, who lost to Novak Djokovic in the Paris Olympic singles and reached the doubles quarter-finals alongside partner Carlos Alcaraz, has only played at the

Sri Lanka clinched their first bilateral one-day international series win over India in 27 years with a 110-run victory in the third match in Colombo. Opener Avishka Fernando hit 96 to help Sri Lanka post 248-7, before left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage took 5-27 as India crumbled to

The Pakistan Cricket Board’s men’s national selection committee today announced a 17-member Pakistan squad for the ICC World Test Championship fixtures against Bangladesh. The first Test will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from 21-25 August, while the second Test

Atletico Madrid have agreed an £81.5m deal to sign Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez. The fee is made up of an initial £64.4m (75m euros) with a further £17.1m (20m euros) in potential add-ons. It would be a record sale for City, surpassing the £50m

Brazil thrashed world champions Spain to set up a repeat of the 2008 Olympic women's football final against the United States in Paris on Saturday. An Irene Paredes own goal set Brazil on their way, with Gabi Portilho scoring a second on the stroke of half-time to stun the side

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says he "trying to solve" his side's "habit" of conceding too many goals after a 2-1 defeat by a young Real Madrid side in Charlotte, in the final match of their United States tour. First-half goals from Dani Ceballos and Brahim Diaz

Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice as France fought back to beat 10-man Egypt 3-1 after extra time and reach the final of the men's Olympic football competition. The result means Thierry Henry's side are guaranteed a first medal in the tournament in 40 years when they play Spain

Spain will meet France in the final of the men's Olympic football competition after a 2-1 comeback victory over Morocco. The 2020 silver medallists fell behind in the first half of the semi-final after tournament top scorer Soufiane Rahimi converted a penalty for his sixth goal at

Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson dominated the Olympic 800m final to win gold in Paris and end her wait for a global title. The 22-year-old had finished second at successive World Championships after claiming a stunning silver on her Olympic debut in Tokyo as a teenager in 2021.

Former England batsman and coach Graham Thorpe has died at the age of 55, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday. Thorpe won 100 Test caps beteen 1993 and 2005 and scored 16 centuries during a stellar England career and was regarded as one of the best batters of

US sprint star Noah Lyles won the Olympic 100m title by five-thousandths of a second from Jamaica's Kishane Thompson in a dramatic photo finish at Paris 2024. Showman Lyles overhauled his rivals in the second half of the race to triumph by the finest of margins in a personal best

Novak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz in thrilling fashion to secure a long-awaited Olympic title and complete the career 'Golden Slam'. Djokovic, who has won a men's record 24 majors and swept up every title there is in tennis, finally clinched Olympic gold at his fifth

Liverpool completed their three-match US tour with a 100% record as Arne Slot’s side eased to an impressive 3-0 win against Manchester United in Columbia. In front of a 77,559 – the biggest non-US football crowd at the Williams-Brice Stadium - Fabio Carvalho put Liverpool

A hat-trick from Erling Haaland helped Manchester City to a 4-2 pre-season win over error-prone Chelsea in Columbus. Haaland, 24, scored twice in the first five minutes, profiting from two disastrous Chelsea mistakes as Enzo Maresca's side gifted the Premier League champions an

American superstar Katie Ledecky equalled the record for the most gold medals by a female Olympian as she won the 800m freestyle title at the Paris Games. Ledecky clocked eight minutes 11.04 seconds to become the only woman - and only swimmer other than the great Michael Phelps - with

Julien Alfred stormed to the women's 100m title at Paris 2024 to make history as St Lucia's first Olympic medallist. As the rain teemed down at a raucous Stade de France, Alfred, 23, dominated the final and sealed victory by a clear margin in a national record 10.72 seconds.

Charith Asalanka was the hero for Sri Lanka as they played out a thrilling tie with India in the first one-day international in Colombo. With the scores level, India needed one run to win with two wickets in hand and 15 balls remaining, but home skipper Asalanka struck in successive