Crowd trouble forced the first football match of the Olympics to be suspended for nearly two hours amid chaotic and worrying scenes, with the game eventually completed in an empty stadium. Morocco had been 2-0 ahead against Argentina, who pulled a goal back and were pushing for an

Bangladeshi girls reached to the semifinal of the Women's Asia Cup after crushing Malaysia by 114 runs in their last match of the Group B at Dambulla on Wednesday. Murshida Khatun struck a 59 ball-80 while captain Nigar Sultana Joty was not out on 62 to play an important role in

Andy Murray has confirmed he will retire from tennis after the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 37-year-old is planning to play in the singles and doubles at what will be his fifth Games. "Arrived in Paris for my last ever tennis tournament," Murray wrote on X. "Competing

Nicolas Kuhn scored twice and Luis Palma netted the decider in the 68th minute to give Celtic a 4-3 victory over Manchester City in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday. Norway’s Erling Haaland, wearing the City captain’s armband for the first time, nodded home an equalizer in

Rafael Nadal's first singles match since losing in the first round of the French Open in May ended with a 6-3 6-4 win against Leo Borg in the first round of the Swedish Open. Nadal, 38, missed Wimbledon to focus on the Olympics in Paris this summer and was making his return to

Players hoping to win the 2024 Ballon d'Or have now done all they can. Nominees for the world's best player award will be announced on 4 September - with the 2023-24 seasons and this summer's major tournaments the factors considered. With Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr

England’s Amy Jones admitted she will have to make wicketkeeping adjustments to deal with the turning tracks of Bangladesh at the Women’s T20 World Cup in October. Jones is regarded as one of the world’s best with the gloves and is especially adroit standing up to the

The head of the Colombian Football Federation, Ramón Jesurún, and his son have been arrested, following a brawl at Sunday's Copa América final in Miami. Mr Ramón, 71, and Ramón Jamil, 43, were held on charges of battery involving an official or an

Australia have named Jake Fraser-McGurk as a replacement for the retired David Warner in a new-look squad for this summer's white-ball tour of the UK. Warner, 37, retired from international cricket after Australia's T20 World Cup exit in June. Fraser-McGurk, 22, was an

Thousands of fans joined street celebrations in Madrid after Euro 2024 champions Spain returned home to a royal welcome. Spain beat England 2-1 in Sunday's final in Berlin to win their record fourth European crown. They travelled from Germany to the Spanish capital on Monday and

Each year, the US has 11 federal holidays. In Argentina, that number is 19, the 11th-most in the world. Celebration and commemoration are mandatory for Argentinians, but for almost three decades they were denied the kind of festivities the capital city of Buenos Aires craves. The

Argentinean football icon Angel Di Mar­a, affectionately known as "El Fideo," has retired from the Argentina national team as a Copa America champion.  With a legacy filled with both triumphs and heartbreaks, Di Mar­a leaves the Albiceleste, capping off a

Argentina won its second straight Copa America championship, overcoming Lionel Messi's second-half leg injury to beat Colombia 1-0 Sunday night on Lautaro Martinez's 112th-minute goal. Messi appeared to sustain a non-contact injury while running and falling in the 64th minute

Carlos Alcaraz powered to victory over an out-of-sorts Novak Djokovic to retain his men's singles title at Wimbledon. Although the players on show made this a repeat of last year's final, it failed to live up to the five-set thriller of 12 months ago as Djokovic appeared mostly

Spain won its record fourth European soccer championship, getting an 86th-minute goal from Mikel Oyarzabal to beat England in the Euro 2024 final on Sunday in Berlin. Spain won all seven games it played at Euro 2024, being crowned champions to cap one of the most dominant international

This match was end-to-end action as both teams had one last chance to reach the podium on Saturday evening and threw everything forward. A full-strength Uruguay side grabbed the early lead as Fede Valverde’s corner eventually fell to Rodrigo Bentacur. The Tottenham ace swivelled

Djokovic has the opportunity to equal Roger Federer's record of eight men's Wimbledon titles and secure a record 25th Grand Slam singles triumph with victory on Sunday. The Serb, 37, who had knee surgery three weeks before the start of the tournament, is level with Australian

"This undoubtedly surprises you more than it surprises us," Spain’s manager Luis de la Fuente told his country’s journalists. His team had just beaten France in the European Championship semi-finals, setting up a showdown with England in Sunday’s final.

Barbora Krejcikova held off a charge from Jasmine Paolini in a gripping final at Wimbledon to claim her second Grand Slam singles title. Krejcikova, a French Open winner in 2021, held her arms aloft as she sealed a 6-2 2-6 6-4 victory on her third championship point. She shared a

After seeing longtime doubles partner Barbora Krejcikova win the Wimbledon singles title, Katerina Siniakova went out on Center Court and added another Grand Slam trophy to her own collection. Siniakova won her third women’s doubles title at Wimbledon after teaming up with Taylor