Seven people have been killed and 21 injured after a race car ploughed into spectators at a motor event in Sri Lanka. The crash occurred at the Fox Hill Supercross race on Sunday in Diyatalawa, an army base town. Among the dead were four race officials as well as spectators,

World number four Elena Rybakina claimed her third title of the year, beating Marta Kostyuk 6-2 6-2 to win the Stuttgart Open. The 24-year-old from Kazahkstan broke the Ukrainian to love in the opening game and cruised through the first set. Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion,

Casper Ruud won his first title of 2024 as he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to win the Barcelona Open. Norwegian third seed Ruud defeated the Greek fifth seed 7-5 6-3 to claim the biggest title of his career. It is the first time the 25-year-old, who is ranked sixth in

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) put up a valiant effort but fell agonizingly short by one run in their IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday.  Will Jacks' fiery 55 off 32 balls and Rajat Patidar's quick 52 off 23 balls kept RCB in the hunt, but they

Paris St-Germain moved to the brink of a third straight Ligue 1 title after winning 4-1 at home to Lyon. PSG, who left leading goalscorer Kylian Mbappe on the bench, soon went 2-0 up through a Nemanja Matic own goal and a close-range finish by Lucas Beraldo. Portugal striker Goncalo

Jude Bellingham scored a late winner as Real Madrid beat Barcelona to move 11 points clear at the top of La Liga after an enthralling El Clasico. Bellingham smashed into the roof of the net as the clock ticked into stoppage time as Real twice came from behind at the Bernabeu. Andres

Fourth seed Elena Rybakina ended world number one Iga Swiatek's recent dominance at the Stuttgart Open, winning in three sets to reach the final. Kazakhstan's Rybakina, 24, beat the Polish top seed 6-3 4-6 6-3, halting her 10-match win streak at the event. Swiatek had won

Sunrisers Hyderabad equalled their own Indian Premier League record for sixes in an innings with 22 in a 67-run victory at Delhi Capitals. Australia's Travis Head (89) and fellow opener Abhishek Sharma (46) cleared the ropes six times, while Shahbaz Ahmed managed five sixes in his

Arsenal put their Champions League disappointment firmly in the past to beat Wolves at Molineux and move back to the top of the Premier League. Having blown their chance to leapfrog Pep Guardiola's side six days ago by losing at home to Aston Villa, then been knocked out of the

Manchester City bounced back from the disappointment of the Champions League quarter-final exit to Real Madrid as Bernardo Silva's late goal sunk Chelsea at Wembley to seal a place in the FA Cup final. It was redemption for Silva after his poor spot-kick played a key role in

The Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) saw cricketing activities after 19 years as the cricketers used the newly installed athletics tracks as part of their fitness drill today (April 20).   The drill was held to assess the players physical condition ahead of the upcoming home

Defending champions Bashundhara Kings extended their lead as they beat Fortis Football Club by a solitary goal in the ABG Bashundhara Bangladesh Premier League football held at Rajshahi District Stadium on Saturday (April 20).   In the day's match, Brazilian midfielder Miguel

Cameron Norrie missed out on a semi-final spot at the Barcelona Open with defeat by Tomas Martin Etcheverry. British number one Norrie, 31st in the world, sits just one place lower than Etcheverry in the ATP rankings. There was little to separate the pair, but the Argentine stormed

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is a doubt for his side's FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea on Saturday. Haaland was substituted late on during Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final defeat on penalties by Real Madrid. City boss Pep Guardiola said after the game

Rahul's time at the crease, which saw him smash nine fours and three sixes, played a key role in pushing Lucknow past Chennai's 176-6 with six balls to spare. "I felt that if we bat well, we could chase it down... when your partnership goes on, you can take a few more

Abahani Limited Dhaka have won their sixth match in the ABG Bangladesh Premier League Football against Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 2-1 goals at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj on Friday. In the day's match, Brazilian midfielder Jonathan Fernandes and

Assam Cricket Association (ACA) will send its U-16 squad for an exposure trip to Bangladesh. During this trip, the team will play two three-day matches and three one-day matches against the Bangladesh national team from April 25.  The matches will be held in Rajshai and Bogura.

Pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman is being brought back from the Indian Premier League as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) wants him to be ‘fresh’ in the forthcoming ICC T20 World Cup, scheduled in USA and West Indies in June, said a board official on Wednesday. The BCB on Monday

Juventus have been ordered to pay Cristiano Ronaldo £8.3m in owed wages by an Italian court. Ronaldo, 39, agreed to defer wages when football in Italy was halted by the Covid pandemic in the 2020-21 season. The Portuguese had claimed he was owed more than £17m by his

Arsenal made a bitterly disappointing exit from the Champions League as they were beaten by Bayern Munich in a euphoric atmosphere at Allianz Arena. Joshua Kimmich's powerful 63rd-minute header from Raphael Guerreiro's cross was enough to send the Germans through to the