Chelsea emerged from the crisis that has cast a cloud over the club in stunning fashion as they comprehensively outclassed Aston Villa in their FA Cup fourth-round replay. Villa's formidable home form this season made them firm favourites to reach the last 16 but Chelsea produced a

Sebastien Haller scored the winner as 2023 Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast beat DR Congo to set up a final meeting with Nigeria. The only goal of a cagey contest in Abidjan came in the 65th minute when Haller's volley bounced down into the ground and up over Leopards

Al-Nassr FC and Adidas on Tuesday signed a three-year deal for the German firm to provide sportswear for the club’s teams and staff from the start of the 2024-25 season. Al-Nassr CEO Guido Fienga, said: “As we join forces with Adidas in this exciting partnership, the scale

Three US media giants have announced a new sports streaming platform to be launched in autumn. Walt Disney's ESPN, Fox Corp and Warner Bros. Discovery own a wide range of portfolios of sports rights including those for the FIFA World Cup, Formula 1 and the National Football League.

Australia completed a 3-0 one-day international series win over West Indies with a historic eight-wicket victory in Canberra. The hosts won with 43.1 overs to spare, making it the shortest completed ODI played in Australia. Xavier Bartlett took four wickets for Australia as West

Mousa Tamari scored a brilliant curling strike to stun two-time winners South Korea and send Jordan to their first Asian Cup final. Yazan Al-Naimat put Jordan ahead at the start of the second half with a clever dink, before Tamari doubled their lead with a superb solo effort. Jordan

Shakib Al Hasan led Rangpur Riders to their fifth victory against Durdanto Dhaka as he performed with both bat and ball on Tuesday in Dhaka. Shakib's performance included 34 runs off 20 balls, featuring three sixes. He followed up with a stellar bowling display, claiming three

Manchester City moved menacingly into second place in the Premier League, two points behind leaders Liverpool, as Phil Foden's hat-trick was the catalyst for a convincing win at Brentford. The hosts actually took the lead through Neal Maupay's breakaway goal in the 21st minute,

Former Barcelona and Brazil football player Dani Alves has gone on trial in Spain accused of raping a woman in a nightclub. The 40-year-old has been in prison without bail for more than a year since the alleged incident took place in December 2022. Mr Alves could face up 12 years in

Atletico Madrid scored an injury-time equaliser to rescue a point from their derby with La Liga leaders Real Madrid. Brahim Diaz pounced on a heavy touch from Koke and clipped the ball past Jan Oblak from close range to give Real the opening goal. Stefan Savic had a leveller ruled

MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will host the 2026 World Cup final on 19 July, while Azteca Stadium in Mexico City will stage the opening group game on 11 June. Mexico is one of three countries co-hosting the expanded 48-team tournament along with USA and Canada which will last a record

Angry fans in Hong Kong booed Inter Miami during a pre-season friendly after Lionel Messi did not play. The Argentina World Cup winner, 36, who had a hamstring injury, was left on the bench as Inter beat a local League XI 4-1 in front of almost 40,000 fans. There were chants of

Arsenal reduced Liverpool's lead at the top of the Premier League to two points after a deserved victory in a tense encounter at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners knew defeat was unthinkable and their cause was helped hugely by two errors from Liverpool's normally reliable keeper

The opening of the match between Bangladesh and India was cautious. Nevertheless, as time advanced, India attempted to take control of the match by making incursions into the midfield. However, the vigilance of Afifa and Jahanara in Bangladesh's defense was apparent. While the

Captain Ronwen Williams saved four penalties to help South Africa reach the semi-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations following a 0-0 draw against Cape Verde. Bebe, Willy Semedo, Laros Duarte and Patrick Andrade were all denied in the shootout by the outstanding Williams, who also

Host nation Ivory Coast produced another amazing Africa Cup of Nations escape act as Oumar Diakite's 122nd-minute winner sent the 10-man Elephants into the semi-finals at heartbroken Mali's expense. The hosts played the majority of the game at a numerical disadvantage after

Three of the four semi-finalists at the ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup 2024 were decided on Friday, leaving one place up for grabs in the final four on the last day of Super Six action in South Africa. Australia, South Africa and India have booked their place in the semis, with

FIFA will announce which city will host the final of the 2026 World Cup when they unveil schedule details for the first ever 48-team tournament on Sunday. The tournament is being co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico and FIFA will also announce which venue will host the

Iran survived going down to 10 men to beat Syria 5-3 in a penalty shootout in the Asian Cup last-16 on Wednesday after the game ended 1-1 after extra time, setting up a tasty quarter-final clash with four-time champions Japan. Iran played the last 30 minutes with 10 men after Porto

It may not have been the long-awaited Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi show, but Al-Nassr still delighted fans in Riyadh with a 6-0 thrashing of Inter Miami on Thursday. Just two days after Saudi Arabia exited the Asian Cup, this was a magnificent advert for the Saudi Pro League with