A warm-up match between Pakistan and Afghanistan for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was called off on Wednesday due to uninterrupted rain at The Gabba in Brisbane. Pakistan were only able to bat for 2.2 overs with the openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan scoring a total of 19

ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Group B Scotland 176-5 (20 overs): Jones 86 (55); Campher 2-9 Ireland 180-4 (19 overs): Campher 72* (32), Dockrell 39* (27) Ireland won by six wickets Ireland kept alive their hopes of progressing at the Men's T20 World Cup with a stunning

France and Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante has been ruled out of the World Cup in Qatar after having an operation on a hamstring injury. Kante, 31, suffered the injury during Chelsea's 2-2 home draw with Tottenham on 14 August. In a statement, the club said that the

Test skipper Pat Cummins was Tuesday appointed Australia's one-day captain after Aaron Finch retired from the 50-over format, with the fast bowler saying he had "significant shoes to fill". The 29-year-old Cummins will lead the side through to the ODI World Cup in India

Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas has retained the Women's Ballon d'Or, awarded to the best best female footballer of 2022. The midfielder, 28, who won the award last year, suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the summer and missed Spain's Euro 2022 campaign.

France striker Karim Benzema won the Ballon d’Or at a ceremony in Paris on Monday, the reward coming after his stunning performances helped Real Madrid win the Champions League and La Liga last season. Benzema, who is the first French winner of the most prestigious individual

Scotland, ranked 15th in the world, started their Men's T20 World Cup campaign in brilliant fashion by shocking two-time winners West Indies. Chasing 161 to win, a mixture of woeful batting and disciplined bowling saw the Windies bowled out for 118, to lose by 42 runs in Group B.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee has named Qatar as the hosts for the 2023 Asian Cup which is set to be held in June and July, 2023.  Along with Qatar, Indonesia and South Korea had also submitted bids to host the tournament but eventually it was the 2022

Neymar scored the only goal as PSG beat rivals Marseille at the Parc des Princes to remain unbeaten at the top of Ligue 1. Lionel Messi forced two early saves from Pau Lopez and cannoned a free-kick off the bottom of the crossbar. The breakthrough in 'Le Classique' came in

Clinical Real Madrid beat Barcelona in the 250th El Clasico to go top of La Liga and inflict their rivals' first league defeat of the season. Karim Benzema scored Real's opener after Vinicius Jr's shot had been saved into his path by Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Federico

Liverpool beat Manchester City 1-0 in a dramatic clash of Premier League giants, as Mohamed Salah's breakaway goal was enough to secure victory for the Reds after City had an earlier goal disallowed. These sides have combined to win the last five Premier League titles, and the

A spirited Namibia plated up the first upset of the T20 World Cup in the very first match of the tournament by defeating Asia Cup 2022 champions Sri Lanka in the curtain raiser. Playing at Geelong on Sunday, 16 October, the Gerhard Erasmus lead team were all over the Lankans from ball

American star Lexi Thompson is back in the winner’s circle after holding her nerve to take the individual title at the Aramco Team Series — New York. The Ladies European Tour win at Trump Golf Links Ferry Point marks the 27-year-old World No. 4’s first title since the

Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and opted to bowl first in the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup opener vs Namibia at Kardinia Park in Geelong. The big news from the Sri Lankan camp is that young left-arm quick Dilshan Madushanka has been ruled out of the tournament with

Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood has been charged with attempted rape, engaging in controlling behaviour and assault. The forward was arrested in January following allegations that emerged in images and videos posted online. He was arrested again on Saturday for

India maintained their dominance in the Women's Asia Cup with an eight-wicket demolition of a self-destructing Sri Lanka in the final at at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet on Saturday for their seventh title in eight editions.  Sri Lanka, who were playing their

Phil Foden has signed a new contract with Manchester City which will keep the England midfielder at the club until 2027. The 22-year-old's previous deal was due to expire in 2024. Foden has scored 52 goals in 182 games since making his debut in November 2017 after emerging as

Third T20 international, Canberra England 112-2 (12 overs): Buttler 65*, Malan 23 Australia 30-3 (3.5 overs): Woakes 3-4 No result (rain) - England win three-match series 2-0 England missed the chance to complete a series clean sweep over Australia when their third Twenty20

Liverpool’s clashes with Manchester City have become the Premier League’s modern classic in the era of Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, but Sunday’s clash at Anfield could already spell the end of the Reds’ title aspirations. Both clubs have shared the supremacy

All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz helped Pakistan to a five-wicket victory over New Zealand on Friday to win the tri-series Twenty20 final in Christchurch with three balls to spare. It was a good sign for Pakistan going into the World Cup in Australia, with an opener against arch-rivals India