Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum smashed compatriot Eliud Kipchoge's course record to win the men's London Marathon in the second-fastest time ever. The 23-year-old was just 16 seconds outside Kipchoge's world record, finishing in two hours one minute 25 seconds. Sifan Hassan

Wales' Joe Cordina reclaimed the IBF world super-featherweight title with an extremely hard-fought split-decision win over Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov. Cordina, 31, was stripped of the title in October after breaking his right hand, but was able to return with a win in a front of a

Steve Cooper walked off shaking his head and puffing out his cheeks, his despair plain to see. Nottingham Forest caused mayhem at Anfield but a self-destructive streak at set-pieces ruined any hope their display generated for the fight against relegation. Liverpool accepted the gifts

Riyad Mahrez dazzled Sheffield United as Manchester City reached the FA Cup final to put the fear into Arsenal and keep their treble hopes on track. Poor Sheffield United. They played exactly as they should have against Manchester City and frustrated Pep Guardiola's side for much

Marco Asensio scored one and made another as Real Madrid comfortably beat Celta Vigo in La Liga. Asensio opened the scoring with a first-time finish after Vinicius Junior's cutback into the box. A bullet header by Eder Militao from Asensio's corner three minutes into the

Ireland pace bowler Craig Young is back in the squad for the three-game one-day international series against Bangladesh at Chelmsford next month. Young returns from injury while Josh Little, who has been playing in the Indian Premier League, is also back. Conor Olphert, Matthew

World number one Novak Djokovic is out of the Srpska Open thanks to a straight-set defeat by fellow Serb Dusan Lajovic in the quarter-finals. Djokovic, 35, was beaten 6-4 7-6 (8-6) by the world number 70 in Bosnia-Herzegovina. It is a further blow to Djokovic as he builds up to next

Premier League leaders Arsenal scored two late goals as they fought back to draw a thriller at home to struggling Southampton. It was a third draw in a row for the Gunners and Manchester City are now five points behind but with two games in hand - and host the Gunners at Etihad Stadium

Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris St-Germain beat bottom side Angers to move a step closer to a record 11th Ligue 1 title. France international Mbappe slotted in an early opener after initially missing his volley. He then doubled the lead midway through the first half when he was

World number one Iga Swiatek marked her return from injury with a straight-set win over China's Zheng Qinwen at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Polish top seed Swiatek, the defending champion in Stuttgart, won 6-1 6-4. The 21-year-old had not played since last month's Indian

A hailstorm shower ended the fourth Twenty20 international in Rawalpindi after New Zealand's Mark Chapman and Chad Bowes hit aggressive half centuries against Pakistan on Thursday. Chapman was 71 not out off 42 balls as New Zealand -- sent in to bat by Pakistan -- were 164-5 in

Rafael Nadal said Thursday he will miss the Madrid Masters tournament later this month as he continues his recovery from a hip injury, further hampering his French Open preparations. “For the moment I’ve missed Monte Carlo and Barcelona. And unfortunately I won’t be

Tiger Woods has undergone "successful" ankle fusion surgery following his recent withdrawal from the Masters. The 15-time major winner pulled out during the third round at Augusta after reaggravating a heel pain problem. He had an operation on Wednesday in New York to

Manchester City set up a Champions League semi-final clash with holders Real Madrid as Erling Haaland's goal ended Bayern Munich's hopes of a comeback. Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel felt his side needed a miracle to go through after losing the first leg 3-0 - and they squandered

Inter Milan secured a historic Champions League semi-final with arch-rivals AC Milan despite being held by Benfica at an ecstatic San Siro. Leading 2-0 from the first leg in Lisbon, Inter increased their aggregate lead following Nicolo Barella's sumptuous finish before a bullet

AC Milan secured a hard-fought 1-1 draw away at Napoli on Tuesday night, in a game that featured two missed penalties. The visitors clinched qualification to the Champions League semi-finals, where they could face city rivals Inter. Mateo Politano failed to send the ball into the

An Argentine appeals court on Tuesday confirmed that eight medical professionals accused of responsibility in the death of football legend Diego Maradona will indeed stand trial. Neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov and six others had appealed a 2022 decision to

Real Madrid cruised into the Champions League semifinals with a 2-0 win against Chelsea on Tuesday that wrapped up an emphatic 4-0 aggregate triumph, effectively ending the struggling London club’s season. The home team, with Frank Lampard back in the dugout for a second spell,

In 2022, Ben Stokes’s Test batting and bowling averages were 36 and 31 – roughly the same as his career figures.  He played four one-day internationals, scoring 53 runs and taking no wickets, then retired from the format. He returned to T20 cricket, and overcame a

An inexperienced New Zealand survived Iftikhar Ahmed’s late onslaught to snatch a stunning four-run win against Pakistan and keep alive their five-match Twenty20 series on Monday. Iftikhar smacked six sixes and three fours and nearly sealed the series 3-0 for Pakistan with a