Asian champions Sri Lanka defeated the Netherlands by 16 runs to ensure the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday (Oct 20). Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and chose to bat against the Netherlands in their final first-round match of the T20 World Cup in

Manchester United produced arguably their finest performance under manager Erik ten Hag as Tottenham were swept aside in the Premier League at Old Trafford. The scoreline does not do justice to United's vast superiority as only the brilliance of Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris denied them

Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema scored as Real Madrid extended their advantage at the top of La Liga to six points with victory over Elche. Benzema linked with Rodrygo before slotting home from 18 yards, having seen two earlier efforts ruled out by the Video Assistant Referee.

Darwin Nunez scored his first Anfield goal for Liverpool and Alisson saved a penalty as the Reds defeated West Ham in an incident-packed encounter. Nunez had already gone close with a rasping attempt when he rose to meet Kostas Tsimikas' cross and plant a downward header beyond the

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says he will "deal with" Cristiano Ronaldo after the unused substitute walked down the tunnel minutes before the end of the win over Tottenham. Ronaldo, 37, left in the 89th minute, shortly after Ten Hag brought on Christian Eriksen and

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan regained the No.1 position in T20I ICC Men's All-rounder Rankings. As a result of his outstanding performance in the most recent tri-series against New Zealand and Pakistan, Shakib has surpassed Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi to take the top

The second and last warm-up game of Bangladesh for the upcoming T20 World Cup was washed out without a ball being bowled at Allan Border Field in Brisbane today (Oct 19).   Bangladesh's opponent in this match was South Africa but now the Tigers will head to the cricket's

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