The two cricketing giants India and Pakistan will take on each other in the Asia Cup today (Aug 28). If the gods smile on television moguls, this could be the first of three meetings in the tournament. The India-Pakistan rivalry has generally been more intense in the hearts and minds

Erling Haaland scored a 19-minute second-half hat-trick as champions Manchester City fought back from two goals down to claim a thrilling Premier League victory over Crystal Palace. The visitors looked on course to win at Etihad Stadium for the second consecutive season when they led

A brilliant England surged to an innings-and-85-run win over South Africa inside three days in the second Test to level the series. The home side were magnificent with the ball, breaking some stubborn resistance to dismiss the Proteas for 179 at Emirates Old Trafford. In an

First Match between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka played at Dubai International Stadium, UAE on 27 August 2022  Afghanistan 106/2 in 10.1 Overs (Rahmatullah Gurbaz 40, Hasmatullah Zazai 37) beat Sri Lanka 105 All Out in 19.4 Overs (Bhanuka Rajapakse 38, Chamika Karunaratne 31, Danuska

Rafa Nadal has expressed his sadness that Novak Djokovic isn't allowed to compete at the US Open, but reiterated that it remains his rival's choice not to get vaccinated and therefore only has himself to blame. Djokovic announced his withdrawal from the grand slam in New York

Celtic will host defending champions Real Madrid when the Champions League gets under way on 6 September. Uefa has confirmed the fixture list for this season's competition following Thursday's draw. Chelsea travel to face Dinamo Zagreb earlier that day, in one of two 17:45

The 15th edition of the Asia Cup begins today (Aug 27) with the match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The match will begin at 08:00pm (Bangladesh time). All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will lead Bangladesh for this tournament. Bangladesh

Bayern Munich will face Barcelona and Inter Milan in this season's Champions League group stage after the draw took place on Thursday in Istanbul. It will see Barcelona's new summer signing, Robert Lewandowski, face his old team, for whom he scored 344 goals in 375 appearances,

Karim Benzema and Alexia Putellas won UEFA’s player of the year awards on Thursday, making it a sweep for Spanish clubs. Benzema had been the heavy favorite for the men’s award after scoring 15 Champions League goals to lead Real Madrid to a record-extending 14th European

Kobe Bryant's widow has been awarded $16m (£13.6m) in damages over leaked graphic photos of the helicopter crash that killed the US basketball star and his daughter in 2020. Vanessa Bryant, 40, said she had panic attacks after learning images taken by Los Angeles County

For the first time since Russia's invasion of the country, Ukraine's footballing stars will be taking to the field as the Ukrainian Premier League begins again. On Tuesday, Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalist 1925 Kharkiv kicked off the new season with a 0-0 draw in Kyiv at the

The Bangladesh cricket team has left the country today (August 23) to take part in the upcoming Asia Cup, which starts on August 27 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). All of the members sans fast bowler Taskin Ahmed and opening batter Anamul Haque Bijoy boarded today's flight for

Erik ten Hag secured his first win as Manchester United manager as goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford beat Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford on Monday. United had started the weekend bottom of the Premier League, but moved above Liverpool on a massive night for their new Dutch

After defeat to New Zealand to end their Cricket World Cup Super League campaign, West Indies' hopes of automatic qualification for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 took another blow after they were punished for a slow over rate. Nicholas Pooran's side were docked two

Four batsmen posted half-centuries as New Zealand overhauled the West Indies’ total of 301-8 to win the third one-day international Sunday by five wickets and clinch the series 2-1. Tom Latham scored 69 and put on 120 for the fourth wicket with Daryl Mitchell (63) in a stand that

Robert Lewandowski scored his first competitive goals for Barcelona on his 34th birthday as the Catalan club won at Real Sociedad to record their first La Liga win of the season. The ex-Bayern Munich striker scored his first goal after only 47 seconds following Alejandro Balde's

Kylian Mbappe scored after eight seconds on his way to a hat-trick as Paris St-Germain thrashed Lille to keep up their winning start to the season. In a move off the training ground, the visitors fed Lionel Messi, who clipped the ball over the Lille defence for Mbappe to dink past Leo

Luka Modric is making it easier for Real Madrid fans to start getting over Casemiro’s departure. A day after the Brazil midfielder announced he was ending his successful decade-long stint with Madrid to join Manchester United, his former teammate scored a beautiful goal and set

Pakistan were dealt a huge blow with Shaheen Afridi being ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup after being advised a 4-6 weeks rest by the medical team following an injury to the right knee ligament. Afridi will miss the Asia Cup as well as the home series against England but is expected

Manchester United have reached an agreement with Real Madrid to sign Brazil midfielder Casemiro in a deal worth up to £70m. The 30-year-old has been with Real since 2013, winning three La Liga titles and five Champions Leagues. The fee is an initial £60m plus £10m