Jason Holder took four wickets from the final four balls to send England to a 17-run defeat in the deciding Twenty20 and give West Indies a 3-2 series win in Barbados. With England needing 20 from the last over, Barbadian Holder had Sam Billings, Chris Jordan and Adil Rashid caught on

Rafael Nadal broke his tie with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer on Sunday night by winning his 21st Grand Slam men’s singles title. Nadal edged ahead of his longtime rivals by defeating a member of the next generation, Daniil Medvedev, in the Australian Open final, 2-6, 6-7 (5),

India set up an ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 semi-final clash with Australia after knocking out defending champions Bangladesh. In a repeat of the 2020 Final, India bowled first and dismissed Bangladesh for 111 at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua and Barbuda

Rafael Nadal will aim to win a record 21st Grand Slam title when he meets Russian second seed Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final on Sunday. The Spaniard, 35, is level on 20 major titles with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, who both missed the Slam. US Open champion

Moeen Ali produced a remarkable all-round display to lead England to victory in the fourth Twenty20 in Barbados. Stand-in captain Moeen struck a brutal 63 from 28 balls as England posted an imposing 193-6. The all-rounder then took 2-28 in West Indies' reply as the hosts fell 34

Ashleigh Barty beat Danielle Collins to win the Australian Open title, ending the home nation's 44-year wait for a Grand Slam women's singles champion. Top seed Barty fought back from 5-1 down in the second set to win 6-3 7-6 (7-2) on a jubilant Rod Laver Arena. The

Ashleigh Barty will bid to become the first home Australian Open singles champion for 44 years when she takes on Danielle Collins in Saturday's final. Christine O'Neil was the last Australian of either gender to win the singles tournament in 1978. World number one Barty has

Rafael Nadal moved one win away from a record 21st Grand Slam men's title after a dominant start enabled him to beat Italy's Matteo Berrettini in the Australian Open semi-finals. Seventh seed Berrettini eventually turned the match into a contest, but Nadal completed a 6-3 6-2

Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal has decided not to play T20 Internationals for the next six months. "I have decided not to consider the T20I format and I want to focus on ODI and Test cricket," said Tamim after a practice session with his Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) side

Egypt beat Ivory Coast 5-4 on penalties to reach the quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon following a 0-0 draw. The North Africans got the upper hand in the shoot-out when substitute keeper Gabaski saved Eric Bailly's effort in the third round of spot-kicks.

Rovman Powell hit a majestic century to lead West Indies to a 20-run victory over England in the third Twenty20 in Barbados. Powell struck 107 off 53 balls, including 10 sixes, as he ruthlessly punished wayward bowling by England to record his maiden T20 ton. He put on 122 for the

Title favourite Daniil Medvedev saved a match point before producing a stunning comeback against Felix Auger-Aliassime to set up an Australian Open semi-final against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas. Second seed Medvedev eventually won 6-7 (4-7) 3-6 7-6 (7-2) 7-5 6-4, becoming the

Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan has allowed the former Bangladesh Premier League champions Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra Ltd to use the country’s most expensive Bashundhara Sports Complex as their new home venue for the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League. Bashundhara

American Danielle Collins said it felt "incredible" to reach the Australian Open semi-finals less than a year after taking an indefinite break from tennis. Collins, 28, had surgery for endometriosis in April, returning to action two months later. Now the 27th seed has

Sylhet Sunrisers defeated star studded Minister Group Dhaka in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) by seven wickets at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today (Jan 25). With three stars of Bangladesh Cricket -- Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza -- Dhaka earlier

Rafael Nadal again showed the immense fight which has characterised his career as he overcame physical issues to beat Canada's Denis Shapovalov and reach the Australian Open semi-finals. Spanish sixth seed Nadal won 6-3 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3, despite struggling physically in the fourth

Frenkie De Jong scored a late winner as Barcelona edged past struggling Alaves to move up to fifth in La Liga. The Netherlands midfielder converted Ferran Torres' first-time cross with three minutes remaining. Xavi's side dominated possession but it was Alaves, 19th in the

Sergio Ramos scored his first Paris St-Germain goal as they overcame Reims to continue their dominance of Ligue 1. Mauricio Pochettino's side had laboured a little until Marco Verratti fired in off the post moments before half-time - his first league goal since 2017. Ramos

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City's 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League is beyond his expectations, despite dropping points for the first time since October as Southampton held on for a hard-earned draw at St Mary's. City had won 12 games in a row to open a

Rafael Nadal progressed to the Australian Open quarter-finals with a straight-set win over Adrian Mannarino as the Spaniard continues his quest for a record-breaking 21st major title. Nadal, 35, edged an epic 28-minute first-set tie-break as he eventually converted his seventh set