A Spanish high court judge has opened an investigation of former Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales. Spain forward Jenni Hermoso filed a legal complaint last week over Rubiales kissing her on the lips following her country's Women's World Cup final win.

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been provisionally suspended from playing because of an anti-doping offence. Italy's national anti-doping tribunal (Nado) said Pogba returned a test with elevated levels of testosterone after Juve's 3-0 win at Udinese on 20 August. France

Indian Football Association (IFA), the football association of West Bengal, invited Bashundhara Kings to co-host the next edition of the prestigious IFA Shield along with Mohun Bagan Super Giant. IFA Secretary Anirban Dutta met with Bangladesh Football Federation Vice-president and

India thrashed Pakistan by 228 runs in the super 4 Asia Cup 2023 match in Colombo on September 11. The match was continued on the reserve day due to rains on September 10. Chasing a stiff target of 357, Indian bowlers led by Bumrah, Pandya and Kuldeep troubled Pakistani batsmen.

The Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan resumed at 4.40 p.m. local time on Monday (September 11) after rain delayed the start of the reserve day. Despite play starting one hour 40 minutes after the scheduled time, the game will remain 50 overs a side contest. Intermittent rain

Bangladesh cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim and his wife Jannatul Kifayet Mondi have been blessed with a baby girl. Mushfiq gave the information through social media. He wrote on Facebook, "Assalamu Alaikum... Allah has blessed us with a daughter. Both mother and daughter are in good

Hansi Flick has been sacked as Germany manager following Saturday's 4-1 friendly defeat by Japan in Wolfsburg. He becomes the first Germany boss to be sacked since the role was created in 1926. Germany have lost four of their past five games, with Flick overseeing just 12 wins

England comfortably beat New Zealand by 79 runs to level the one-day international series in a rain-affected encounter at Southampton. The game was reduced to 34 overs per side and England slipped to 55-5 having been put in to bat. But Liam Livingstone's unbeaten 95 from 78

Luis Rubiales has resigned as president of the Spanish Football Federation following criticism for kissing Spain forward Jenni Hermoso at the Women's World Cup final presentation ceremony. Hermoso, 33, said the kiss after Spain beat England was not consensual and she filed a legal

Novak Djokovic won a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title by outlasting Daniil Medvedev in a punishing US Open final in New York. The 36-year-old Serb won 6-3 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 but the straight-set scoreline does not tell how deep he had to dig. A comfortable opening set was

Rain on Sunday forced a blockbuster clash between India and Pakistan into a reserve day after just 24.1 overs of play in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup. India will resume on 147-2 on Monday in the 50-over contest after rain abruptly ended their innings following Pakistan's

Italy again suffered at the hands of North Macedonia as their poor start to European Championship qualifying continued with a shock draw in Skopje. Ciro Immobile nodded the Azzurri ahead in new boss Luciano Spalletti's first game in charge. But Enis Bardhi's 20-yard

Germany manager Hansi Flick is under serious pressure after a dismal 4-1 defeat against Japan in a friendly. Junya Ito opened the scoring for Japan after 11 minutes, but Bayern Munich forward Leroy Sane struck back for the hosts. Ayase Ueda tucked in from close range to restore

American teenager Coco Gauff fulfilled the potential she has long promised by landing her first Grand Slam title with a fightback win over Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open final. Gauff, seeded sixth, started slowly in front of an expectant home crowd but grew in confidence to wear down

Asia Cup 2023 Sri Lanka VS Bangladesh Played at Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka on Match 8 Sri Lanka 257/9 (Sadeera Samarawickrama 93, Kusal Mendis 50, Pithun Nishanka 40, Dasun Shanaka 24, Dimuth Karunaratne 18, Hasan Mahmud 3/57, Taskin Ahmed 3/62. Shoriful Islam

Sadeera Samarawickrama scored a brilliant 93 before Sri Lanka bowlers rallied to beat Bangladesh by 21 runs in their Asia Cup Super 4 match on Saturday.  Invited to bat, Samarawickrama and Kusal Mendis (50) took Sri Lanka to 257 for nine in their 50 overs. Skipper Dasun Shanaka

Motivated Bangladesh U-16 national football take on their Indian counterpart in the grand final of SAFF U-16 Championship scheduled to be held tomorrow (Sunday) in Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan. The match kicks off at 6 pm (BST). Bangladesh Captain Nazmul Huda Faisal,

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss again but this time decided to bowl first against Sri Lanka in a crucial Asia Cup Super Four game at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The game turned out to be a 'do or die' match for Bangladesh following their seven-wicket defeat

Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal became the youngest player and goalscorer for the Spanish national team in a thumping Euro 2024 qualifying win against Georgia. Yamal, aged 16 years and 57 days, came on for Dani Olmo just before half-time. He got Spain's seventh in the 74th

Neymar has surpassed Pele as Brazil's male all-time top scorer with two goals in a 5-1 win over Bolivia. The forward, 31, who went into the World Cup qualifying match tied with legend Pele on 77 goals, missed a penalty before scoring twice in the second half on his 125th