The Olympic committees of five Nordic nations have backed calls for the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes to be upheld for the Paris 2024 Games. In a joint statement the Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish committees said: "Now is not the right time to consider

Aaron Finch has called time on his stunning international career that included leading Australia to their first ICC Men’s T20 World Cup trophy. Aaron Finch has announced his retirement from international cricket. The long-term white-ball skipper represented Australia in 254

Manchester City has been referred to an independent commission over more than 100 alleged breaches of Premier League finance rules, England’s top-flight soccer league said on Monday. The breaches stretch from the 2009-10 season to the 2017-18 campaign, the league added. City was

The sports world has sympathized with Türkiye after strong earthquakes hit the country's southern region, leaving hundreds of people dead and thousands injured. European football's governing body UEFA and EuroLeague Basketball shared condolences messages each on Twitter.

Harry Kane became Tottenham's all-time record scorer, surpassing the great Jimmy Greaves, as his 267th goal for the club dented Manchester City's title ambitions at a raucous Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The England captain reached the landmark with a composed finish from 10

Real Madrid were beaten 1-0 at Mallorca in La Liga with midfielder Marco Asensio missing a penalty against his former club. Vedat Muriqi's header deflected in off Real Madrid defender Nacho to put the hosts ahead in the 13th minute at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix. The champions were

Barcelona moved eight points clear at the top of La Liga as a clinical second-half performance helped them to a routine victory against Sevilla. After an uneventful first half the hosts took the lead through Jordi Alba's 58th-minute side-footed finish. Gavi tapped home

Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram has said he is “looking forward” to launching a cricket league in Saudi Arabia following his trip to Riyadh this week. The Pakistani pacer issued the statement after meeting Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation Chairman Prince Saud

As Wolverhampton Wanderers closed out the final few minutes of Saturday's hugely impressive dismantling of Liverpool, their fans responded to a lengthy spell of passing with chants of "ole". In recent seasons, that is something Reds fans were often able to inflict on

Marcus Rashford continued his post-World Cup scoring streak as a Manchester United side reduced to 10 men survived late Crystal Palace pressure to secure Premier League victory at Old Trafford. Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring from the penalty spot after the video assistant referee

After Lionel Messi's second-half goal helped a lackluster Paris Saint-Germain beat Toulouse 2-1 to move eight points clear at the top of the French league, the team was urged to lighten their superstar's load. Messi struck with a typical curling strike in the 57th minute

A contest that could define the 2024 Paris Olympics is playing out 18 months before medals are awarded. It's giving the International Olympic Committee a political challenge with echoes of the 1980s. Ukraine fired up its campaign on Friday to have Russia and military ally Belarus

Abahani Limited Dhaka earned a facile 2-1 goal victory over Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the Bangladesh Premier League football held today (Saturday) at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj. Nigerian forward Peter Nworah and Costa Rican forward Daniel Colindres

Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra returned to winning streak in the Bangladesh Premier League football. They managed a hard-fought solitary goal victory over ten men Azampur Football Club Uttara in a match held today (Saturday) at Bashundhara Sports Complex in the city. Ivorian midfielder

Cristiano Ronaldo left it late to score his first goal for Al-Nassr, but finally got off the mark with his penalty in added-on time earning his new side a 2-2 draw vs Al-Fateh Al-Nassr fans are piling the pressure on manager Rudi Garcia after they failed to win for the second time in

Rangpur Riders finally confirmed the last four spot of the Bangladesh Premier League after Sylhet Strikers, Fortune Barishal and Comilla Victorians. Captain Nurul Hasan Sohan struck a sublime 33 ball-61 to guide Rangpur Riders to a narrow two-wicket win over Dhaka Dominators at

British record signing Enzo Fernandez made his Chelsea debut but could not help his new side claim only their second win of 2023 as they were held by Fulham at Stamford Bridge. Argentina midfielder Fernandez completed a £107m move to the Blues from Benfica three days ago and

After being relieved from the captaincy, Yasir Ali found his form that eluded him so far and struck a scintillating 38 ball-60 but his valiant effort was not enough to save Khulna Tigers from 37-run defeat at the hands of Fortune Barishal at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today.

Up to 40 countries could boycott the next Olympic Games, making the whole event pointless, said Poland's sport and tourism minister Kamil Bortniczuk. His comments came after Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia jointly rejected an International Olympic Committee (IOC) plan to

Lionel Messi may be in doubt as to whether he’ll be still playing for Argentina at the 2026 World Cup but he’s sure about one thing: He wants Lionel Scaloni to stay on as head coach until then, regardless. The 35-year-old Messi led Argentina to the title in Qatar last