Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina will meet fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open final on Saturday as she bids for a second Grand Slam title. It is a second major final in six months for Kazakhstan's Rybakina, while Belarusian Sabalenka is contesting her first Grand

Nine-time champion Novak Djokovic steamrolled another opponent as he beat Tommy Paul to set up an Australian Open final against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Serbia's Djokovic, 35, overcame a wobble in the opening set, re-establishing his authority to earn a 7-5 6-1 6-2 victory over the

Manager Pep Guardiola called Nathan Ake an "exceptional guy" after he sent Manchester City into the FA Cup fifth round with the winning goal in a narrow victory over Premier League title rivals Arsenal. The Gunners have established an impressive lead in the league but it was

Indian trailblazer Sania Mirza bowed out of Grand Slam tennis Friday with defeat in the Australian Open mixed-doubles final playing alongside Rohan Bopanna — her first playing partner 22 years ago. The 36-year-old Mirza, regarded as her country’s greatest women’s

Cricket West Indies (CWI) said batting great Brian Lara has agreed to take on the role of "performance mentor" to help players and coaches in all three formats of the game. The 53-year-old, who was part of a review panel formed after West Indies faltered in the first round of

The Brazilian pair of Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos beat India’s Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna 7-6 (2), 6-2 on Friday to win the Australian Open mixed doubles title in Mirza’s last match at a Grand Slam tournament before she retires. Mirza, who has won six Grand Slam

Real Madrid beat city rivals Atletico Madrid after extra time to advance to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. Atletico took the lead with Alvaro Morata scoring from close range following Nahuel Molina's low cross. Real were 11 minutes from going out but equalised when Rodrygo

Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam on Thursday was picked as Men’s ODI Player of the Year for the second time in a row by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for his “match-winning knocks [and] spell-binding stroke-play”. The ICC noted that Azam last year amassed

ABG Limited, a sister concern of the country’s largest business conglomerate Bashundhara Group, extended its hand to support the National Women’s Football Team as part of its contribution to the country's sports arena. ABG Limited inked a three-year deal with Bangladesh

The five franchises for the inaugural Women's Premier League in India have been sold for £465m. The WPL, which takes place in March, is a women's version of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the world's biggest Twenty20 franchise competition. Owners of three

Ousmane Dembele's strike, capping a brilliant individual display, helped Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 1-0 on Wednesday, and reach the Copa del Rey semi-finals. The French forward struck in the 52nd minute to power the record 31-time cup-winners through against 10-man La Real, who

Magda Linette will meet fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open semi-finals after she beat Karolina Pliskova to continue her dream run. The Polish world number 45 had previously never gone beyond the third round of a Grand Slam in 29 attempts. But she produced a fearless

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said Marcus Rashford is central to his plans to make them the "best club in the world" and urged the forward to remain at Old Trafford to realise his ambitions. United last won the Premier League in 2013 and have not won silverware since

Blazing centuries from skipper Rohit Sharma and fellow opener Shubman Gill took India to a formidable 385-9, despite a middle-order wobble in Tuesday’s third and final one-day international against New Zealand. Rohit (101) and Gill (112) put on 212 for the opening wicket in

Lionel Messi has no intention of renewing his expiring contract with Paris Saint Germain, according to reports. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner joined the Ligue 1 giants in the summer of 2021 after leaving boyhood club FC Barcelona. The cash-strapped Catalans failed to

Everton have sacked manager Frank Lampard after less than a year in charge at Goodison Park. Defeat at fellow strugglers West Ham United on Saturday was Everton's ninth loss in 12 Premier League games. They are second from bottom of the table with 15 points from 20 matches,

Kylian Mbappe scored five goals as Paris St-Germain ran riot against sixth-tier Pays de Cassel to reach the last 16 of the French Cup. Pays de Cassel had already won three games to reach the last 32 and managed to hold out for 29 minutes before Mbappe opened the scoring. Neymar

In March 2020, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza last played in an international match. Previously he retired from T-20, but not from one day and test. Mortaza is now 39, and no longer in a situation to fight for his place in the national team. There are talks to give Mashrafe a chance to retire

Rangpur Riders secured a 55-run victory over Chattogram Challengers as well as their third win in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 tournament at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today (Jan 23). Shoaib Malik's brilliant knock which included five fours and as many sixes

Goals from Karim Benzema and Toni Kroos helped Real Madrid win at Athletic Bilbao to move back to within three points of league leaders Barcelona. Ballon d'Or holder Benzema extended his run to six goals in five league matches with a sublime contorted volley. It helped Carlo