Britain's Emma Raducanu suffered the joint heaviest defeat of her career as second seed Iga Swiatek demonstrated her superiority in a one-sided Australian Open third-round match. Raducanu, 22, was thrashed 6-1 6-0 in a chastening afternoon on Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. The

Brazilian teenage sensation Endrick was the man of the moment for Real Madrid, coming off the bench to score twice in extra time and help his side win 5-2 at home to Celta Vigo in the Copa del Rey's round of 16. The match itself had looked like it would be a routine win for the

India racked up their highest ever one-day international total as they earned a crushing 304-run win over Ireland to complete a 3-0 series triumph in Rajkot. After winning the toss, the hosts posted a huge 435-5 as Pratika Rawal and captain Smriti Mandhana produced a first-wicket

Arsenal moved to within four points of Premier League leaders Liverpool with victory over Tottenham in the north London derby at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners, who have played a game more than Liverpool, were desperate to return to winning ways after losing at home to Newcastle United

Manchester City showed more fallibility in squandering a two-goal lead to draw at Brentford in the Premier League on Tuesday as Chelsea's slump deepened despite a last-gasp equalizer. City conceded in the 82nd minute and again two minutes into stoppage time in a 2-2 draw after Phil

Nick Kyrgios’s long-awaited return to the Grand Slam stage was cut short as Briton Jacob Fearnley sent the ailing home hero out of the Australian Open in the first round. A capacity crowd on Monday packed out Kyrgios’s favourite John Cain Arena for his first match at

Aryna Sabalenka says the Australian Open "feels like home" after she began her title defence with a straight-set victory over American Sloane Stephens. The world number one and back-to-back champion in Melbourne defeated Stephens 6-3 6-2 in the first round on Rod Laver Arena.

Joshua Zirkzee scored the winning penalty as a 10-man Manchester United beat Arsenal in a thrilling encounter to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup. United had to play with 10 men for nearly an hour after Diogo Dalot was shown a second yellow card, having mistimed a tackle on Arsenal

Barcelona came from behind to beat Real Madrid in an incident-packed Spanish Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia. Kylian Mbappe gave Real Madrid the lead with a fantastic solo goal, running from the halfway line before slotting past Wojciech Szczesny. Lamine Yamal levelled for Barcelona

Jack Grealish scored his first goal in more than a year and James McAtee hit a second-half hat-trick as Manchester City surged to their biggest win since January 2019 to knock League Two Salford out of the FA Cup. Grealish converted the 49th-minute spot-kick after he had been fouled,

Bangladesh announced their 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy on Sunday, with Nazmul Hossain Shanto taking the reins as captain.  The team, aiming to build on their best-ever finish as semi-finalists in the 2017 edition, features a mix of experience and young

After a brief break in the tennis calendar, the world’s top stars have descended upon Australia as the year’s first Grand Slam gets underway in Melbourne. Amid the next generation of tennis icons, including defending champion Jannik Sinner and Wimbledon champion Carlos

Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal announced his retirement from international cricket on Friday. In a Facebook post, Tamim stated: “I have been away from international cricket for quite some time, and that distance will not be bridged. My chapter in international cricket is

Durbar Rajshahi secured a 28-run victory over Khulna Tigers in a Sylhet-leg match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).  Batting first, Rajshahi posted a total of 178 runs for five wickets. Despite early setbacks, middle-order batters Ryan Burl and Yasir Ali played pivotal

Real Madrid will chase a record-equaling 14th Spanish Super Cup title in the final against Barcelona after second-half goals by Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo helped them to a 3-0 win over Mallorca in the semifinals on Thursday. England midfielder Bellingham broke the deadlock after the

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 11th goal of the season to help Al-Nassr defeat Al-Okhdood 3-1 on Thursday as the Saudi Pro League restarted after a month’s break. After Savior Godwin gave Okhdood an early lead, former Liverpool star Sadio Mane leveled after 29 minutes. Ronaldo,

Fortune Barishal’s strong total seemed enough, but Rangpur Riders claimed a thrilling three-wicket victory in the BPL match at Sylhet International Stadium on Thursday (Jan 9).  Captain Nurul Hasan Sohan’s sensational batting in the final over helped Rangpur to reach

Brazilian forward Neymar has announced that the FIFA World Cup 2026 will be his last, adding he is confident that Brazil will qualify for the finals in North America. Once one of football’s most feared forwards, Neymar plays club football with Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal but

Young starlets Gavi and Lamine Yamal fired Barcelona, without Dani Olmo after his license to play was revoked, into the Spanish Super Cup final with a 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday. Spanish playmaker Olmo was cleared to play again on a temporary basis before the game but

Alexander Isak's rich goalscoring form continued as Newcastle United took control of their Carabao Cup semi-final with a superb first-leg win against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium. Newcastle have never won the competition but will make their second final in three seasons if they