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Netherlands coach Xavi Hernandez has joined the criticism of the new-look expanded international calendar, saying four Nations League matches in 11 days are filled with peril. Instead of two international games ...

Portugal head coach Jorge Jesus said Cristiano Ronaldo can return to the national team if he chooses to, leaving the door open for the 41-year-old captain after his abrupt departure ...

Novak Djokovic produced a trademark comeback to defeat top seed Alexander Zverev 4-6 6-4 6-4 and reach the China Open semi-finals on Sunday, extending his unbeaten record in the tournament. ...

By Rohith Nair Lewis Hamilton said he had mixed emotions after the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia where he started second on the grid but dropped to 18th when a ...

By Rohith Nair Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won a chaotic rain-hit Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia on Sunday for his first victory of the season after the race start ...

Croatia’s Luka Modric said he was ashamed of his side’s performance after they lost 7-0 to England in Rijeka on Saturday, the heaviest defeat in their history. Croatia’...

Aryna Sabalenka crashed out of the China Open in the third round following a 6-4 6-3 by Czech Nikola Bartunkova in Beijing on Sunday, the latest setback in a frustrating ...

Tom Kim claimed the gold medal in the individual stroke-play event at the Asian Games in Japan on Saturday, a victory that also gives the South Korean a full exemption ...

Ireland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson has said his side will come out of the international window stronger after two fractious games against Israel that fans and politicians had called on his ...

World number one Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from next week’s Shanghai Masters as he continues his recovery from a knee injury that has sidelined him since winning the Wimbledon ...

India extended their dominance over arch-rivals Pakistan with a 19-run win in the men’s final on Saturday, completing an Asian Games cricket double in Nisshin on the outskirts of ...

The Dominican Republic on Friday banned Haiti’s national soccer team from playing at its sports venues after crowd trouble at a Concacaf Nations League match between the two island ...

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed his first pole position of the season at the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia on Saturday, with Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton joining ...

By Rohith Nair Championship leader Kimi Antonelli topped the final practice session for the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia on Saturday after the Mercedes driver finally found his ...

Belgium must do without captain Youri Tielemans and midfield talisman Kevin De Bruyne when they meet France in the Nations League on Monday in a blow to their chances at ...

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc topped Friday’s second Formula One practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, while Mercedes’ championship leader Kimi Antonelli struggled to find his rhythm ...

Manchester City’s guilty verdict for serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules has become a major topic of discussion in the England camp, manager Thomas Tuchel said ...

Manchester City have filed an appeal against an independent commission ruling that found the club guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules, seeking to overturn the ...

Carlos Alcaraz said Grand Slam tournaments should remain best-of-five sets as shortening men’s matches would damage the legacy of tennis’ four majors, as the world number three stressed the ...

Manchester City should face the “appropriate consequences” if wrongdoing is established, a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Thursday, a day after he expressed concern about City’...

Germany claimed a first win under new coach Juergen Klopp on Thursday with a 2-0 Nations League victory over Serbia, while Portugal shrugged off the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo in ...

Lionel Messi has completed the acquisition of Spanish second-tier side CD Eldense pending regulatory approval, the club announced on Thursday. Messi, 39, has now become the majority owner of a second ...

Taiwan boxer Lin Yu-ting won gold in the women’s 60kg category at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, two years after being embroiled in a gender-eligibility row at the ...

Manchester City face a Friday deadline to appeal against findings that they breached Premier League financial rules, opening the next chapter in a case whose ultimate consequences for the club ...