Browsing Category
Sports
Andy Murray: Australian Open could be last tournament
Britain's Andy Murray says he plans to retire after this year's Wimbledon but fears next week's Australian Open could be the final tournament of his career.
The three-time Grand Slam winner, who is struggling to recover from hip surgery,…
Thomas Muller: Bayern Munich forward suspended for Liverpool tie
Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller is set to miss both legs of their Champions League last-16 tie against Liverpool after he was given a two-match European ban.
Muller, 29, was sent off in December's 3-3 group-stage draw with Ajax for…
Australian Open 2019: Andy Murray faces Roberto Bautista Agut in first round
Britain's Andy Murray and Kyle Edmund have been handed tricky opening matches at the Australian Open.
Murray, ranked 230th in the world as he continues his comeback from hip surgery, faces Spanish 22nd seed Roberto Bautista Agut.
Read…
Las Vegas police request Cristiano Ronaldo DNA sample following rape allegations
Police in Las Vegas have issued a warrant for a DNA sample from Cristiano Ronaldo as part of their investigation into the rape allegations made against the Juventus forward.
The 33-year-old's lawyer, Peter S. Christiansen, told BBC Sport…
Man Utd: Roy Keane says players ‘got away with murder’
Manchester United players "got away with murder" and behaved "shamefully" towards sacked manager Jose Mourinho, says former captain Roy Keane.
Keane said it was indicative of modern players' behaviour, whom he says are "very weak human…
WV Raman: India women’s coach role for former Test batsman
Former India batsman WV Raman has been appointed as the new coach of the India women's team, who lost in the semi-finals of the recent World Twenty20.
The 53-year-old, who played 11 Tests and 27 one-day internationals from 1988-97,…
Australia v India: Tourists claim first Test win in Australia since 2008
India clinched a dramatic 31-run victory in the first Test against Australia to claim only their sixth Test win down under.
The home side, chasing 323 for victory, resumed day five in Adelaide on 104-4.
READ MORE:…
Raheem Sterling negative press coverage ’emboldens racist rhetoric’ – PFA
Negative press coverage of Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling "emboldens racist rhetoric", says the Professional Footballers' Association.
Sterling, 24, posted on Instagram on Sunday saying newspapers are helping to "fuel racism" by…
Nations League: England to face Netherlands in semi-finals
England will play the Netherlands in the Nations League semi-finals in Guimaraes, Portugal on 6 June 2019.
The hosts face Switzerland on 5 June at Porto's Estadio do Dragao in the other semi-final, with the final on 9 June.
READ MORE:…
Chris Gayle awarded £173,000 in damages in defamation case
West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has been awarded 300,000 Australian dollars (£173,000) in damages more than a year after winning a defamation case against Australian publisher Fairfax Media.
Articles published in the Sydney Morning…
Jose Mourinho: The bottle-throwing, stat-trashing, De Gea-loving one
With his team accused of boring the Old Trafford faithful this season, manager Jose Mourinho is at least providing his own pyrotechnics on the touchline.
The Portuguese celebrated Marouane Fellaini's 91st-minute winner against Young Boys…
Pakistan v New Zealand: Yasir Shah takes 14 wickets in innings win for Pakistan
Yasir Shah claimed the second best match figures by a Pakistan bowler as they beat New Zealand by an innings and 16 runs in the second Test.
The 32-year-old leg-spinner finished with 14-184, behind only legendary all-rounder Imran Khan,…
Sri Lanka v England: Tourists hold nerve to secure series whitewash
England held their nerve to complete a first series whitewash in Sri Lanka with a tense 42-run victory in the third Test in Colombo.
Kusal Mendis hit a superb 86 and Roshen Silva made a fine 65 to frustrate the tourists before Jack Leach…
Davis Cup final: Marin Cilic beats Lucas Pouille as Croatia claim title
Marin Cilic beat Lucas Pouille in straight sets to secure Croatia's second-ever Davis Cup title.
Cilic beat Pouille 7-6 6-3 6-3 to give them an unassailable 3-1 lead over hosts and defending champions France.
READ MORE:…
Sri Lanka v England: Jonny Bairstow hits sublime century on return
Jonny Bairstow hit a sublime century on his England return before late wickets checked the tourists' progress on day one of the third Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
A fired-up Bairstow, batting at number three for the first time,…