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Nick Kyrgios has been fined $10,000 (£7,573) for unsportsmanlike conduct after he quit his first-round match at the Shanghai Masters. Kyrgios was booed as he left the court on Tuesday after he lost the first set on a tie-break against…

South Africa's new domestic Twenty20 competition has been postponed by 12 months until November 2018. The inaugural T20 Global League was set to begin next month with England's Eoin Morgan, Jason Roy and Kevin Pietersen among the…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Shamarh Brooks said one of the major aims of Windies “A” was to stoutly defend home soil against Sri Lanka “A” and avenge the series loss the side suffered when they faced the same opponents in their backyard two years…

Nick Kyrgios was booed off court at the Shanghai Masters after going through with a threat to quit his match if he lost the first-set tie-break. The Australian lost the tie-break 7-5 to Steve Johnson soon after receiving a warning for…

Uncapped pair Lauren Cheatle and Tahlia McGrath have recovered from injury and are in Australia's 15-strong Test squad for the Women's Ashes. Cheatle, 18, out for six months with a shoulder injury, is fit enough to face England in the…

Wigan's Sam Tomkins has missed out on a place in England's 24-man squad for the Rugby League World Cup in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Castleford Tigers' Zak Hardaker, who like Tomkins could have played at full-back, is…

Australia's Usman Khawaja says being racially abused as young players has stopped many overseas-born cricketers from playing for the country. The 30-year-old, who was born in Pakistan, said such abuse culminated in him not supporting…

(CNN) On the face of it, as the clock ticked towards 90 minutes inside Boca Juniors' iconic La Bombonera, Argentina's goalless draw against Peru didn't seem too bad. Argentina, with Lionel Messi at the heart of every move, had tried…

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has been criticised after making a sexist comment to a female reporter during a news conference on Wednesday. Newton, 28, said it was "funny to hear a female" talk about football when questioned…

Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff thinks the current Test side are the "best team we've ever had". England fly out to Australia on 28 October and begin their defence of the Ashes in Brisbane on 23 November. READ MORE:…

Mitchell Starc says Australia's bowling attack can "terrorise" England in this winter's Ashes, emulating Mitchell Johnson's series-defining display in 2013-14. Johnson, who is now retired, took 37 wickets in the 2013-14 series as England…

Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has been ruled out of Wales' crucial World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and the Republic of Ireland with a calf strain. Real manager Zinedine Zidane had played down concerns about Bale's fitness, saying…

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba's hamstring injury will keep him out "long term", says manager Jose Mourinho. The 24-year-old France playmaker limped off 19 minutes into the Reds' Champions League win over Basel and he has missed…

England midfielder Dele Alli has been banned for one international match following his middle-finger gesture during the World Cup qualifier against Slovakia. The Tottenham player was also fined 5,000 Swiss francs (£3,852) by Fifa, who…