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Police have arrested three people suspected of illegal betting in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The men were arrested on Thursday at a hotel where two IPL teams were staying after a match in the northern city of Kanpur Read more:…

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas secured a Mercedes one-two in second practice at the Spanish Grand Prix, comfortably clear of the Ferraris. Hamilton was 0.09 seconds quicker than his team-mate but 0.310secs clear of the Ferrari of…

Highly competitive international football returns to the Football Stadium in Basseterre, when the Barbados Senior Men’s Football Team battles against host St. Kitts and Nevis National Senior Men’s Football Team. The first leg of the…

Newport Gwent Dragons forward Ed Jackson has revealed he suffered a serious spinal injury after diving into the shallow end of a swimming pool. He was injured at a friend's barbecue on 8 April and remains in hospital. Read more:…

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is "humiliating players" by questioning their commitment, says ex-Blackburn striker Chris Sutton. Mourinho has appeared to criticise the desire of Luke Shaw, Chris Smalling and Phil Jones to return…

The Boston Red Sox have apologised to Adam Jones after the Baltimore Orioles outfielder was racially abused by fans. Jones, a five-time All Star, said he had a bag of peanuts thrown at him and was taunted with racist slurs during…

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he feels "fixed and stronger" following a successful knee operation in the United States. Ibrahimovic, 35, suffered cruciate knee-ligament damage in a Europa League win over Anderlecht on…

Roelof van der Merwe hit an astonishing unbeaten 165 as Somerset recovered from 22-5 to beat Surrey in the One-Day Cup. The Netherlands all-rounder's partnership of 213 with Dean Elgar (68) at Taunton was a sixth-wicket record for the…

"Cheat" Maria Sharapova should not have been allowed to play again, says 2014 Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard. Russian Sharapova beat Roberta Vinci on Wednesday at the Stuttgart Open on her return from a 15-month doping ban. Read…

Ireland say they are cautiously optimistic of achieving Test status in June after the International Cricket Council announced a new process for associate nations wishing to become full members. Wednesday's ICC meeting means Ireland's…

A new city-based eight-team Twenty20 tournament has been given the go-ahead to start in 2020. The proposals were approved by 38 of the 41 England and Wales Cricket Board members, with 15 first-class counties in support of the…

Former world number one Maria Sharapova will find out on 16 May if she has been given a wildcard for the French Open. The 30-year-old Russian's 15-month ban for using meldonium ends on Wednesday when she plays in the first round of the…

Five-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan recovered from 3-0 down to share eight frames with China's Ding Junhui in an enthralling start to their World Championship quarter-final. The world number four rattled in breaks of 71, 128 and 71 to…

Serena Williams says Ilie Nastase's recent comments about her unborn child are "racist" and has given her backing to a full investigation. Nastase, a former world number one, was heard speculating whether Williams' child would be…

England manager Gareth Southgate says he is "stunned" by the death of former team-mate Ugo Ehiogu. Former England defender Ehiogu died at the age of 44 on Friday after suffering a cardiac arrest the previous day. Read more:…