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West Indies will meet Australia in their first World Twenty20 final after a six-run victory over New Zealand. Britney Cooper hit a 48-ball 61 as West Indies made 143-6 batting first, while Sophie Devine picked up 4-22. Read more at:…

A man who was caught off a no-ball twice beat a man who should have been run-out twice off a single free-hit. That was how comical - and spectacular - this World T20 semi-final was. And the ultimate gag was that Virat Kohli's 89 not out…

A 40-year-old woman has become the second British crew member to die in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Sarah Young, from London, was on board the IchorCoal boat in the Pacific Ocean when she was swept overboard. Read more at:…

England in a World Cup final? You'd better believe it. But what are the key battles when Eoin Morgan's men line up against West Indies in Sunday's World Twenty20 final in Kolkata? Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/35939536

Eoin Morgan says England will have to beat the in-form side of the tournament in New Zealand if they are to reach the final of the World Twenty20. England, who finished second in Group 1 after winning three of their four matches, face the…

Belgium's football team held a minute's silence in tribute to the victims of terror attacks in Brussels, ahead of their friendly with Portugal in Leiria. The friendly was moved from the King Baudouin Stadium in Belgium's capital after 35…

Roger Federer has pulled out of his comeback match against Juan Martin Del Potro at the Miami Open with a stomach bug. The 34-year-old was due to make his return on Friday after suffering a knee injury in January while running a bath for…

West Indies secured their spot in the World T20 2016 semi-finals with a third successive win but made hard work of chasing a small target of 123. With just a shave over a run-a-ball needed, West Indies were routinely dragged back, to a…

Wales manager Chris Coleman says Euro 2016 should go ahead as planned despite increased security fears following the suicide and bomb attacks in Belgium. "It's what everybody wants," Coleman said. "It's what the people want and we should…

Indian Wells tournament chief Raymond Moore has quit after his controversial comments about women's tennis. Moore, 69, said the women's game "rides on the coat-tails" of the men - a view described as "sexist" by the United States Tennis…

A Florida jury has awarded Hulk Hogan $115m (£79m) after the gossip news website Gawker published a sex tape of the retired professional wrestler. Mr Hogan's legal team argued that the New York-based website violated his privacy and video…

England pulled off the second-highest run chase in Twenty20 international history to stun South Africa and get their World T20 campaign back on track. Chasing 230 in Mumbai, Joe Root struck a composed 44-ball 83 after Jason Roy blitzed 43…

West Indies avoided an upset as they beat Pakistan by four runs in their Women's World Twenty20 opener. Skipper Stafanie Taylor (40) anchored the Windies' innings of 103-8 in Chennai, but lacked support as left-arm spinner Anam Amin took…

Chris Gayle's brutal unbeaten century sent England to a chastening six-wicket defeat by West Indies in their opening match of the World Twenty20 in Mumbai. Gayle struck 11 sixes in his 47-ball hundred, the joint-third fastest in T20…

Champion boxer Jamie Cox has been found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend after breaking into her London flat. Victoria Gribovskaja was attacked by Cox at her home in Lambeth on 16 July when he tried to collect his belongings after…