Manchester United's current malaise was laid bare as they struggled past third-tier Rochdale 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the League Cup third round.
Uncapped Australian batsman Usman Khawaja has been brought into the squad for this week's first Ashes test after vice captain Michael Clarke failed to train because of a bad back on Monday.
Newcastle United gained immediate promotion back to the English Premier League without playing on Monday after Nottingham Forest's failure to beat Cardiff City in the Championship (second division).
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Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May has banned controversial Islamic scholar Zakir Naik from entering the United Kingdom.May banned the entry of the Indian scholar on the grounds of his 'unacceptable behaviour'. The renowned Islamic scholar was scheduled to address lectures at Wembley Arena and Sheffield.
Cricket Australia has come under pressure from the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) to end the bans following the release of the Longstaff review.
Eight-time World Champion Pankaj Advani blanked Briton Matthew Selt 4-0 to qualify for the Indian Open, a premier championship.
World snooker champion John Higgins was suspended by the sport's governing body on Sunday after a newspaper reported he had agreed to take a bribe to lose frames.
Credited with turning around Tata Steel in the 1990s, J J Irani has stepped down on turning 75, from the company Board, bringing to an end his 43 years of association with the world's seventh largest steel making company.
'Everyone is different, every board is different, and the way they deal with certain issues'
Frank Lampard's loan spell at Manchester City is due to end in January but the Premier League champions might want to delay his departure across the Atlantic to enhance their chances of fighting his old club for the title.
According to cricket.com.au: "Renshaw will fly to Johannesburg this evening to join the under siege tourists ahead of Friday's final Test against South Africa in the wake of the Cape Town ball-tampering crisis."
Despite the pair making certain of selection, doubts remain in other areas of captain Tim Paine's team, with opener Matt Renshaw picking up a head injury after being struck by the ball during the tour game that ended on Tuesday.
A video of the incident showed that Taison stuck his finger up at a section occupied by Dynamo fans and then hoofed the ball into the stands.
Two months on from the interview, Bancroft said he had been in touch with Warner, and that all three banned players had supported each other through their "journey".
This time Liverpool are at home, and victory would put them nine points clear.
Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi threatened to terminate contracts of Australian players and ban state sides from the Champions League Twenty20 if they fail to release their players for the third edition of the IPL next year. Dates of the last round of the Australia's domestic competition -- Sheffield Shield -- and the mega BCCI event are clashing but Modi wants the state sides to release their contracted players for the competition.
Australia's Josh Hazlewood is a 'genius' with line and length and will have no trouble being ready for next week's Ashes opener against England
Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood says he is fit and ready for the Ashes series against England after taking six wickets and coming through a Sheffield Shield match unscathed.
Glenn Maxwell fights to secure Australia's number six batting spot for the Ashes series.
Paine's batting lineup has been rated the worst Australia has ever, so the bowlers could well be under pressure
Penpix of players in Australia's Ashes squad.
Manchester City's quadruple bid remained intact as Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin de Bruyne secured a 2-0 win at Everton in their FA Cup quarter-final clash
Left-arm fast bowler Dirk Nannes has became the second Victorian star to retire from first class cricket this season.
Former Australia opener Justin Langer has suddenly cropped up as one of the possible candidates for Indian cricket team's chief coach's job, a position that is lying vacant after Zimbabwean Duncan Fletcher completed his tenure at the end of the World Cup.
Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland defended the use of the controversial pink ball in the face of players' criticism and is adamant it will prove a success during Test cricket's first day-night match in Adelaide next month.
Real, Barca topple United off perch to become top earning clubs
Joe Maguire was found guilty of repeated bodily harm, violence against public employees and attempted bribery. Sharman was found guilty of insult, repeated bodily harm and violence against public employees.
All-rounder Cameron White has said that he had no reservations about choosing between leading Victoria into its Sheffield Shield title defence against Queensland and appearing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) called for a government inquiry into racism in the English game following the match, which Chelsea won 2-0.
Sydney Cricket Ground's pitch No 7, the 22-yard strip on which Phillip Hughes fell after being fatally struck by a bouncer on head, has been retired.
Australia cricketer Phillip Hughes was wearing an older model helmet when he suffered a serious head injury on Tuesday and the latest version released about a year ago might have offered better protection, the equipment manufacturer has said.
Australia batsman Adam Voges has copped a sickening blow to the head while batting for Western Australian on Thursday in the Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania. The right-handed batsman has been ruled out of the match in at the WACA Ground in Perth. Voges was on 16 when he was struck by a bouncer from fast bowler Cameron Stevenson on the opening day of the match.
Former Newcastle United goalkeeper Pavel Srnicek died on Tuesday at the age of 47, nine days after suffering a cardiac arrest in the CzechRepublic.
His loss for even part of the series would be a huge blow to a team already missing so much batting experience because of the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal.
Australian off-spinner Nathan Hauritz says he will use the 'Doosra' during the third Test against the West Indies, and is confident about bouncing back in Perth after putting in a lacklustre performance in Adelaide last week.
Australia opening batsman Aaron Finch has declared himself fit for the Boxing Day Test against India in Melbourne and said his injured finger would need to be cut off to prevent him from playing in front of his home state's fans.
Boozy celebrations have been a part of Australian cricket for decades but Test hopeful Fawad Ahmed will be politely declining when the victory beers are passed around on the tour of the Caribbean and England.
Victorian fast bowler Clint McKay has revealed that he is excited to be part of the Australian Test squad, and adds that he was stunned when he got the call to join the national team at Adelaide.
Australian vice captain Michael Clarke is being forced to receive daily treatment on his troublesome back to be ready in time for next week's opening Test against the West Indies at Gabba.
