Diego Maradona says Lionel Messi's second-half penalty miss was not the reason Argentina failed to defeat Iceland at the World Cup on Saturday.
The International Olympic Committee has set June 29, 2021 as the new deadline for the qualification period of the Tokyo Olympics, which has been rescheduled to next year in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. According to the letter dated April 2, the revised sport entries deadline has now been set for July 5, 2021.
Rafael Nadal stormed into the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 demolition of former finalist Marcos Baghdatis.
They can now dream of going one better than their third-place finish in 1998, which marked their first participation in the World Cup finals as an independent nation.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Manchester United's Champions League qualification hopes suffered a blow after an equaliser deep in stoppage time from Michael Obafemi earned Southampton a 2-2 draw in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Monday.
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting believes new recruit Alex Carey could win a lot of games for the IPL side in his new No 4 role and is also a good backup option to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant. Australian wicketkeeper Carey, who usually opens the innings in the Australian Big Bash T20 League, smashed a 24-ball 55 for the Adelaide Strikers at No 4, while Ponting looked on from the television commentary box on Monday night.
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group B match played between Portugal and Iran in Saransk on Monday
India's doubles great Leander Paes has had 119 playing partners in his 27-year career and it appears his latest union could be a profitable one after he and compatriot Purav Raja knocked out former champions Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares on Saturday.
A 90th-minute goal by Xherdan Shaqiri secured Switzerland a 2-1 victory over Serbia in a blistering-paced World Cup Group E match in Kaliningrad on Friday, putting them in a strong position to go through to the knockout round.
Prime Minister Theresa May said earlier on Monday it was "highly likely" that Moscow was responsible for the attack and some British officials have suggested boycotting the Russia-hosted World Cup later this year in response.
Japan beat 10-man Colombia 2-1 in Group H on Tuesday to become the first Asian side to beat a South American one at the World Cup.
Manchester City had a late goal from Gabriel Jesus ruled out by VAR video review as they drew 2-2 at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday -- their first league home game without victory in nearly eight months.
'Nasser Hussain actually called me a Bus driver :) was good to take them for a ride!'
Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the French Open on Friday, according to tournament officials, robbing the Grand Slam event of some guaranteed fireworks.
Rafael Nadal returned to Roland Garros after his birthday celebrations and showed no signs of slowing up, railroading compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 in the fourth round on Sunday.
Gauff has been already touted as a long-term successor to Serena Williams at the top of US women's tennis and while she said she was getting used to people viewing her as a role model she did not like being compared to Serena or her sister Venus.
Rohan Bopanna and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the rain-hit Wimbledon Championships after a straight set win over Andrej Martin and Hans Podlipnik-Castillo in London on Saturday. The sixth seeded Indo-Romanian pair faced early resistance from the Slovakian-Chile combination before prevailing 7-5 6-2 in the second round contest that lasted one hour and 17 minutes.
English Premier League leaders Liverpool will need to maintain their excellent recent record against Everton in Sunday's Merseyside derby if they are to hold their advantage over second-placed Manchester City.
As the legend turns 40, we take a look at his journey in cricket and life.
Australian Nick Kyrgios was expelled from the tournament after going wild in the third set of his match against Casper Ruud.
Germany's Angelique Kerber, who will try to prevent Serena Williams winning an eighth Wimbledon title on Saturday, never went away but she too is making a comeback of sorts.
Persistent drizzle and a chill wind sweeping the almost-empty Roland Garros grounds.
Fast bowling great Michael Holding feels that ODI cricket is here to stay despite the many concerns being raised about its loss of relevance as the format remains financially lucrative for the ICC. In the past, stalwarts of the game like Ricky Ponting and Rahul Dravid have feared ODIs losing context with the rapid growth of T20 cricket and Tests remaining the ultimate challenge for a cricketer.
Vettori heaped praise on pace bowlers Trent Boult and Matt Henry after they dismissed India's top three of KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and skipper Virat Kohli for one run each.
Nagal, who has played his best tennis this season, sent a confirmation to the All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Thursday night while Ramkumar had conveyed his availability a few days ago.
In his monthly "Mann ki Baat" radio address, the prime minister also urged people to participate in an online yoga competition being organised by the ayush ministry.
Sebastian Vettel recognised that he and Ferrari have made mistakes this season but refused to single out the moment where his hopes of winning a fifth Formula One title ended.
Dhoni's unbeaten knock of 56 runs against Windies had Twitter applauding his gutsy effort.
Sharma was sent back to the pavilion in the sixth over of India's innings.
Max Verstappen believes he can thwart Lewis Hamilton's bid for a seventh Formula One title this season if Red Bull give him the tools to do the job. Hamilton, 35, is chasing several records this season including Michael Schumacher's 91 race wins and seven titles, and has won five of the last six championships with dominant Mercedes.
And as we celebrate the Swiss champ's decorated career on his 36th birthday, here are some sharp, inspiring quotes from the man, who dresses even sharper, and is classy as they come...
And as we celebrate the Swiss champ's decorated career on his 36th birthday, here are some sharp, inspiring quotes from the man, who dresses even sharper, and is classy as they come...
Images from the Champions League football matches played on Wednesday night.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes was baffled by India's run-chasing strategy during their World Cup game last year in which he found Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's approach 'mystifying' and saw 'no intent' from Mahendra Singh Dhoni during the run chase. It was the game at Birmingham, where India were comprehensively beaten by 31 runs after they failed to chase England's massive score of 337/7 last year.
This is the first time that the towering Croatian has made the final of the Aus Open
Asked after the match how she was feeling about her early departure, Halep replied that she was 'used to it'.
'It's a positive start with a good result. If I do months without playing an official match, it's always a little bit more difficult.'
24th seed American Sam Querrey caused the biggest upset at this year's Wimbledon as he stunned defending champion Andy Murray 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-1, in the quarter-finals, on Wednesday.
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