
World no. 3 American Coco Gauff fought back from a set down to seal a nail-biting three-set 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over the Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskovato to claim a quarterfinal spot at the Dubai Tennis Championships. ...

Former captain Nasser Hussain has urged England to not fall back on their previous ‘this is the way we play’ method of playing Test cricket, and has called upon the batters to step up if they are to square the ongoing series against India. ...

Jemimah Rodrigues, the vice-captain of Delhi Capitals, said there is always a lot to learn from skipper Meg Lanning and is thankful to the Women’s Premier League (WPL) for giving her the chance to work alongside the former Australia captain. ...

England have brought in fast-bowler Ollie Robinson and off-spinner Shoaib Bashir into their playing eleven for the fourth Test against India, starting here at the JSCA International Stadium on Friday. ...

Australia's head coach Andrew McDonald has said that former skipper Steve Smith is firmly in the mix for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA. ...

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz suffered an ankle injury just two points into his Rio Open opening-round match against Thiago Monteiro and retired shortly after despite a valiant attempt to continue the match. ...

Erling Haaland scored the only goal of the match as Manchester City edged to a 1-0 home win over Brentford. ...

World No.1 Iga Swiatek got off to a winning start at the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-4, 6-4 second-round win over American Sloane Stephens. ...

The Antigua and Barbuda Falcons have been unveiled as the newest franchise in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The newly-formed team will replace the Jamaica Tallawahs, who ceased to exist in the tournament after the 2023 season....

Sir Jim Ratcliffe's deal to buy a 27.7% stake in Manchester United has been completed, following the satisfaction of all conditions, including approvals from the Football Association and the Premier League, the club said. ...