South Africa captain Dean Elgar said yesterday he was fed up with discussing England’s new swashbuckling ‘Bazball’ approach to Test cricket on the eve of their series opener at Lord’s.

Opener Fakhar Zaman hit his seventh one-day international century to steer Pakistan to a 16-run victory in the first of a three-match series yesterday against the Netherlands in Rotterdam.

On an evening when a string of world champions added European titles, Ukrainian Mykhailo Romanchuk provided an upset in Rome yesterday by toppling Gregorio Paltrinieri in the men’s 1500m.

Unlucky not to have finished closer in the Group 1 Qatar Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly in June, the Al Shaqab Racing-owned colt Al Hakeem (Siyouni x Jadhaba) returned to winning ways in the Group 2 Prix Guillaume d’Ornano at Deauville.

Qatar’s Khaled Aref and Abdullah Khalifa pose after winning the bronze medal in the men’s foil fencing team competition at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkiye, on Tuesday.

Sheikh Fahad bin Khalid al-Thani, the new Qatar Boxing Federation (QBF) president, yesterday said he is keen to develop the game in Qatar and create a strong bench strength of young pugilists in the coming years.

Al Duhail rallied to score a 2-1 win over Al Rayyan in a thrilling QNB Stars League match at the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium on Tuesday. Goalless at half-time, the match turned in a humdinger in the second half with Rayyan ruing an 89th-minute missed penalty strike by Yohan Boli which hit the crossbar and

Virgil van Dijk said new Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez must learn to “control himself” after being sent off for a reckless headbutt during Monday night’s 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace.

Dusan Vlahovic fired Juventus to a comfortable 3-0 win over Sassuolo with a brace in Monday’s Serie A opener. Serbia forward Vlahovic put Juve two ahead just before the break from the penalty spot after being fouled by Gian Marco Ferrari, and ended the match as a contest following a smart Angel Di M

FIFA has suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to "undue influence from third parties", world soccer's governing body said on Monday.

England fast bowler James Anderson says the team’s “incredible” Test revival has left him eager to return to the fray in the upcoming series against South Africa.

West Indies handed New Zealand their first limited-overs defeat of the year in cruising to a consolation eight-wicket win in the third and final T20 International at Sabina Park on Sunday.