French motorcycle rider Pierre Cherpin has died five days after crashing during the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally, organisers said yesterday.

United hold a three-point lead over Liverpool, a huge turnaround from their last trip to Anfield

Manchester United and England great Wayne Rooney ended his illustrious playing career yesterday to take up the job of managing Championship side Derby on a full-time basis.

Brad Marchand opened the scoring, assisted on Boston’s other regulation goal and scored the only goal of the shootout Thursday night as the Bruins edged the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in the season opener for both teams in Newark, New Jersey.

‘We have the Mamba mentality... means everybody is thinking, has a lot to prove’

New Paris St Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino has tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss the today’s game against Angers as he goes into self-isolation, the French Ligue 1 club said yesterday.

Haidan and D Saucedo top the 36-combination field in a fastest time of 36.67 seconds

South Korea’s seventh-seeded An Se-young bested Thai star Ratchanok Intanon yesterday, halting the former world champion’s progress to the semi-finals of badminton’s Thailand Open after a 22-20, 21-12 game.

‘The organising committee and the IOC must be thinking about back-up plans’

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich host in-form Freiburg tomorrow under pressure to bounce back from consecutive defeats including their shock midweek German Cup exit.

‘We are 90 minutes from winning a title. It would be amazing to achieve that’

An under-strength India fought back in the final session to leave the fourth Test against Australia evenly poised after the opening day at the Gabba in Brisbane yesterday.