Alvaro Morata is ready to lead Spain’s attack at Euro 2016 if called upon after declaring himself fully fit yesterday.

England must be decisive in both penalty areas to avoid a repeat of their humiliating World Cup exit at Euro 2016, goalkeeper Joe Hart said yesterday.

Mercurial forward Ricardo Quaresma scored twice and set up three more goals in a sparkling individual performance as Portugal demolished Estonia 7-0 in their final friendly before Euro 2016 on Wednesday.

France captain Huge Lloris insisted Les Blues “don’t feel like favourites” despite being fancied to win Euro 2016 which they start against Romania today.

Pakistan’s new head coach Mickey Arthur vowed yesterday to lift his new team to the top of world cricket rankings as he did with his native South Africa.

Diana Baig shifts restlessly in her seat, checking her watch every few seconds at an awards ceremony after leading her cricket team to victory. Soon she has to play a football match at another venue, and time is ticking.

A French plainclothes policeman apprehends a demonstrator as protests continue against the labour reforms law in Nantes, France.

Golden State’s ‘Splash Brothers’ duo of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are in the midst of a rare drought and their suddenly wayward shooting has helped pave the way for Cleveland to climb back into the NBA Finals.

Smothering defensive work and an aggressive scoring attack inspired by LeBron James lifted the Cleveland Cavaliers back into the NBA Finals on Wednesday with a 120-90 rout of defending champions Golden State.

France yesterday faced the first major security challenge of Euro 2016 with a giant concert at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, where visitors were greeted by piles of uncollected rubbish.

The Australian cricketers’ players union yesterday urged the sport’s national governing body to ensure conditions for this year’s two pink ball Tests are upgraded to produce high quality matches.

Jonny Bairstow rode his luck to again rescue England from a top-order collapse with a century on the first day of the third Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s yesterday.