Pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva had nearly abandoned all hope of ending her stellar career with a third Olympic gold in Rio, saying she would hang up her spikes at a far less glamorous event on the banks of the Volga.

Australia displayed the composure and assurance of world champions to chase down a target of 283 and advance to the final with a six-wicket victory over the West Indies in the seventh match of the Tri-Nation One-Day International Series at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Tuesday.

England captain Eoin Morgan praised Chris Woakes, Jos Buttler and Liam Plunkett for getting his side “out of a hole” as the first one-day international against Sri Lanka ended in a thrilling tie.

Mohamed Amir is part of the Pakistan family and will always have the support of his teammates as he prepares to return to Lord’s six years after the scandal that derailed his career, fast bowler Wahab Riaz has said.

Kedar Jadhav’s brisk half-century proved the difference as India held off a spirited Zimbabwe in the third Twenty20 international at Harare Sports Club yesterday to clinch the series 2-1.

Other countries will dread the prospect of facing England in the Euro 2016 knockout rounds, midfielder Eric Dier has said, despite his side’s failure to secure top spot in Group B.

Cristiano Ronaldo threw a reporter’s microphone in a lake yesterday after objecting to being approached hours before Portugal’s crunch Euro 2016 match against Hungary.

Roy Hodgson’s unsuccessful selection gamble in England’s final group game of Euro 2016 has left senior figures within the Football Association questioning whether he has made a serious error of judgment that could jeopardise the team’s progress and potentially have repercussions for his future as ma

The Men’s Volleyball tournament in Aspire Zone’s Ramadan Sports Festival concluded on Tuesday evening, as team Soul Riders took home the tournament title.

Dahham raced to an easy win in the Qatar Coupe de France des Chevaux Arabes (Gr1 PA) in Chantilly, France, yesterday.

Novak Djokovic admits he was flattered to discover Andy Murray and his coach Ivan Lendl are working overtime to end his two-year reign as Wimbledon champion.

Italy stalwart Andrea Masi yesterday announced his retirement from rugby after he failed to recover from an achilles tendon injury suffered during last year’s World Cup.