Australian skipper David Warner criticised preparation of Sri Lanka’s pitches following his side’s series-clinching one-day international victory against the hosts, saying his batsmen were being prevented from scoring big totals.

Hotshots Massimo Luongo and Tomi Juric were both on target as Australia overcame a dogged Iraq outfit to win 2-0 in their 2018 World Cup qualifier yesterday.

Robbie Keane told his Ireland teammates to never underestimate the honour of playing for their country after he pulled on the green shirt for the final time.

Authorities in Zurich have opened criminal proceedings against German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer and two former presidents of the country’s football federation (DFB) in connection with its successful bid for the 2006 World Cup.

Heightened speculation about another impasse between forward Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat that had been fuelled by social media may have been quelled Wednesday by the same medium.

The New York Yankees got one they absolutely had to have.

Cuban discus thrower Yarelys Barrios has been stripped of her Olympic silver medal from the 2008 Beijing Games after failing a retroactive drug test, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday.

‘Starting well always helps to set you on the right path, and even though we are paired with a very strong opponent, we are more determined than ever to realise the dream we have been pursuing for a very long time’

Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic has admitted he struggled to put together a squad for today’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against United Arab Emirates, with most of his players either rusty or fatigued.

‘But I’m hoping this time we can show an improvement in this area’

Spotlight is once again on Serena as she chases a record smashing 23rd Slam

England goalkeeper Hart seals Torino move, Nasri joins Sevilla on season-long loan