As the clock ticked past 11pm on Sunday night, Hamza Tahir was still buzzing. No wonder the adrenaline was racing. Moments earlier, the Glaswegian spin-bowler...

England all-rounder Ben Stokes remains on course to return to action in May following his latest scan on a knee injury. Stokes developed fitness issues...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp stated that the task that faces him this weekend is the toughest in the game. The Reds take on Manchester City...

It is a 12-day period that could make or break Manchester City’s season. Double headers against Atletico Madrid and Liverpool, in their contrasting ways two...

Carlos Alcaraz made history on Sunday by becoming the youngest ever Miami Open champion, and first Spaniard to win the title, after defeating Norway's Casper...

Brendan Taylor, former Zimbabwe cricket captain, was handed a three-year ban earlier this year for failing to report a match-fixing approach from a trip to...

Ghana held Nigeria to a 1-1 draw in the Nigerian capital on Tuesday, winning the tie on away goals to become the first African country...

By any means possible. That was the message with which coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena signed off his pre-match press briefing ahead of the UAE’s daunting assignment...

Daniil Medvedev moved to within two wins of reclaiming the ATP's No 1 ranking after easing past Pedro Martinez 6-3, 6-4 on Monday to reach...

The UAE had been provided a huge hand-up, or so it seemed. Lebanon were beaten by bottom side Syria in Sidon, a shock 3-0 loss...

Mohamed Salah was the architect of the lone goal as Egypt edged Senegal 1-0 in Cairo in a World Cup playoff first leg. Salah turned...

Ashleigh Barty refused to give too much away when asked about her future plans, saying "you'll have to wait and see" after the world No...

World No 1 Ashleigh Barty announced her shock retirement at the age of 25 on Wednesday, weeks after ending Australia's 44-year wait for a home-grown...

Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez said his team's 4-0 thrashing of rivals Real Madrid on Sunday could be a significant turning point for the club after...

Kraigg Brathwaite's grinding 160 hauled West Indies to within 96 runs of England's first innings total with the tourists still entertaining the prospect of forcing...

Manchester United's interim manager Ralf Rangnick took aim at Atletico Madrid for "time-wasting antics" after his team were eliminated from the Champions League by the...

Pakistan collapsed to 148 all out as Australia built up a huge 489-run lead after Day 3 of the second Test in Karachi. Pakistan, replying...

Chelsea's problems continue to mount after the Premier League side had several credit cards temporarily frozen during bank assessments of the club’s new operating licence,...

Novak Djokovic on Wednesday confirmed his withdrawal from this month's ATP Masters tournaments in Indian Wells, California, and Miami, Florida, due to US Covid-19 travel...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said they deserved to go through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League despite Tuesday's 1-0 defeat by 10-man Inter Milan,...

Novak Djokovic has confirmed he has split with long-time coach Marian Vajda at the end of the 2021 season. The world No 1 made the...

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel enjoyed a welcome break from a barrage of questions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine as he watched his stars train for...

Leeds United, like Manchester United and Southampton before them, certainly hope so. By hiring Jesse Marsch, the former RB Leipzig, Salzburg and New York Red...

FIFA has ordered Russia to play matches without its flag and anthem at neutral venues, warning the country could be excluded from competitions if the...

Andrey Rublev has attempted to keep expectations low this week at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. As it turns out, he was simply lulling...

Poland's football federation president announced on Saturday that their national team will not play the 2022 World Cup play-off with Russia in Moscow on March...

Ralf Rangnick told his Manchester United team to play with the same care-free attitude as Anthony Elanga after the 19-year-old salvaged a 1-1 draw against...

By the time Kylian Mbappe had turned 22, he had racked up 22 goals in the most glamorous of club competitions. Erling Haaland will only...

Al Jazira’s grip on the Adnoc Pro League was dealt a severe blow after a 2-0 defeat to Al Nasr at Al Maktoum Stadium in...

World No 1 Novak Djokovic will start his 2022 season against Lorenzo Musetti in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said the 2-0 win over Inter Milan in their Champions League last-16 clash does not mean the job will get easier...

Now that the biggest two days in cricket — the Indian Premier League mega auction — are out of the way, it's back to the...

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel described securing the Fifa Club World Cup as an "incomparable feeling", while he also dedicated the win in Abu Dhabi to...

Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna produced career-best figures of 4-12 from nine overs as India defeated the West Indies by 44 runs in a low-scoring encounter...

Almost every time Leonardo Jardim, whose Al Hilal meet the Champions of Europe on Wednesday, comes across Thomas Tuchel, the manager of Chelsea, the circumstances...

Liverpool star Sadio Mane won his duel with clubmate Mohamed Salah as he made up for a first-half penalty miss by converting the winning spot-kick...

Sunday’s final of the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon will likely be a showdown between Liverpool stars Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.That’s not to...

The president of the International Olympic Committee sought to play down concerns about the safety of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai on Thursday while also...

Manchester United made an embarrassing early exit from the FA Cup after losing to second-tier side Middlesbrough in a penalty shootout at Old Trafford on...

Rafael Nadal said he "feels lucky to be part" of an era in tennis that includes Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic after the Spaniard won...

Mohamed Salah, Egypt’s captain and lodestar, was thought to be suffering an international goal-drought coming into the Africa Cup of Nations. These things are relative,...

There is no shortage of souvenirs to take home from the Africa Cup of Nations for those countries who might have to wait longest for...

Australia opener Beth Mooney is set to make a dramatic return and feature in the only Test of the Women's Ashes on Thursday despite still...

A sombre mood hung over the Africa Cup of Nations Tuesday, as the injured from the overcrowding at the Olembe Stadium during Cameroon’s match against...

Greek fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas battled to a thrilling five-set victory over American Taylor Fritz to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals. The 23-year-old twice came...

UAE will face Uganda in the plate competition of the Under 19 World Cup after losing out in the main event in St Kitts. The...

Marcus Rashford scored in the third and final minute of stoppage time to earn Manchester United a dramatic 1-0 win over West Ham that lifted...

Dubai-based teenager Josh Hill made history at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Saturday morning, becoming the first UAE-born player to make the cut at...

Five-time finalist Andy Murray was beaten in straight sets by Japanese qualifier Taro Daniel at the Australian Open on Thursday. Hopes were high that Murray...

England’s reputation in cricket might be being buffeted from all directions at present, given their abysmal display in the Ashes and the ensuing late night...