ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic overcame an injury scare midway through his match against Daniil Medvedev yesterday to mow down the Russian 6-3 6-4 and storm into the Adelaide International 1 final, where he will take on unseeded American Sebastian Korda.
LIVERPOOL, England, (Reuters) – Holders Liverpool were held to a 2-2 home draw by Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup yesterday and will now face a replay after a breathless third-round tie in which the visitors had a late goal chalked off for offside.
(Reuters) – Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten century guided India to a 91-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final Twenty20 international in Rajkot yesterday as the hosts clinched the series 2-1.
A former world champion boxer has scored a win in court after he was sentenced to jail time for punching a Chemist Warehouse security guard multiple times during a dispute about Covid face masks.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Players more than the coaches have to take responsibility for West Indies failures on the cricket field, former fast bowler Sir Andy Roberts has suggested.
KARACHI, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed’s counter-attacking hundred foiled New Zealand’s bid for a series-clinching victory as the second test between the sides ended in a dramatic draw after an action-packed final day yesterday.
(Reuters) – Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin had his breathing tube removed overnight, the team said yesterday, and a call to team mates from the recovering 24-year-old set off a raucous celebration.
LONDON, CMC – Norwich City midfielder Isaac Hayden, whose father is Jamaican, has undergone surgery on a knee injury after accepting criticism of his recent performances at the English second-tier club.
Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 49 points and the Utah Jazz snapped a five-game losing streak with a 131-114 road win over the Houston Rockets on Thursday.
(Reuters) – Harry Kane said his World Cup penalty miss that condemned England to a quarter-final exit will stay with him for the rest of his life but vowed it will not affect him personally or professionally and has made him hungrier than ever for success.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Heavy rain washed out the third day of the already weather-disrupted third and final test between Australia and South Africa at Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday.
(Reuters) – World number one Carlos Alcaraz will not play in the Australian Open after picking up a right leg muscle injury during pre-season training, the Spaniard said yesterday.
ADELAIDE, Australia, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic will face the biggest test of his Australian Open preparations in a blockbuster semi-final with former world number one Daniil Medvedev after the Serbian beat Denis Shapovalov 6-3 6-4 at the Adelaide International 1 yesterday.
(Reuters) – Rain denied Usman Khawaja a maiden double-century after a Steve Smith ton but Australia were in complete command of the third test against South Africa yesterday, having made hay on a placid pitch for a second straight day.
(Reuters) – Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka and opener Kusal Mendis scored half-centuries before their bowlers put the brakes on the Indian batting unit to seal a 16-run win in the second Twenty20 international and level the series at 1-1 yesterday.
Deshana Skeete, Former South American Youth Games Gold Medalist, will now compete for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) giant University of Kansas following a successful stint at junior college institution New Mexico Junior College.
(CMC) – Former West Indies Test stars Shai Hope and Shane Dowrich will lead two of the three squads in the Barbados Legends Series, which serves as preparation for the Regional First Class Championship beginning next month.
(Reuters) – Britain’s Emma Raducanu retired at 6-0 5-7 in her second-round match against Slovakian Viktoria Kuzmova at the WTA 250 Auckland Classic yesterday after rolling her ankle, casting doubt on her participation at this month’s Australian Open.