
South Africa have climbed to fourth spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings after a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Test on Thursday. ...

Pakistan have released fast bowler Mir Hamza from their Test squad to allow him to continue his rehabilitation in Karachi. The Pakistan Cricket Board made the announcement on the first day of the third and deciding Test against England in Rawalpindi. ...

USA have dropped Aaron James from the ODI squad for the World Cup League 2 (WCL-2) tri-series starting on Friday. His snub came after he opted to play for the CPL franchise St. Lucia Kings and missed the Namibia tour with the USA in September. The selection panel named an unchanged squad that last toured Namibia for WCL-2. ...

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has revealed that his squad is walking a fine line as they battle a growing injury crisis, warning the team could struggle to compete on multiple fronts if more players are sidelined. ...

Saima Thakor and Tejal Hasabnis have been handed their international debuts as India’s stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and elected to bat first against New Zealand in the ODI series opener at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday. ...

India's star all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin became the highest wicket-taker in the history of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) during the second Test against New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune on Thursday. ...

Aston Villa continued their 100 per cent start to the UEFA Champions League courtesy of a 2-0 victory over Bologna at Villa Park. ...

New Zealand batter Chad Bowes has gone past Travis Head and Narayan Jagadeesan to smash the fastest double century in men's List A. Playing for Canterbury against Otago in the Ford Trophy on Wednesday, Bowes brought up his double ton in 103 deliveries before eventually falling for 205 off 110 balls....

After Vinicius Junior's hat-trick inspired Real Madrid's stunning comeback 5-2 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League clash, Real manager Carlo Ancelotti called the Brazilian "an extraordinary character" and insisted he "will win the Ballon d'Or" based off his performances last season....

Tennis greats Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to congratulate Dominic Thiem on his retirement as the Austrian ended his pro career after falling to a first-round defeat against Luciano Darderi at the Erste Bank Open. ...