The Indian cricket ‘A’ team claimed an eight-wicket win over touring South African side in a T20 warm-up match in New Delhi on Tuesday. Opting to bat first, the tourists posted a daunting target of 190, thanks to JP Duminy’s unbeaten knock of 68 off 32 deliveries. Captain Faf du Plessis was forced to retire hurt after scoring 42, while ...

Lionel Messi suffered a knee injury early in Saturday’s La Liga game at home to Las Palmas and could now face six to eight weeks on the sidelines, according to unconfirmed local reports. The incident happened inside the opening stages at the Camp Nou, when Messi cut inside from the right wing, and his left footed shot was blocked by ...

The former agent of Barcelona star Neymar has responded to the embargo the Brazilian suffered due to tax issues in his home country, ironically suggesting that his ex-client would enjoy a quieter life if he moved to arch-rivals Real Madrid. Brazilian authorities moved against the forward on Friday, freezing assets worth £33.1 million. Neymar is accused of evading 63m Brazilian ...

Manchester United skipper Wayne Rooney has denied talk of him handing in an official transfer request to his club on two previous occasions, once in 2010 and the second time in 2013. The 29-year-old revealed that he told former manager Sir Alex Ferguson that he would leave the club if he was not allowed to play, but never made his ...

The death toll from a suspected air strike on a wedding party in Yemen on Monday has risen to at least 130, the United Nations and local medics say. Missiles reportedly hit two tents in a village near the Red Sea port of Mocha, where a man linked to the Houthi rebel movement was celebrating his marriage. But the Saudi-led ...

Bangladesh police are investigating the murder of an Italian aid worker who was shot on Monday night. The Islamic State group says it carried on the attack, shooting dead Cesare Tavella, 50, in the capital Dhaka’s diplomatic quarter. Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said Tavella was jogging when two attackers fired at him from behind. The US and UK urged citizens ...

One of China’s most senior judges has been stripped of Party membership and removed from all public positions after being accused of corruption. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said Xi Xiaoming had severely violated political discipline and not ruled according to law. Mr Xi was one of nine Supreme Court deputy judges. He could now face criminal charges for ...

India’s central bank has cut its key interest rate for the fourth time this year, and by more than expected. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced its repo rate to 6.75% from 7.25%, with economists having forecast it would trim rates to 7%. The repo rate is the level at which the central bank lends to commercial banks. The ...

Afghan forces have begun an operation to retake the city of Kunduz, after suffering a major military reverse when it was seized by the Taliban on Monday. The president said security forces were “retaking government buildings” and inflicting “heavy casualties”. The US said it had carried out an air strike on the city early on Tuesday. The Taliban had forced ...

Russia is considering whether to follow the US and its allies in conducting air strikes against Islamic State (IS) targets, President Vladimir Putin says. Mr Putin spoke after meeting Barack Obama on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA). But the meeting, and the leaders’ speeches at the UNGA, also highlighted splits about how to end the Syrian war. ...