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Australia wrapped up a dominant tour of the Caribbean with a clean sweep of the T20 series, defeating the West Indies by three wickets in the fifth and final match on Monday in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis. The tourists chased down a target of 171 to seal a 5-0 series win, having already swept the preceding three-Test series. Australia ...

England’s Lionesses were met with cheers and celebration on Monday as they returned home less than 24 hours after a dramatic Euro 2025 final win against Spain. The reigning champions clinched their second consecutive European title in a tense penalty shootout in Basel, Switzerland, with Chloe Kelly calmly converting the decisive spot-kick. Fans gathered outside Southend Airport in Essex, waving ...

England captain Ben Stokes proclaimed “pain is just an emotion” as he insisted he will do everything in his power to feature as a fully-fledged all-rounder in next week’s series decider with India. The fourth Test at Old Trafford, which ended in a draw on Sunday, was a personal triumph for Stokes as he became just the fourth England cricketer ...

King Charles III led the tributes to England’s Lionesses following their dramatic Euro 2025 victory over Spain, securing a back-to-back European title and making history as the first senior England football team to win a major tournament on foreign soil. Sarina Wiegman’s side held their nerve in a tense penalty shoot-out in Basel, where Chloe Kelly netted the decisive spot-kick ...

An Inter Miami team missing the suspended Lionel Messi missed the chance to gain ground on Eastern Conference leaders FC Cincinnati after being held to a 0-0 draw in Major League Soccer on Saturday. Messi and team-mate Jordi Alba were both barred from playing the home game against Cincinnati after controversially withdrawing from this week’s MLS All-Star Game in Texas. ...

Top footballers are afraid to speak out against playing too many matches for fear of the impact it could have on their careers, the general secretary of global players’ union FIFPro said on Friday. Alex Phillips was speaking after FIFPro held a meeting in Amsterdam with 58 national player unions from around the world to discuss concerns over the way ...

Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday, reports AP. In Clearwater, Florida, authorities responded to a call Thursday morning about a cardiac arrest. Hogan was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said in a statement on Facebook. Hogan, whose real name was ...

Bangladesh squandered a chance to whitewash Pakistan in the three-match T20 series after suffering a 74-run defeat in the third game at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday. The hosts won the first T20 by seven wickets and second one by an eight-run for its first ever series victory over Pakistan in this format. Having lost the final game, they ...

FC Barcelona have cancelled their upcoming pre-season friendly against Japan’s Vissel Kobe, citing “serious contractual breaches” by the match promoter, raising doubts over the rest of their Asian tour. The Spanish club was scheduled to face J-League side Vissel Kobe on Sunday before continuing their tour in South Korea with fixtures against FC Seoul on July 31 and Daegu FC ...

Major League Soccer (MLS) commissioner Don Garber declined to comment on whether Inter Miami star Lionel Messi will face disciplinary action after his unexpected absence from Wednesday’s All-Star game in Austin. Messi and teammate Jordi Alba were both scheduled to start for the MLS All-Star XI against Mexico’s Liga MX team. However, early Wednesday, Miami notified the league that neither ...