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Arsenal lose Hincapie and Zubimendi in freak double blow

Mikel Arteta said Piero Hincapie and Martin Zubimendi would both miss Arsenal's Champions League match with Lille after suffering freak ankle injuries in their warm-down after Saturday's win against Leeds.

Australia's Smith off field after being struck on helmet

Australia's Steve Smith was struck on the helmet while batting and did not take the field at the start of South Africa's second innings on the fourth day of the first Test at Kingsmead on Monday.

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Bangladesh ready for South Africa challenge, says Mominul

Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque believes his team are well prepared ahead of the first Test against South Africa starting at Kingsmead on Thursday.

England's World Cup hopefuls must fight for places: Southgate

England manager Gareth Southgate insists nobody can take their place in his World Cup squad for granted.

Ancelotti tests positive for Covid a week before Chelsea first leg

Carlo Ancelotti has tested positive for Covid-19, Real Madrid announced on Wednesday, with the Italian likely to miss his team's La Liga game against Celta Vigo on Saturday.

'Genius' Shane Warne bid farewell at state memorial service

Shane Warne was remembered as "mesmerising" and a "genius" at a state memorial service in Melbourne Wednesday attended by tens of thousands of spectators and legendary players, with music superstars Elton John and Chris Martin performing by video link.

Flamboyant Japanese baseball manager ups ante on hover-bike

His extravagant outfits and jaw-dropping stunts are headline news in Japan, but now larger-than-life baseball manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo has upped the theatrical ante by entering the stadium on a hover-bike.

Thousands bid farewell to Shane Warne at state memorial service

Shane Warne was remembered as a "genius" at a state memorial service at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday attended by tens of thousands of spectators and legendary players, with music stars including Elton John performing by video link.

Healy hits century as Australia power into World Cup final

A double-century opening stand carried tournament favourites Australia to a commanding 157-run win over the West Indies on Wednesday and a place in the Women's World Cup final.

'Monster' Inoue to face Donaire in sequel to boxing classic

Japan's Naoya Inoue will face Nonito Donaire of the Philippines in a bantamweight title unification fight in Japan in June, adding a sequel to their classic 2019 encounter.

China state broadcaster airs first NBA match since 2020

NBA basketball returned to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV for the first time in nearly 18 months on Wednesday, after China blacklisted it following a team official's support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement.

Fans, family, famous to bid Shane Warne farewell at state memorial

Shane Warne's son said there is no better place to bid farewell to his late father than the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where more than 50,000 people are to attend a state memorial service Wednesday featuring stars such as Elton John and Ed Sheeran.

Team NZ defend moving America's Cup defence to Barcelona

Team New Zealand on Wednesday defended their decision to stage the next America's Cup in Spain, adamant they would have surrendered the Auld Mug if the regatta was held again in Auckland.

Peru book World Cup play-off spot as Colombia, Chile miss out

Peru booked a World Cup play-off spot against either Australia or the United Arab Emirates with a 2-0 victory over Paraguay on Tuesday, thus dashing the hopes of Colombia and Chile to reach the Qatar extravaganza.

Osaka breezes into last four at Miami

Naomi Osaka moved into the Miami Open semi-finals with another impressive performance as an out-of-sorts American Danielle Collins was brushed aside at the Hard Rock Stadium on Tuesday.

Players chasing one last leap at Chevron Championship

Half a century of golfing history will draw to a close on Thursday as the Chevron Championship tees off in the California desert for the final time.

Tiger plays 18 at Augusta to test Masters fitness: reports

Tiger Woods played an 18-hole practice round at Augusta National on Tuesday with son Charlie and pal Justin Thomas, testing his fitness for next week's Masters, according to multiple reports.

Kyrgios unrepentant after Miami meltdown

Nick Kyrgios refused to apologize for his Miami Open meltdown Tuesday and insisted he couldn’t care less about receiving further sanctions from tennis bosses.

Eriksen scores on Copenhagen return as England, France, Italy win friendlies

Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen scored Tuesday on his return to the Copenhagen stadium where he suffered a cardiac arrest last year as England and France also won the latest round of pre-World Cup friendlies.

Angry Southgate brands Maguire booing a 'joke' after England win

England manager Gareth Southgate described Wembley boos for defender Harry Maguire as an "absolute joke" after his side eased to a 3-0 win against Ivory Coast in a friendly on Tuesday.

Mane sinks Egypt again, Partey sends Ghana to World Cup

Liverpool star Sadio Mane converted a shoot-out penalty on Tuesday to take African champions Senegal to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the expense of Egypt.

Portugal and Poland grab World Cup finals spots

Portugal beat North Macedonia 2-0 and Poland saw off Sweden by the same score in play-off finals on Tuesday to book their places in the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar.

Ochoa inducted to LPGA Hall of Fame after rule change

Mexican legend Lorena Ochoa was inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame on Tuesday after the tour lifted a 10-year requirement for players to be considered for enshrinement.

Bergwijn equaliser earns Dutch friendly draw with Germany

Tottenham forward Steven Bergwijn came off the bench to equalise for the Netherlands in a 1-1 friendly draw against Germany in Amsterdam on Tuesday.

Lewandowski strikes as Poland punch World Cup ticket

Robert Lewandowski slotted home a second-half penalty as Poland booked their berth at the World Cup finals with a 2-0 win over Sweden in Tuesday's play-off.

Portugal see off North Macedonia to qualify for 2022 World Cup

Bruno Fernandes fired Portugal to the 2022 World Cup by scoring twice in a 2-0 victory over Italy’s conquerors North Macedonia on Tuesday.

Rejigged England brush aside 10-man Ivory Coast

Ollie Watkins scored on his first start for England on Tuesday as Gareth Southgate's rejigged side beat 10-man Ivory Coast 3-0 at Wembley.

Italy beat Turkey in post-World Cup disaster friendly

Italy won their first match after failing to qualify for a second straight World Cup by beating Turkey 3-2 in Konya on Tuesday.

Ukraine's exhausted Svitolina taking break from tennis

Former world number three Elina Svitolina of Ukraine announced Tuesday she was taking a break from tennis because of mental and physical exhaustion.

Medvedev, Zverev reach Miami last eight, angry Kyrgios out

Top seed Daniil Medvedev moved within one victory of reclaiming the world number one ranking by advancing to the ATP and WTA Miami Open quarter-finals, defeating American Jenson Brooksby 7-5, 6-1 on Tuesday.

Mane sinks Egypt again, Partey strike upsets Nigeria