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Sri Lanka fight back after strong start by Australia's Marsh, Head

Sri Lanka fought back to bowl Australia out for 181 in their T20 World Cup clash on Monday despite a strong start for the former champions by captain Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head.

Kovac calls on Dortmund to carry domestic 'momentum' into Champions League

Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac called on his side to recreate their domestic form on the Champions League stage when they take on Atalanta in the knock-out play-offs on Tuesday.

Benfica's Mourinho plays down Real Madrid return rumour before rematch

Benfica coach Jose Mourinho insisted he is capable of saying no to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez as he played down rumours of a return to the Spanish giants on Monday.

Meillard extends Swiss Olympic stranglehold while Gu aims for gold

Loic Meillard added another gold to the Swiss near-domination of men's alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics on Monday, before China's freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu tries to win her first title of the Milan-Cortina Games.

Meillard extends Swiss Olympic strangehold while Gu aims for gold

Loic Meillard added another gold to the Swiss near-domination of men's alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics on Monday, before China's freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu tries to win her first title of the Milan-Cortina Games.

Meillard crowns Swiss men's Olympic domination with slalom gold

Loic Meillard won the Swiss men's team their fourth Olympic gold in the five alpine skiing events in Bormio when he streaked to victory in the slalom on Monday.

England survive Italy scare to reach T20 World Cup Super Eights

England survived a scare to qualify for the Super Eights at the T20 World Cup on Monday as Italy's swashbuckling chase of 203 fell agonisingly short in a pulsating match in Kolkata.

Sakamoto fights fatigue, Japanese rivals and US skaters for Olympic women's gold

Kaori Sakamoto will be looking to avoid another Olympics upset as the Japanese figure skating star takes to the ice in the wide-open women's singles starting Tuesday.

Del Toro wins shortened UAE Tour first stage

Mexican youngster Isaac Del Toro powered to victory in a sprint finish in a shortened opening stage of the UAE Tour on Monday.

Record Jacks fifty carries England to 202-7 in must-win Italy match

Will Jacks scored the fastest T20 World Cup fifty for England as they posted 202-7 on Monday in their must-win Group C clash against Italy in Kolkata.

African players in Europe: Salah hailed after Liverpool FA Cup win

Liverpool manager Arne Slot praised Egypt captain Mohamed Salah after his penalty sealed a 3-0 FA Cup victory over Brighton at the weekend.

McGrath tops Olympic slalom times but Braathen out

Norway's Atle Lie McGrath topped times in an attritional first leg of the men's Olympic slalom in Bormio on Monday which saw Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen among the casualties.

South Africa into Super Eights without playing as Afghanistan beat UAE

South Africa qualified for the T20 World Cup Super Eights on Monday without playing as Afghanistan's win over the United Arab Emirates was enough to send them through from Group D.

Smith added to Australia T20 squad, in line for Sri Lanka crunch

Steve Smith has been added to Australia's T20 World Cup squad to fill the place left vacant by Josh Hazlewood and looks likely to play in their must-win match against Sri Lanka later Monday.

Crunch time for Real Madrid's Mbappe-Vinicius partnership

French superstar Kylian Mbappe is poised to return for Real Madrid's Champions League play-off clash at Benfica on Tuesday after resting at the weekend.

Young USA Stars beat Stripes in NBA All-Star tourney final

Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Maxey sparked the USA Stars over USA Stripes 47-21 in Sunday's final of the 75th NBA All-Star Game tournament.

Brignone wins second Milan-Cortina gold as Klaebo claims record ninth Olympic crown

Italy's Federica Brignone won her second gold of a fairytale Olympics in Sunday's giant slalom as Norway's Johannes Klaebo claimed a record ninth Winter Games crown.

Morikawa wins at Pebble Beach despite Scheffler heroics

Collin Morikawa claimed a tense victory at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in California on Sunday, fending off a final-day charge by top-ranked Scottie Scheffler that included three eagles.

Canada, USA stay perfect in Olympic ice hockey

Canada hammered France 10-2 in an awesome show of power on Sunday while the United States smashed Germany 5-1 as the powerhouse nations ended the Olympic men's ice hockey preliminary round with 100 percent records.

Germany's Hase and Volodin tango to Olympic pairs figure skating lead

Germany's Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin grabbed the lead after the short programme in the Olympic figure skating pairs on Sunday after a masterful tango.

Rayo thrash Atletico who 'deserved to lose' as Betis cut gap

Rayo Vallecano waltzed to a 3-0 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday in La Liga, leaving Diego Simeone's side 15 points behind leaders Real Madrid.

Napoli salvage point after Malen twice puts Roma ahead

Napoli lost ground in their pursuit of the two Milan clubs but held on to third in Serie A as they fought back twice to draw 2-2 at home against fourth-placed Roma on Sunday.

Lyon down Nice to boost Ligue 1 title bid with 13th straight win

Corentin Tolisso scored as Lyon beat Nice 2-0 on Sunday to strengthen their grip on a top-three place in Ligue 1 and moved to within seven points of leaders Lens.

LeBron still unclear on NBA future: 'I have no idea'

LeBron James has no clue if he will play beyond this season, his record 23rd in the NBA, but the superstar has some projects in mind for his retirement days.

Shelton battles back from brink to beat Fritz, take Dallas crown

American second seed Ben Shelton saved three match points before battling back to defeat top-seeded compatriot Taylor Fritz 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 and capture the ATP Tour's Dallas Open on Sunday.

Great Britain celebrate best-ever Winter Olympics

Great Britain celebrated the most successful Winter Olympics campaign in their history on Sunday after winning two more gold medals -- in snowboard cross and skeleton.

Brignone wins second Milan-Cortina gold as Klaebo claims record ninth

Italy's Federica Brignone won her second gold of a fairytale Olympics in Sunday's giant slalom as Norway’s Johannes Klaebo claimed a record ninth Winter Games title.

Arteta concerned over Arsenal's mounting injury list

Mikel Arteta fears Arsenal's growing injury list could damage their bid to win the quadruple.

Late Gruda goal grabs Leipzig draw with Wolfsburg

An excellent late strike from Brajan Gruda snatched RB Leipzig a 2-2 draw at home to Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga on Sunday.

Shaidorov still spinning after outshining Malinin for Olympic gold

Kazakh figure skater Mikhail Shaidorov says he is still spinning in disbelief after pulling off the biggest shock of the Winter Olympics so far.

Late Gruda goal grabs Leipzig draw versus Wolfsburg