Aryna Sabalenka sent down 11 aces as she dismissed Renata Zarazua 6-1, 6-3 to launch her China Open title charge on Friday in Beijing.

Egypt and South Africa will both look to build on a good start to their 2027 AFCON qualifying campaign when they meet in Sunday’s international friendly at Cairo International Stadium.

Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday his team held respect for hosts India ahead of a first-ever international friendly between the sides.

Manchester City face deadline day to appeal against findings that they broke Premier League financial rules, as the Football Association said the case had "implications for the integrity of the game".

Southwestern Districts were crowned champions of the 2026 Hollywood Foundation Iqhawe Week for under-15 teams, which concluded at HTS Drostdy in Worcester on Thursday, after the Eagles edged Border 10 ...

Max Verstappen chose to go his own way on Friday when he rejected using soft tyres to embark on a long run on mediums in fear of rain in second practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

Charles Leclerc topped the times for Ferrari ahead of Red Bull's Isack Hadjar to hand a timely boost to team boss Fred Vasseur in Friday's second free practice ahead of this weekend's Bahrain Grand ...

China's Wang Xiyu, fresh from conquering top seed Alexandra Eala, toppled Zhang Shuai to win Asian Games women's tennis singles gold on Friday – and a ticket to the Los Angeles Olympics.

Tom Kim stormed to the top of the third-round men's golf leaderboard at the Asian Games on Friday as he chases a gold medal to keep him from a spell in South Korea's military. Kim started the day two ...

Spain's Alex Marquez set a new lap record at the Japan MotoGP Friday in a practice session dominated by the Ducati-Gresini rider. Marquez flew around the dry Motegi circuit in 1 minute 42.81 seconds, ...

World and Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis said on Friday he would skip the indoor athletics season, including the 2027 European championships in Valencia, to rest and prepare for the ...

Sri Lanka named a 15-man squad Friday for a three-match T20 series against Pakistan, leaving out stand-in captain Charith Asalanka.