Dubai, Dec 18 - Afghanistan pace bowler Naveen-ul-Haq has been banned by the International League Twenty20 League (ILT20) for 20 months for breaching his player agreement with Sharjah Warriors who had signed him for Season 1 of the tournament.

Liverpool, Dec 18 - Liverpool were denied a return to the top of the Premier League as Manchester United's defensive display held their dominant hosts to a 0-0 draw at Anfield.

London, Dec 18 - Goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz sent Arsenal back to the top of the Premier League table as they clinched a dominant 2-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion.

Nelson (NZ), Dec 18 - Fast-bowler Kyle Jamieson has been rested for the remainder of the ODI series against Bangladesh after experiencing stiffness in his hamstring following his arrival home from a Test tour, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Monday.

Melbourne, Dec 18 - Australia have announced their 13-player squad for the upcoming Boxing Day Test against Pakistan in Melbourne with uncapped pacer Lance Morris dropping out to return to home for domestic T20 duties.

Madrid, Dec 18 - Real Madrid enjoyed a comfortable 4-1 win at home to Villarreal to return to the top of La Liga, but risk losing defender David Alaba for an extended period after he was carried off in the first half with

Rome, Dec 18 - Inter Milan continued their fearsome form as they registered a 2-0 away victory over Lazio in Serie A, thanks to strikes from Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram.

Jeddah, Dec 18 - FIFA has announced the schedule and detailed information of the first 32-team FIFA Club World Cup, which will be played in the United States in 2025.

New Delhi, Dec 16 - A day after Mumbai Indians appointed Hardik Pandya as their captain ahead of 2024 IPL season, former India opener Wasim Jaffer said he was surprised that five-time champions have quickly moved on from Rohit Sharma as their skipper.

Mumbai, Dec 16 - England Women captain Heather Knight said her team would have bowled better if they had more Test matches against India instead of just one red-ball game on this tour, adding a three-match Test series would have been a better

Washington, Dec 16 - China's Olympic champion Gu Ailing, also known as Eileen Gu, clinched her second consecutive title to start the FIS Freeski Halfpipe World Cup season at Copper Mountain.

Pune, Dec 16 - U Mumba registered a thrilling 42-40 victory over Patna Pirates in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 10. The Iranian all-rounder Amirmohammad Zafardanesh was in the thick of things with 13 points in the game.

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 16 - A retired Kerala professor has brought out a 2024 exclusive calendar tracing the evolution of modern Olympics and honours the legends of Olympics, as the biggest sporting extravaganza returns to Paris next year exactly after 100 years.

Mumbai, Dec 16 - At the end of the second day's play in the four-day women's Test against India, England's Nat Sciver-Brunt said many batters in her team lacked the intent to score, thus getting bowled out for 132 in their first innings.

Mexico City, Dec 16 - Serbian manager Veljko Paunovic has parted ways with Guadalajara after a year in the role, the Mexican top-flight club said.

Mumbai, Dec 16 - Leading the team for the first time and playing Test cricket after a gap of more than two years, India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur gave head coach Amol Muzumdar for his inputs that helped her lead India to a massive

Perth, Dec 16 - Former Australia cricketer Simon Katich sees an opportunity for fast-bowling all-rounder Cameron Green to open the batting in Tests after David Warner’s retirement from the format.

Mumbai, Dec 16 - Amol Muzumdar, head coach of the Indian women's cricket team, revealed that off-spin all-rounder Deepti Sharma is called the "Ben Stokes of the team".

Mumbai, Dec 16 - In a resounding display of dominance, Team India clinched the series 4-1 over Nepal with a win in the dead rubber here at Police Gymkhana Cricket Ground in the first-ever Women's Bilateral Cricket Series for the Blind 2023.

Mumbai, Dec 16 - Deepti Sharma capped her brilliant allrounder performance with 4-32, completing a nine-wicket haul for 39 runs, as India Women bundled out England for 131 in their second innings to win the one-off Test by a mammoth 347 runs, the