
The thee-time champion Mark Selby scored just his second MrQ Masters (professional non-ranking snooker tournament) match win in five years, thrashing Robert Milkins 6-1 to make the quarterfinals at Alexandra Palace. ...

Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa secured a crucial 1-0 away victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the clash between the top two clubs in the Israeli Premier League...

Jelena Ostapenko booked a spot in her first semifinal of the year with a 7-5, 6-3 quarterfinal victory over Marta Kostyuk at the Adelaide International on Thursday. ...

Ben Shelton advanced to semifinal at the ASB Classic with a win over Roberto Carballes Baena on Thursday....

) Shimron Hetmyer has been left out of both ODI and T20I squads following his poor run of form with the bat as West Indies announced white-ball squads for the upcoming tour of Australia. ...

Jason Cummings (39th min) and Armando Sadiku (71st min) scored a goal each as Mohun Bagan Super Giant came back from a goal deficit to quell a fighting Sreenidi Deccan 2-1 in a Group A match of the Kalinga Super Cup at the Kalinga Stadium here on Tuesday. ...

Openers Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney struck superb half-centuries to cap clinical bowling performance and helped Australia Women beat India Women by seven wickets in the third and final T20I match and win the series 2-1 at the DY Patil Stadium here on Tuesday....

Dominic Calvert-Lewin has had his three-match suspension for serious foul play against Crystal Palace overturned after a successful appeal by Everton, the Premier League club said. ...

All-rounder Cameron Green will play in the first Test of a two-match series against West Indies as Australia named a 13-player squad for two-match series, beginning on January 17....

Former all-rounder Andre Adams has been appointed New Zealand's bowling coach for the upcoming T20 series against Pakistan at home...