Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesian fans and leaders hailed their football team after they booked a place in the third round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the first time after beating the Philippines on Tuesday. The Indonesian team has only been represented once at a World Cup, in 1938, when it was still under colonial rule...
Dallas, United States Rishad Hossain produced a brilliant spell of leg-spin as Bangladesh fought back to restrict Sri Lanka to 124-9 in their Group D T20 World Cup match at Grand Prairie on Friday. Sri Lanka made a fast start, rattling their way to 53-2 in six overs and they progressed to 100-3 after 14 overs...
Paris, France Roberto Martinez has given Cristiano Ronaldo his full backing since taking over as Portugal coach and he will be hoping that faith helps provide the nation a second European Championship title, while Georgia make their first major tournament appearance in Group F. Ronaldo has taken his men’s international records to 206 appearances and 128...
Johannesburg, South Africa Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane converted an 82nd-minute penalty to keep Tunisia on track for a third straight World Cup appearance with a 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea in Rades on Wednesday. The 24-year-old Hungary-based midfielder sent goalkeeper Jesus Owono the wrong way with his spot kick as Tunisia maintained a perfect Group...
Washington, United States NBA scoring champion Luka Doncic and sharpshooter Kyrie Irving spearhead the upstart Dallas Mavericks against the favored Boston Celtics when the NBA Finals begin on Thursday. Ex-Celtics standout Irving is bracing for a hostile road reception in Boston, five years after quitting the franchise for Brooklyn, leaving Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown to turn...
Wellington, New Zealand Melbourne Rebels head coach Kevin Foote said Tuesday his doomed Super Rugby team can do “something special” by delaying their demise with an upset quarter-final win at the Wellington Hurricanes. The debt-laden Rebels will cease to exist beyond this season after Rugby Australia opted last week to shut down the club, which went...