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Former captain Jason Holder lifted a struggling West Indies and frustrated South Africa with an innings of 81 not out on the second day of the second Test at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Thursday.
England captain Owen Farrell has been dropped for Saturday's Six Nations match against France, with Marcus Smith selected in his place for the pivotal fly-half role.
Major league superstar Shohei Ohtani was given a hero's welcome as he led Japan to an 8-1 win over China in their World Baseball Classic opener in Tokyo on Thursday.
England captain Owen Farrell has been dropped for Saturday's Six Nations match against France, with Marcus Smith selected in his place for the pivotal fly-half role.
Paul Pogba has been dropped for the first leg of Juventus' Europa League last-16 tie with Freiburg for "disciplinary reasons", a club source told AFP on Thursday.
The West Indies batsmen struggled against disciplined South African bowling on the second day of the second Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Thursday.
Wales coach Warren Gatland has made six changes to his starting line-up for Saturday's Six Nations clash against fellow strugglers Italy in Rome.
Antonio Conte's reign as Tottenham manager appears to be rapidly drawing to a close after the club's limp Champions League exit at the hands of AC Milan.
Corinne Diacre has been sacked as coach of the France women's team, the French Football Federation (FFF) announced on Thursday, after her position was weakened following a revolt by leading players.
Harry Kane said Tottenham "should be winning trophies" and not settling for a top-four finish in the Premier League after they crashed out of the Champions League.
France head coach Fabien Galthie said on Thursday that Jonathan Danty was eager to face England this weekend after being selected for the game.
Centre Jonathan Danty was one of three changes to France's team named by head coach Fabien Galthie on Thursday as the Six Nations holders head to England this weekend.
Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann said Wednesday's win over Paris Saint-Germain showed his side's potential if they remember to bring the necessary "emotion and greed".
An Indonesian court on Thursday jailed two football match officials for negligence over one of the worst stadium disasters in the sport's history.
The West Indies lost their top four batsmen cheaply at the start of their first innings on the second day of the second Test against South Africa in Johannesburg on Thursday.
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Julian Brandt has been ruled out for two weeks with a torn thigh muscle, the club announced on Thursday.
Australia's manager hailed "a big moment" for baseball in the country after a shock 8-7 win over South Korea at the World Baseball Classic on Thursday.
New South Korea coach Jurgen Klinsmann wants to get Son Heung-min firing and smiling again, saying Thursday he "felt for him" at the World Cup.
Kusal Mendis made a lively 87 off 83 balls to put tourists Sri Lanka in the driving seat at 305-6 after the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand on Thursday.
Cricket is Australia's national game but the country's baseball team struck a blow for their sport with an shock 8-7 win over South Korea at the World Baseball Classic on Thursday.
Kusal Mendis made a lively 87 off 83 balls to put tourists Sri Lanka in the driving seat at 305-6 after the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand on Thursday.
Zach Lavine poured in 29 points as the Chicago Bulls ended the Denver Nuggets' eight-game home unbeaten streak with a 117-96 victory in Colorado on Wednesday.
Australian Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas downplayed his expectations for the Indian Wells ATP Masters on Wednesday, saying he's still battling the shoulder injury that saw him pull out of Acapulco last month.
Sri Lanka reached 209-3 at tea after being asked to bat on the first day of the first Test in Christchurch, despite New Zealand taking the wickets of Kusal Mendis and Dimuth Karunaratne to break a 137-run partnership.
Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz can replace Novak Djokovic with a victory at the Indian Wells ATP Masters, and the 19-year-old Spaniard says he'll give it all he's got.
Kevin Durant's long-awaited home debut for the Phoenix Suns was put on hold Wednesday after the NBA superstar suffered an ankle injury during warm-ups.
Tiger Woods's ex-girlfriend has filed a lawsuit seeking to be released from a nondisclosure agreement she says the golf superstar made her sign at the start of their relationship in 2017, court filings showed Wednesday.
World number three Casper Ruud would like to see the Netflix tennis docu-series Break Point look more at on-court competition, but Maria Sakkari was glad she opened up on the show.
Paris Saint-Germain were convinced that persuading Kylian Mbappe to stay would finally deliver them Champions League glory, but the failure to build a strong enough team around the France superstar has contributed to another early European exit.
Kusal Mendis raced to 73 not out off just 51 balls as Sri Lanka made light of bowler-friendly conditions to reach 120-1 at lunch after being asked to bat on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand.
Kylian Mbappe admitted that Paris Saint-Germain had performed to their "maximum" despite slumping to another early Champions League exit at the hands of Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
Antonio Conte said Tottenham still need time to become a European force after bowing out in the last 16 of the Champions League 1-0 on aggregate to AC Milan after a 0-0 draw on Wednesday.