Reigning champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club returned to the winning ways with a 2-1 defeat of Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Bangladesh League on Sunday.Full story
Australian batsman David Warner celebrates his brilliant century against Sri Lanka in the first final of the Commonwealth Bank Series at the Gabba on Sunday. — AFP photoFull story
Roger Federer underlined his status as an enduring front line contender with the 72nd title of his career which extended his record of Dubai Open trophies to five with victory over Andy Murray on Saturday.Full story
Undisputed world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko claimed the 50th knock-out and 57th victory of his career when he ended hapless Frenchman Jean-Marc Mormeck’s hopes in the fourth round on Saturday.Full story
South African Kevin Anderson toppled top-seeded John Isner 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) on Saturday to reach the ATP final at Delray Beach, where he will face Australian qualifier Marinko Matosevic.Full story
Japanese-based Kenyan runner Samuel Ndungu made a perfect marathon debut on Sunday by winning the Lake Biwa race. Ndungu, 23, broke away from the eight-man front-running group shortly before the 32-kilometre point to take the lead and never faced a serious challenge afterwards, crossing the line in 2 hr 7 min 4 sec.Full story
World champion Wladimir Klitschko has issued a warning to any fighters looking to step up to the heavyweight division to think twice after he knocked out Jean-Marc Mormeck.Full story
Top-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer won his third straight Acapulco ATP title on Saturday—and his third title of 2011 -- with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over compatriot Fernando Verdasco.Full story
Japan winger Shinji Kagawa scored the late winner in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 win over Mainz on Saturday to put the defending champions seven points clear at the top of the German league.Full story
Football chiefs edged closer to bringing in goal-line technology after the idea was approved in principle by the sport’s law-makers on Saturday. Calls for technology to help officials decide if the ball has crossed the line have increased in volume since England midfielder Frank Full story
The president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, Ricardo Teixeira, insists the Latin American country will deliver an ‘impeccable’ World Cup in 2014 despite criticism from FIFA that organisational progress is slow.Full story
Zlatan Ibrahimovic marked his return from a three-match ban with a first-half hat-trick as champions AC Milan routed Palermo 4-0 on Saturday, while Juventus suffered a setback when they were held 1-1 by Chievo.Full story
AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed he snubbed the chance to join Arsenal because Gunners boss Arsene Wenger wanted him to have a trial period.Full story
Seydou Keita and Xavi Hernandez came to the rescue to give 10-man Barcelona a crucial 3-1 victory over Sporting Gijon on Saturday which cut the gap on leaders Real Madrid to seven points.Full story
West Bromwich Albion piled the pressure on Chelsea with a 1-0 victory on Saturday as Premier League leaders Manchester City downed Bolton to open up a five-point lead at the top of the table.Full story
Andre Villas-Boas has been sacked by Chelsea after less than a season in charge at Stamford Bridge, the Premier League club announced in a statement on their website on Sunday.Full story
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho on Saturday refused to be drawn into discussion on his future at the club after he was spotted visiting London in midweek.Full story
Wayne Rooney fired Manchester United to the top of the Premier League as the champions defeated 10-man West Bromwich Albion 2-0 to take full advantage of Manchester City’s 1-0 loss at Swansea on Sunday.Full story