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Australia Hailed For 'Momentous' WTC Title But Told: Now Win Ashes

Australia's World Test Championship triumph was hailed on Monday as "momentous" -- but warned it will quickly be forgotten if they do not win the Ashes. Pat Cummins' side crushed India by 209 runs in the final at The Oval in a show of strength ahead of the Ashes against arch-rivals England starting on Friday. The Sydney Daily Telegraph said Australia "deserve praise" for routing Rohit Sharma's team, but warned: "Deep down they know that the main prize is still to be won.

Uruguay beat Italy 1-0 to win maiden Under-20 World Cup title

LA PLATA, Argentina: Uruguay beat Italy 1-0 on Sunday to win their first Under-20 World Cup title. The Celeste’s victory ends a streak of four consecutive wins of European teams in the tournament.

"Disrespectful": Novak Djokovic On Greatest Label After 23rd Grand Slam Title

Novak Djokovic insists it is "disrespectful" to hail him as the greatest player of all time after clinching a record-breaking 23rd men's Grand Slam title on Sunday. The 36-year-old Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud in straight sets in the French Open final, breaking the tie of 22 majors he shared with longtime rival Rafael Nadal. A third Roland Garros title added to his 10 Australian Open trophies, seven Wimbledons and three at the US Open. He is the only man to win all four Slams on at least three occasions and on Monday he will return to the world number one ranking and start a 388th week on top of the pile.

Ahly stun Wydad to take African title number 11

The fans left their Casablanca homes on Sunday and filled Stade Mohamed V hours before kick off to make a huge amount of noise but they drifted away in silence as Al-Ahly defeated Wydad AC to win their 11th African champions League title. After the first leg in Cairo a week earlier ended with a 2-1 win for the Egyptians, for much of the second leg, the Moroccan hosts were leading 1-0 and heading for a second successive title win. A late equaliser from Mohamed Abdelmomen however meant that the return match ended 1-1 to give the Red Giants a 3-2 aggregate win.