West Indies bowler Joseph out of India tour with injury
West Indies suffered a major blow ahead of their tour of India on Friday when fast bowler Shamar Joseph was ruled out of the two-test series due to injury.
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Villa must build on Europa League win over Bologna, says Emery
Aston Villa must use their 1-0 home win over Bologna in the Europa League on Thursday as a springboard, manager Unai Emery said after his side picked up their first win of the season.
Rugby league-England forward Radley pulls out of Ashes series after ban
SYDNEY :England forward Victor Radley has made himself unavailable for the Ashes series against Australia after being slapped with a lengthy ban by his club Sydney Roosters for his involvement in a drug probe into a former teammate.
Former Black Caps coach Stead takes up NZ high performance role
Gary Stead has taken up a high performance role at New Zealand Cricket three months after standing down to bring an end to his successful seven-year reign as coach of the Black Caps.
Barcelona fight back to defeat Oviedo 3-1 and stay unbeaten in LaLiga
Barcelona fought back from a goal down to beat Real Oviedo 3-1 on Thursday, with second-half goals from Eric Garcia, Robert Lewandowski and Ronald Araujo overturning Alberto Reina's first-half opener.
DeChambeau, Thomas to launch US Ryder Cup bid
FARMINGDALE, New York :Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas will launch the Americans' bid to reclaim the Ryder Cup against Europe's Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton in Friday's opening foursomes match at Bethpage Black, the respective team captains announced on Thursday.
McGinn seals Villa win against Bologna, Giroud fires Lille past Brann
BIRMINGHAM, England :An early goal from John McGinn helped Aston Villa to kick off their Europa League campaign with a gritty 1-0 group-stage win over Bologna on Thursday, while Olivier Giroud came off the bench to nod in a late winner in Lille’s dramatic 2-1 triumph against SK Brann.
Israel facing potential UEFA suspension vote as political pressure mounts
UEFA appears poised for an emergency vote on suspending Israel from European competition next week, with national federations scrambling to position themselves amid mounting political pressure following calls for action.