By Piers Newbery Rafael Nadal ensured he will end the year as world number one with victory over Stanislas Wawrinka at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
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Bangladesh meets New Zealand in T-20 at Mirpur today
Bangladesh will meet New Zealand in their last international match of the year at the Mirpur in a Twenty20 which is scheduled to start at 1.30pm on today, New Zealand will take on a side who never registered a T20…
Alastair Cook not fazed by Shane Warne criticism
England captain Alastair Cook says he is not worried about criticism from Shane Warne ahead of his ide’s penultimate Ashes warm-up match.
Ex-England boss doubts World Cup chances
Former boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has written off England’s chances of winning the 2014 World Cup. The 65-year-old Swede, now a coach in China, led England to the quarter-finals in both 2002 and 2006.
Opinion: Toothless New Zealand pay in Bangladesh
By Lynn McConnell Unable to bowl Bangladesh out in the Test series, unable to win one of the ODIs and unable to defend a total of 307 – New Zealand’s attack has become toothless.
Tottenham ‘irresponsible’ over Hugo Lloris head injury
Tottenham have been described as “irresponsible” for allowing goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to play on against Everton after losing consciousness.
ATP World Tour Finals 2013: Djokovic and Nadal head cast
By Piers Newbery BBC Sport at the O2 Arena Coverage: BBC TV: One singles match each day live; BBC Radio: Every afternoon singles match live on 5 live sports extra; BBC Sport website: One singles match each day streamed online,…
Real Madrid survive fightback, holds on win
Real Madrid survived a second-half fightback by bottom side Rayo Vallecano to hold on to a nervy win.
McCullum ruled out as NZ aim to prevent whitewash
Bangladesh don’t often go into the final match of a series with victory already secured. They are usually on the wrong end of a 2-0 scoreline, or as it has happened in six contests against higher-ranked sides, it is 1-1.…
Rohit Sharma’s 209 helps India clinch the series against Australia
Bangalore – Rohit Sharma smashed his way into the record books with a stunning 209 as the Indian cricket team provided the perfect Diwali gift to the nation with a 57-run victory in the the series-deciding final ODI against Australia…
Cricket: Hesson laments disappointing batting effort
By: Matt Brown Black Caps coach Mike Hesson’s lamenting another disappointing batting effort in Bangladesh after losing the ODI series overnight.
Roma win opening 10 matches to set serie a record
Roma became the first team to win the opening 10 matches of a Serie A season when they beat Chievo 1-0 on Thursday.
Serena Williams can get even better – Patrick Mouratoglou
Serena Williams’s coach Patrick Mouratoglou says the world number one can do even better next year.
Roger Federer through to ATP Tour Finals after Paris win
Roger Federer qualified for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals thanks to a convincing victory over Kevin Anderson in the second round of the Paris Masters.
Ashes 2013-14: England toil in Ashes warm-up game
England endured a chastening first day of their Ashes tour as a Western Australia Chairman’s XI made 369-4. Chris Lynn scored 104 and three other batsmen passed 50 as England’s seam attack was made to suffer at the Waca.
Bangladesh aim for series win, NZ look to stay alive
Bangladesh’s 43-run win in the first ODI against New Zealand was an important boost for a side that, prior to the series opener, had only two wins in six games this year. The win also strengthened their ODI record against…
Ashes 2013-14: Alastair Cook misses England’s first tour game
Alastair Cook will miss England’s Ashes tour opener against the Western Australia Chairman’s XI with a sore back so Matt Prior captains the side. Towering pacemen Steven Finn, Boyd Rankin and Chris Tremlett all play.
Jurgen Klopp extends Borussia Dortmund contract by two years
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has signed a contract extension which will keep him at the Champions League finalists until 2018.
Rubel takes six as Bangladesh win first ODI
Rubel Hossain took six wickets as Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 43 runs in the rain-reduced first match of the three-match one-day international series on Tuesday.
Sir Alex Ferguson: Manchester United can recover to win league
By Alistair Magowan BBC Sport Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says the team can overturn a poor start to win the Premier League, despite being eight points adrift of leaders Arsenal.
Gareth Bale in running for world player of the year award
World record signing Gareth Bale is on the 23-man shortlist for the Fifa men’s world footballer of the year award.
Michel Platini: World Cup should be expanded says Uefa boss
Uefa president Michel Platini wants the World Cup expanded from 32 to 40 teams. The 58-year-old has proposed the move after Fifa president Sepp Blatter suggested more countries from Africa and Asia should qualify at the expense of those from…
Hosts Bangladesh have to qualify for World T20
Bangladesh will have to play the opening round of next year’s World Twenty20, which is effectively a qualifying round for the Super 10 stage of the tournament. In the opening round, they will be grouped with three other Associate and…
Southee declared fit for one-dayers
Pace bowler Tim Southee, who has been working his way back from ankle surgery, has been passed fit for the one-day cricket series against Bangladesh.
Cox’s Bazaar dropped as World T20 venue
Cox’s Bazaar has been dropped as a venue for the 2014 World T20 to be held in Bangladesh between March 16 and April 6. Sylhet, another venue considered doubtful due to ongoing work at the stadium, has been retained.
Sebastian Vettel wins fourth F1 world title at the Indian GP
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel clinched his fourth consecutive world title with a victory in the Indian Grand Prix.
United tops Stoke; 3 goals for Liverpool’s Suarez
London- Manchester United rallied to beat Stoke 3-2 on Saturday in the English Premier League on second-half headers by Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez.
South Africa all-rounder fined for ball tampering
The International Cricket Council has fined South African all-rounder Faf du Plessis 50% of his match fee for ball tampering against Pakistan.
Pope Francis pictured with Sunderland shirt ahead of derby
Troubled Sunderland may have been anything but infallible this season, but one man appears to be keeping the faith.
Sebastian Vettel beats Nico Rosberg to pole at Indian GP
By Andrew Benson Sebastian Vettel beat Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg to pole position for the Indian Grand Prix, where he can clinch the drivers’ world title.