Christian Eriksen has terminated his contract with Inter Milan by mutual consent six months after suffering a heart incident playing for Denmark at the European Championships.

Joe Root and Dawid Malan built a 128-run stand to survive the opening session on day three of the second Ashes Test on Saturday and give England hope of salvaging the day-night clash.

Bayern Munich opened a nine-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga table Friday with a 4-0 home win over Wolfsburg as goal-scorers Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Mueller and Dayot Upamecano all celebrated milestones.

Bangladesh players are required to undergo a further three-day room quarantine in Christchurch as per orders from the Ministry of Health New Zealand. 

Thomas Tuchel admitted Chelsea's coronavirus outbreak had taken a toll on his Premier League title chasers as Everton snatched a dramatic 1-1 draw on Thursday.

Liverpool shrugged off a coronavirus outbreak to keep their Premier League title challenge on track with a 3-1 win over Newcastle that was lit up by Trent Alexander-Arnold's wonder goal.

England grabbed three vital Australian wickets, including Marnus Labuschagne for 103, to claw their way back into the second Ashes Test in Adelaide on a scorching day two Friday.

Marnus Labuschagne and David Warner both ground out gritty 95s as Australia seized control of the second Ashes Test on Thursday, surviving an onslaught from veteran English seamers Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad.

Former Australia Test cricketer Michael Slater was charged on Wednesday with breaching a restraining order, two months after his arrest over allegations of domestic violence.

Bangladesh women's cricket team will kick off their maiden World Cup journey with the game against South Africa next year. 

Bowling great Jimmy Anderson said Wednesday he wants to play all four remaining Ashes Tests after being included in England's 12-man squad for the second Test against Australia this week.

Dynamic opener David Warner will play through the pain in the second Ashes Test against England, Australia captain Pat Cummins said Wednesday, as Jhye Richardson got the nod to replace Josh Hazlewood.

Manchester City powered four points clear at the top of the Premier League as Kevin De Bruyne inspired a 7-0 rout of Leeds just hours after clubs were given strict new measures to curb the threat of the coronavirus on Tuesday.

Bangladesh spin bowling coach Rangana Herath, who is with the Bangladesh squad in New Zealand for a two-Test tour, tested positive for coronavirus, informed a source close to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to The Daily Star today. 

Another cricketer of the Bangladesh women's team tested positive for coronavirus after returning from Zimbabwe earlier this month following the World Cup qualifiers which were halted midway due to concerns about a new variant of Covid-19 in Africa.

Manchester United's match at Brentford on Tuesday was postponed as the English Premier League reported a record number of Covid-19 cases, with the virus threatening to disrupt the busy Christmas fixture list.

The local organising committee of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy, the biggest hockey competition of the continent starting in Dhaka today, have expressed their frustration over the lack of interest from the sponsors and local broadcasters to promote the event.

India batsman Rohit Sharma could miss the three-Test series in South Africa due to an injury, while the home team's wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock might be out due to personal reasons, ESPN Cricinfo website reported on Monday.

India's new limited-overs captain Rohit Sharma said he hopes to win a world title for the cricket-crazy nation, an achievement that eluded his sacked predecessor Virat Kohli.

Real Madrid won 2-0 against a listless Atletico Madrid on Sunday, securing a 10th straight victory in all competitions that tightened their grip on top spot in LaLiga.