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Flamboyant Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from cricket on Saturday, saying he wanted to focus on moving forward in his life. Dhawan, 38, last played a competitive game as captain of the Punjab Kings in this year's edition of the glitzy Indian Premier League T20 tournament. <b

Chelsea secured their first victory under new coach Enzo Maresca with a 2-0 victory over Servette in their Conference League play-off round first leg on Thursday. The hosts struggled to break down their opponents in the first half at Stamford Bridge before Christopher Nkunku put them in

Less than two weeks before the U18 Basketball African Championship in Johannesburg, South Africa has yet to announce the national team, the venues for the matches, or the plans to accommodate teams from 12 countries across the continent, leaving young players across the country in limbo.

All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson said on Thursday that assistant coach Leon MacDonald left his staff on the eve of their Rugby Championship Tests in South Africa due to a clash of coaching styles. Robertson and MacDonald mutually agreed to part ways after discussions about their

Enzo Maresca dismissed claims of a messy squad, focusing only on 21 first-team players despite Chelseas large squad. Joao Felix signed a seven-year deal with Chelsea, while Conor Gallagher moved to Atletico Madrid. Maresca confirmed Sterling and

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named a 37-man squad for the upcoming Rugby Championship Tests against New Zealand in South Africa. The Boks will tackle their arch-rivals at Ellis Park on 31 August and Cape Town Stadium on 7 September. The world champions have been boosted b

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has named a 38-man preliminary squad for Afcon qualifiers against Uganda and South Sudan. Simon van Duivenbooden, who plays his football in the Netherlands and is of South African descent, was a surprise inclusion.

Samoan batsman Darius Visser on Tuesday broke the men's T20I record for most runs scored in an over (39). Visser's heroics came in a T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier against Vanuatu in Apia. Visser, who is 28 and resides in Sydney, smashed six sixes in a 39-run

Novak Djokovic slammed the lack of video replay in tennis, calling it embarrassing after a controversial point in Jack Drapers match at the Cincinnati Masters. Djokovic urged tennis authorities to adopt video reviews, comparing it to the already-used Hawk-Eye system