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Spain, Argentina 'Finalissima' clash cancelled: UEFA

Spain, Argentina 'Finalissima' clash cancelled: UEFA

The 'Finalissima' clash between Euro 2024 winners Spain and world champions Argentina set to take place on March 27 in Qatar has been cancelled, UEFA said on Sunday.

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England players back Borthwick '100 per cent' despite turgid Six Nations

England players back Borthwick '100 per cent' despite turgid Six Nations

England ended a sluggish Six Nations campaign with a thrilling 48-46 loss to champions France in Paris after a record-breaking campaign, for the wrong reasons.

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Shiffrin claims Are World Cup slalom victory

Shiffrin claims Are World Cup slalom victory

Three-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin secured her 109th World Cup victory after winning the slalom event in Are, Sweden on Sunday.

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Iran women's football captain withdraws Australia asylum bid: state media

Iran women's football captain withdraws Australia asylum bid: state media

The captain of the Iranian women's football team which played in the Asian Cup in Australia has withdrawn her bid for asylum, state media said Sunday, making her the fifth member of the delegation to change her mind.

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Wainwright confident of better days ahead for Wales after Italy win

Wainwright confident of better days ahead for Wales after Italy win

Aaron Wainwright believes the future is bright for Wales after they finally ended a long wait to win a Six Nations match by beating Italy in their 2026 tournament finale in Cardiff.

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Verstappen downbeat after 'particularly bad' Red Bull weekend

Verstappen downbeat after 'particularly bad' Red Bull weekend

Red Bull's Max Verstappen bemoaned Sunday a "particularly bad" weekend where the four-time world champion retired from the Chinese Grand Prix and failed to score a point in the sprint.

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South Africa tear through New Zealand to win first T20

South Africa tear through New Zealand to win first T20

A new-look South Africa scythed through New Zealand's batting lineup to comfortably win Sunday's first Twenty20 international by seven wickets, with 20 balls to spare.

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Antonelli says 'big dream' came true with first GP win

Antonelli says 'big dream' came true with first GP win

Teenager Kimi Antonelli said one of his "big dreams" came true in China on Sunday when he won a grand prix for the first time in his fledgling Formula One career.

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McLaren boss laments 'incredibly frustrating' double China failure

McLaren boss laments 'incredibly frustrating' double China failure

Team principal Andrea Stella said it was "incredibly frustrating" after both of his McLaren cars failed to start the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday because of technical problems.

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Odermatt wins super-G title as bad weather cancels Courchevel

Odermatt wins super-G title as bad weather cancels Courchevel

The penultimate super-G race of the World Cup season was called off at Courchevel on Sunday leaving Swiss racer Marco Odermatt as winner of the individual event in the season standings.

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