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He came, he saw and he conquered. Rohit Sharma rose from humble beginnings to captain a high-profile Indian cricket team to World Cup glory and bid goodbye to T20 internationals.

Hosts Germany beat Denmark 2-0 in a storm-interrupted encounter to reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 on Saturday, after reigning champions Italy were knocked out of the competition by Switzerland.

Frederick Richard is headed to his first Olympics after an all-around victory at the US gymnastics trials on Sunday, vowing the US men would deliver "some medals in Paris."

Germany defender Nico Schlotterbeck said his side were "playing with euphoria, playing with fun" after Saturday's 2-0 win over Denmark meant the Euro 2024 hosts reached the quarter finals.

Much of the southeast Caribbean was on alert Saturday as Beryl strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, with forecasters warning it will swiftly become a major storm.

A Kai Havertz penalty and a Jamal Musiala strike gave Germany a 2-0 win over Denmark as the host nation reached the Euro 2024 quarter-finals after a dramatic game that was delayed by almost half an hour in the first half due to a violent storm.

India greats Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced they had played their last Twenty20 internationals after India's thrilling seven-run win over South Africa in the T20 World Cup final in Barbados on Saturday.

Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Virat Kohli on Saturday once again stood up as India's man for a crisis as he led the team to a World Cup glory in his last T20 international.

Christian Pulisic says the United States will need to deliver the "game of our lives" against Uruguay on Monday to avoid a disastrous early exit from the Copa America.

Much of the southeast Caribbean went on alert Saturday as forecasters projected Tropical Storm Beryl would rapidly strengthen over the next 24-48 hours to become the year's first hurricane.

Former Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi was confirmed on Saturday as the new coach of Ligue 1 side Marseille.

Italy coach Luciano Spalletti said his team had to make significant changes after Switzerland dumped the holders out of Euro 2024 2-0 on Saturday in their last 16 match.

The Euro 2024 last-16 tie between Germany and Denmark on Saturday restarted following a delay of almost 25 minutes due to a violent storm.

Switzerland coach Murat Yakin was thrilled with his team's deserved 2-0 win over reigning champions Italy at Euro 2024 on Saturday.

The Euro 2024 last-16 tie between Germany and Denmark on Saturday was temporarily halted late in the first half due to a violent storm.

Reigning Olympic 400m champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo will not defend her title at next month's Paris Games after suffering an injury, Bahamas athletics officials said.

South Africa captain Aiden Markram said he was "gutted" after his team lost their first-ever T20 World Cup final by seven runs to India.

Fans in blue India jerseys shed tears of joy and danced on tabletops at a sports bar in New Delhi on Saturday as Rohit Sharma's team edged South Africa to win the T20 World Cup and end a global title drought.

India won the T20 World Cup title with Virat Kohli starring in a thrilling seven run victory over South Africa in a classic final at Kensington Oval on Saturday.

Virat Kohli said he had played his last Twenty20 international after starring in India's thrilling seven-run win over South Africa in the T20 World Cup final in Barbados on Saturday.

Mauritanians began voting Saturday to decide whether to re-elect President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani as head of the desert country, an oasis of peace in Africa's volatile Sahel region.

England manager Gareth Southgate is confident his side will embrace the pressure of the knockout stages at Euro 2024 after failing to fire in their three group games.

India won the T20 World Cup title with a thrilling seven run victory over South Africa in a classic final at Kensington Oval on Saturday.

Two-time defending world champion Kalle Rovanpera, who was not even due to be racing this weekend, enjoyed a dominant Saturday to take the lead in Rally Poland, the seventh round of the WRC season.

Switzerland dumped reigning champions Italy out of Euro 2024 with a stunning 2-0 victory on Saturday to reach the quarter-finals for the second time in their history.

Voting got underway in France's overseas territories Saturday in high-stakes snap parliamentary elections that could see the far-right party of Marine Le Pen take power in a historic first.

Slovakia coach Francesco Calzona believes England possess the best squad at Euro 2024, ahead of their last 16 meeting on Sunday, despite the Three Lions stuttering form in Germany.

A Serbian police officer killed a man who shot him in the neck with a crossbow in front of the Israeli embassy in Belgrade on Saturday, in what the prime minister called a "terrorist act".

Novak Djokovic said Saturday it would not have been "correct" to miss Wimbledon despite having undergone knee surgery just over three weeks ago.

Daria Kasatkina and Taylor Fritz won the women's and men's singles titles respectively at the Eastbourne International on Saturday as they both enjoyed morale-boosting grass-court triumphs just days out from the start of Wimbledon.

George Russell plans to sit back and enjoy a perfect view of an expected front row scrap between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix – and then try to steal an advantage and pass them.

Virat Kohli delivered when India needed him the most, making 76 as South Africa were set a target of 177 to win in the final of the T20 World Cup at Kensington Oval on Saturday.