Australia’s new skipper Tim Paine says his players will “take care of each other”, as the last Test against South Africa got going – the first match since the sandpaper incident. Ex-captain Steve Smith, Cameron Bancroft and David Warner have been banned,…

Darren Lehmann is to resign as head coach of Australia after the end of the current Test series against South Africa. The 48-year-old will advance down after the last Test in Johannesburg, which begins on Friday, in the wake of the ball-tampering…

Former Australian captain Steven Smith, vice-captain David Warner and opener Cameron Bancroft have been banned by Cricket Australia for the ball tampering incident that took place during the third day of the third test against South Africa at Cape Town. Both Smith…

There will be no British official at the World Cup this summer for the first time since 1938. Fifa has picked 36 referees for the competition in Russia yet none from Scotland, England, Northern Ireland or Wales. Mark Clattenburg was the main…

Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus’s goal helped secure a 1-0 win for Brazil over European giants Germany. Prior to this match the German side was undefeated in its last 22 matches This was the first full meeting between the two countries since…

Captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner have been banned for 12 months by Cricket Australia over their current ball-tampering incident in South Africa. Cameron Bancroft, who completed the conning, have been given a 9 month ban. The three had just been…

Britain’s football police chief says efforts ahead of the World Cup have been “wasted” after Russian police saw the drunken behaviour of English fans in the Netherlands. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has been working with Russian authorities to “impact” their…

Lionel Messi looks set to return for Argentina in Tuesday’s friendly match against Spain. The captain sat out the 2-0 win over Italy in Manchester on Friday because of a muscle injury but has been cleared to lead his country out in Madrid. Argentina…

Fifa boss Gianni Infantino has “challenged anyone” to find a fairer or more transparent bid process than the one for the 2026 World Cup. Previous World Cup bidding processes have been mired in controversy, with allegations of corruption made around the awarding…

Australia skipper Steve Smith has been given a one-match suspension and fined 100% of his match fee for his part in the recent ball-tampering incident amid the third test against South Africa in Cape Town, the International Cricket Council said on Sunday….