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What they said as India beat Pakistan at T20 World Cup - reaction

Away-day blues: England count cost of Scotland Six Nations defeat

'Wuthering Heights' debuts atop North America box office

Rayo thrash Atletico who 'deserved to lose'

Kok beats Leerdam in Olympic rematch of Dutch speed skaters

India rout bitter rivals Pakistan by 61 runs at T20 World Cup

France run rampant to thrash sorry Wales 54-12 in Six Nations

Rio to kick off Carnival parade with ode to Lula in election year

Britain celebrate first-ever Olympic gold on snow after snowboard win

Third time lucky as De Minaur finally wins in Rotterdam

Leeds survive Birmingham scare to reach FA Cup fifth round

Klaebo wins record ninth Winter Olympics gold medal

Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Klaebo became the first Winter Olympian to win nine gold medals when he led home his country's 4 x 7.5 kilometre relay team on Sunday.

Fan frenzy as India–Pakistan clash in T20 World Cup

India and Pakistan fans on both sides of the border could barely contain their excitement as the blockbuster T20 World Cup clash got underway, a fixture many consider the beating heart of the game.

French 'Free Jazz' pioneer Portal dies aged 90

Michel Portal, a French pioneer of European modern jazz and a prolific writer of film music, has died aged 90, his agent said Sunday.

China's freeski star Gu says Olympics scheduling 'unfair'

Freestyle skiing star Eileen Gu has criticised organisers of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics over scheduling of training, pleading for fairness for athletes competing in multiple events.

Kishan hits quickfire 77 as India make 175-7 in Pakistan showdown

Ishan Kishan blitzed 77 off 40 balls to get India off to a flying start, but Pakistan fought back to restrict their arch-rivals to 175-7 in their hotly anticipated T20 World Cup showdown in Colombo on Sunday.

Shiffrin takes positives after falling short in Olympic giant slalom

Mikaela Shiffrin looked on the bright side of her latest failure to end her Olympic medal drought after the US ski star only finished 11th in Sunday's giant slalom at the Milan-Cortina Games, which was won by Federica Brignone.

Oh! Calcutta! -- how did England lose to Scotland in Six Nations?

England travelled north for the latest Calcutta Cup clash on a 12-game winning streak whereas Scotland had lost all their previous seven Tests against teams ranked in the world's top 10.

Brignone strikes Olympic gold again as Klaebo becomes first to win nine

Evergreen Italian Federica Brignone won a glorious second gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Games on Sunday as Mikaela Shiffrin faded, while Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Klaebo became the first Winter Olympian in history to win nine gold medals.

Marseille sporting director Benatia quits club

Marseille sporting director Medhi Benatia announced on Sunday that he was leaving his role at the crisis-hit French club, just days after the departure of coach Roberto De Zerbi.

History-maker Brignone completes Olympic fairy tale as Shiffrin's medal misery continues

Federica Brignone completed a Winter Olympic fairy tale on Sunday after claiming her second gold of the Milan-Cortina Games, as out-of-sorts Mikaela Shiffrin again missed out on the medals.

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Brignone claims second Olympic gold, Shiffrin misses podium