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Football legend receives honour for charitable work; England Test captain recieves honour for services to cricket

Result gives defending champions hope of reaching last eight following their opening defeat to Argentina in Group D

29-year-old faces a minimum 15-year jail term for murder

Manchester United goal keeper said the claims were completely false and his lawyers would take action

Barcelona star scored three goals inside 19 minutes after coming on in 61st minute in place of Augusto Fernandez

Head coach keen on former leggie as assistant or bowling coach, board wants Azhar

29-year-old scored a stunning strike a minute from time to gave hosts winning start in the tournament

Former captain proposes solution to find out who is the best

The 14-time Grand Slam title winner was Wimbledon champion in 2008 and 2010

A portion of proceeds from sale will go to help Pequeno Principe, the largest children's hospital in Brazil

The record 15-time Copa America champions were eliminated in group phase for first time since 1997

The Yorkshire wicket-keeper/batsman's unbeaten 107 was cornerstone of England's 279 for six on first day

2004 finalists odds-on favourites to top group featuring Austria, Iceland and Hungary

Portugal captain scores twice in 7-0 win over Estonia

Players union urges Cricket Australia to resolve issues with pink ball

Going to World Cup in Japan for first time in their history

Head coach wants players to play without fear, promises long-term planning

The 24-year-old pacer will travel to England with the national squad on June 18

"We have to give players roots to grow and wings to fly," says Pakistan head coach

The cities of Rajkot, Visakhapatnam, Pune, Dharamsala, Ranchi and Indore will host Test matches for first time

25-year-old believes he is more of a bowling all-rounder than batting

Sosha Makani has been suspended for six months by Iranian football federation's morality committee

Cricket Australia will proceed with the proposal despite misgivings of captains Steven Smith and Alastair Cook

On Wednesday, ITF tribunal admitted that the Russian tennis star had not deliberately broken doping rules

48-year-old will meet Test captain Misbahul Haq and ODI captain Azhar Ali before team will leave for England tour

England captain says in his view, to save integrity of the game, match-fixers should be banned for life

31-year-old became youngest to get to 10,000 Test runs landmark during nine-wicket win against Sri Lanka last week

Result moves Canarinho to four points from two games after they were held to a goalless draw in their opening match

Group E remains open for anyone to exploit

Senior batsman plays down expectations, wants no added pressure .

Russian tennis star tested positive for meldonium during January's Australian Open

Former pacer believes stunted development in academies resulted in a slump in standards

The match will be played from November 24-28 at Adelaide

25-year-old was tested positive for banned substance anabolic steroid in December last year

Goals from AC Milan's Bacca and Real Madrid's Rodriguez secured a 2-1 win for La Tricolor over Paraguay

Hosts are already 2-0 up with one Test to play

Fast-bowler hoping to apply for England nationality and represent them after continuous snubs by Men in Green.

Defending champions Pakistan keen to retain title in October event.

Defending a modest total of 189, Proteas bowled out Kangaroos for 142 under 35 overs

19-year old's 73.40m throw on his fourth attempt set up his medal win

20-year-old says she see her future better in cricket

No weak links as Croatia, Turkey, Czech Republic complete Group D

Pacer only player yet to receive travel documents for tour of England

Since the 46-year-old's arrival, things seemed to have moved in a positive direction for Pakistan cricket

Former Australia pacer hopes one day the dairy industry can be shut down

When Indian veteran batsman forgot what format he was playing during the inaugural 1975 World Cup

Despite his deteriorating health, legendary boxer's fighting spirit is still evident in front of the camera

The Brazilian striker, his father, and his club are accused of concealing cost of multi-million-euro transfer from DIS

Former president Bill Clinton and Turkish President Erdogan are among those due to speak Friday at the public memorial

Reason for his hospitalization was unclear and the cause of death was not immediately known