Sri Lanka showed great fight to halt England’s chase and clinch a 16-run victory, levelling the three-match ODI series at 1-1 at Headingley in Leeds.

Wales fell to an opening 1-0 Nations League defeat to Portugal as Cristiano Ronaldo drew a blank in Lisbon.

Carlos Alcaraz has admitted feeling burnt out due to being exposed to a lot of commitments before he suffered a lengthy layoff due to an injury sustained in April.

Kusal Mendis scores 121 to help Sri Lanka to a surprise win against England as they fought back to secure a 16-run victory against England at Headingley to level the three-match series and set up a decider at The Oval on Sunday.

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Wicketkeeper sustains hamstring injury while taking runSeries goes to a decider at the Oval on SundayA beautiful batting surface and a greased lightning outfield made this second one-day international wildly different from the first 48 hours earlier. Unfortunately for England, on the wrong end of a thriller, the result was wildly different too.Set 322 to …

There was a comic-strip feel to another eventful evening in the world of Cristiano Ronaldo. Where to start? It was the 67th minute when his No 7 went up on the fourth official’s board, prompting Ronaldo to remove the captain’s armband from his left bicep before departing to a universal ovation, but for the pocket of Wales supporters. The referee, Donatas …

Scotland and Edinburgh have been dealt a serious blow with the news that Darcy Graham is unlikely to play again this year.

RICHARD GIBSON AT HEADINGLEY: Buttler was powering his team towards their 322 target, and series victory, it seemed when he pulled his left hamstring running two.

Kai Havertz was forced off during the first half of Germany's Nations League clash against the Netherlands, handing Arsenal an early injury concern during the international break.

Darts star Luke Littler has hit out at promoter Eddie Hearn after the Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury fight was confirmed for December 11.

Sri Lanka showed great fight to halt England’s chase and clinch a 16-run victory, levelling the three-match ODI series at 1-1 at Headingley in Leeds.

Warwickshire took a big step towards clinching the Rothesay County Championship title after skittling relegation-threatened Leicestershire for 125 at Edgbaston.

While there can only be one winner, team-mates Ousmane Dembele and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia are backing each other to win the Ballon d'Or.

Jos Buttler's bravery comes in vain as Sri Lanka fight back to beat England in the second one-day international at Headingley and set up a series decider at The Oval.

The attacking duo have enjoyed a close relationship to the benefit of the French national team, but concerns are said to have been raised over the distance between them during this camp.

MATT BARLOW: Tighter rules imposed to minimise lower league postponements during international breaks have missed the target with more games off than at this time last year.

Matt Fitzpatrick sits two shots off the early lead at the FedEx Open de France, as defending champion Michael Kim topped the leaderboard after a ‘dream start’ at Le Golf National.