The Internatio-nal Cricket Council said on Tuesday that seven people have been charged with match-fixing in the Bangladesh Premier League in a scandal that has already ensnared national hero Mohammad Ashraful.

Andy Murray admitted on Monday he doesn’t know how he’ll perform in his US Open title defence, but he hopes a solid showing in Cincinnati this week will help him prepare.

Attacks in Iraq killed nine people including three police Tuesday, while militants bombed a major pipeline carrying oil to Turkey, halting exports, officials said.

Opener Shikhar Dhawan struck 248 on Monday as India A made 433/3 to win a 50-over match against South Africa A.

Test batsman Eoin Morgan will captain England’s second-string Lions against Australia in a two-day tour match at Northampton starting on Friday, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Monday.

Former England striker Geoff Hurst on Monday backed the introduction of goal-line technology in the Premier League — and said it would have prevented controversy in the 1966 World Cup final.

The United States’ hopes of a medals clean sweep in the 110 metres hurdles remained intact as all four of their hurdlers qualified for the final on Monday at the World Athletics Champion-ships.

No sooner did Usain Bolt happily pocket the 100m world gold than his focus was promptly switched to snagging two more golds in his never-dying quest to become a “real legend” of modern day track and f

Jason Dufner took an internet insult and made it work for him just as he used a golf setback two years ago to help win a major title on Sunday.

Looking at the Spanish sports pages over the typically baking summer months, it would appear the Spanish game was in rude health both on and off the pitch.