With lots of big stars on hand showing Hollywood can do Broadway, ’80s rocker turned musical-maker Cyndi Lauper won her first Tony on Sunday for Kinky Boots at the 67th Tony Awards.

Pakistan held South Africa to 234/9 after Hashim Amla made 81 in their Champions Trophy clash at Edgbaston on Monday.

North America’s 2014 Brazil World Cup qualifying hexagonal round robin moves beyond the halfway mark on Tuesday with only one point separating four of the six teams ahead of three key matches.

Ethiopia won 2-1 in Botswana on Saturday to stay two points ahead of fancied South Africa in a thrilling Group A race for World Cup survival.

Spanish captain Iker Casillas has admitted that he isn’t assured of his place in the side for the upcoming Confederations Cup having not played a competitive match for the last four months.

Rafael Nadal defied David Ferrer as well as a worrying security breach to become the first man to capture the same Grand Slam title eight times with victory in the French Open final.

Finnish rookie Valtteri Bottas delivered joy and shock in equal measures on Saturday when he stunned the Formula One paddock and delighted his Williams team by qualifying in third place for Sunday’s C

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has joined teammate Xavi Hernandez in criticising Jose Mourinho’s time in charge as Real Madrid manager.

Serena Williams warned her punchdrunk rivals that she is still to realise her potential and that retirement is not on her agenda as she targets adding to her 16 Grand Slam titles.

Argentina and Colombia both finished with 10 men after a stormy 0-0 draw in South American qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup here on Friday.