Michael Carrick made a flying start to life as Manchester United boss against Manchester City on Saturday but Premier League leaders Arsenal missed a chance to pull nine points clear. Sorry Tottenham slipped to defeat against relegation-threatened West Ham, further…

Harry Kane scored his 21st goal of the Bundesliga season as Bayern Munich came from behind to win 5-1 at RB Leipzig on Saturday. The victory restores Bayern’s 11-point lead atop the ladder over second-placed Borussia Dortmund, while continuing their…

Ademola Lookman converted the spot-kick that gave Nigeria a 4-2 penalty shoot-out victory over Egypt after a 0-0 draw on Saturday in the Africa Cup of Nations third place play-off. Victory for the Super Eagles in Casablanca followed the disappointment…

Rising Czech star Jakub Mensik used his booming serve to overwhelm Sebastian Baez in the Auckland Classic final Saturday and complete a compelling build-up for the Australian Open. Big-hitting Mensik sent down 18 aces to win 6-3, 7-6 (9/7) and…

Lautaro Martinez fired Inter Milan six points clear at the top of Serie A with the only goal in Saturday’s 1-0 win at Udinese, as Napoli responded to the pressure by beating Sassuolo 1-0. Martinez expertly poked home the winner…

* Treasury considering a tax hike of up to 20%, which could push beer prices up *Tavern owners warn higher prices could hurt small businesses, push drinkers to illegal alcohol South Africa’s national treasury is looking at raising taxes on…

Viran Chamuditha recorded the highest individual score in the history of the ICC u19 Men’s Cricket World Cup to power Sri Lanka past Japan in Windhoek. Chamuditha made 192, surpassing the previous record of 191 set by his compatriot Hasitha…

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of Thursday’s election, extending his four decades in power by another five years. He gained 72% of the vote, the election commission has announced, against 25% for his closest challenger Bobi…

Manchester United gave Michael Carrick the dream start to his interim tenure as manager on Saturday, beating Manchester City 2-0 to deal a huge blow to their local rivals’ Premier League title aspirations. The Red Devils dominated at Old Trafford…

Carlos Alcaraz launches his bid for a career Grand Slam on Sunday “hungry” for an elusive Australian Open title, while Aryna Sabalenka is laser-focused on clinching a third Melbourne crown. The first major of the year gets under way as…

Morocco and Senegal meet in a heavyweight Africa Cup of Nations final showdown on Sunday with the host country hoping a partisan crowd can help them claim a first continental title in half a century. Walid Regragui’s Morocco were favourites…

Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah secured his sixth Dakar Rally car title in Saudi Arabia on Saturday with Luciano Benavides scraping home by two seconds to claim the bike title. Al-Attiyah, at the wheel of a Dacia, only had to avoid a…