The machinations over football’s European Super League feel like a distant threat compared with the civil war in British basketball between the top-flight clubs and the sport’s governing body. Leicester Riders claimed a record-equalling seventh Super League Basketball title in the final on Sunday against Newcastle Eagles at a packed O2 Arena, but it is unclear whether the league will …

NEW DELHI: South African Lungi Ngidi has returned for the Indian Premier League’s final phase, but the seamer and several of his compatriots are expected to exit the rescheduled tournament early to prepare for next month’s World Test Championship final. The IPL will resume on Saturday after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire following days of fighting between the …

LAHORE: Former Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan and Sri Lankan batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa have signed up for Lahore Qalandars for the remainder of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) season, the franchise announced on Thursday. Meanwhile, Karachi Kings have secured the services of Scotland opener George Munsey. The tenth edition of the PSL is set to resume from Saturday — …

Rory McIlroy has warned his rivals that he is playing with the biggest pile of house money imaginable as the Northern Irishman prepares for his first major since completion of the career grand slam. McIlroy will tee up on Thursday morning in the US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow – a venue where he has tasted victory four times – …

It was an accident waiting to happen. Anyone with an ounce of common sense could see the potential for the International Football Association Board’s offside protocols in the era of the video assistant referee (VAR) system to cause serious injury. Needless collisions are inexcusable. It should not have been allowed to reach the point where we are wondering whether Nottingham …