After clinching a narrow two-run win over Punjab Kings (PBKS), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper Pat Cummins lauded an awesome Nitish Kumar Reddy for his all-round heroics, including making a crucial 64 to take the side to 182/9.

World no. 1 Novak Djokovic moved past Roman Safiullin 6-1, 6-2 at the Monte-Carlo Masters to reach the third round in the Principality for the 14th time.

The top seed Serbian arrives in Monte-Carlo having not won a title this season, with his best result a semifinal run at the Australian Open. Having failed to advance beyond the quarter-finals in his seven previous appearances in the Principality, Djokovic will hope this is the week he can return to top form and change that record.

The Champions League quarterfinal first leg between Real Madrid and Manchester City ended all square after a 3-3 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu. The game got off to a remarkable start, with City midfielder Bernardo Silva scoring against Real Madrid for a third successive season as he caught out goalkeeper Andriy Lunin with a clever free-kick after only two minutes. Just ten minutes later, though, Madrid were level, Eduardo Camavinga's effort from outside the box taking a wicked deflection off City defender Rúben Dias to wrongfoot Stefan Ortega.

Christchurch, Wellington, and Hamilton will host New Zealand’s three match Test series against England scheduled in November 2024. New zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed the venues ahead of the home Test schedule. Hagley Oval will host the first test on November 28. The second and third tests will take place on December 6 and 14 at the Basin Reserve and Seddon Park, respectively. The test series is part of the World Test Championship ( WTC).

After an inspiring win over the Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Punjab Kings are all set to return home for their next encounter of the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League. They will face off against the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday at the new PCA Stadium, Mullanpur, and this will be the first night match at the stadium under gorgeous bright lights.

Delhi Capitals suffered a 29-run defeat against Mumbai Indians in their fifth match of the IPL 2024 at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. The home side posted a mammoth total of 234/5 in their 20 overs, but Tristan Stubbs' fiery unbeaten knock of 71 runs in 25 balls went in vain as the Delhi Capitals were restricted to 205/8.

Juventus eventually breathed a life back in Serie A as they edged past Fiorentina 1-0 through Federico Gatti's follow-up, with three disallowed goals. Juve were just coming off a Coppa Italia victory over Lazio but they only managed one win in their previous nine Serie A fixtures.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper Pat Cummins was stunned after listening to the cheering of the packed Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium for MS Dhoni when he came out to bat in the 20th over of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) inning on Friday. “The crowd was crazy tonight. When MS walked out, it was as loud as I've ever heard, but yes we love playing here and we made it two from two." Cummins said in the post-match presentation ceremony.

Sophie Devine will return to lead New Zealand for the third and final ODI against England in Hamilton on Sunday. Devine missed the last three matches of the England tour with a quad strain but joined the New Zealand women’s squad passing a fitness test in Hamilton on Friday. "Having Sophie lead them out tomorrow will fill the team with confidence," New Zealand head coach Ben Sawyer said. "Sophie is always going to be a big miss whenever she is unavailable so we're delighted to be able to bring her back."

Peru and Paraguay will step up their preparations for this year's Copa America in the United States with a friendly in early June, the Peruvian football federation (FPF) said on Friday. The match will be played in Lima on June 7 at a venue that has yet to be confirmed, the FPF said in a statement.