Iran's men's football team wore black armbands and held schoolbags before their friendly against Nigeria in Turkey, paying tribute to the 175 victims of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school attack amid growing uncertainty over their World Cup participation.
Ben Duckett vows to prioritise professionalism after a difficult Ashes tour marred by off-field controversies and poor form, withdrawing from the IPL to focus on his England career.
Roy Hodgson has returned to football management at the age of 78, taking charge of Bristol City on an interim basis 44 years after the club sacked him.
George Russell topped first practice at the Japanese Grand Prix with a time of 1:31.666, leading team-mate Kimi Antonelli by just 0.026 seconds in a Mercedes one-two, while McLaren regrouped after their China battery disaster.
Viktor Gyokeres scored a hat-trick as Sweden beat Ukraine 3-1 to reach the World Cup play-off final, while Kosovo produced a thrilling 4-3 comeback against Slovakia to keep their historic qualification dream alive.
Premier League refereeing errors have risen sharply this season, with VAR already matching its full 2024-25 error total and a particularly calamitous March weekend highlighting the scale of the problem.
Michael Johnson will return $500,000 he paid himself from Grand Slam Track as the bankrupt athletics league's creditors fight over more than $40 million in debts.
Fernando Alonso misses Thursday media day at the Japanese Grand Prix after welcoming his first child with partner Melissa Jimenez. The 44-year-old two-time world champion will be back in the car on Friday.
Coco Gauff battles past Belinda Bencic 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 to reach her first Miami Open semi-final, becoming the youngest American to do so since Serena Williams in 2004, just weeks after an arm injury scare at Indian Wells.
Tiger Woods returned to competitive golf in the TGL Finals, losing 9-2 to LA Golf Club, but all eyes are on whether his battered body will hold up for a Masters appearance in April.
Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor called for greater respect for the women's game after her side had two goals disallowed in a 3-1 UWCL quarter-final first leg defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates.
Lauren James scored a sensational curling goal from 25 yards for Chelsea, but Arsenal took a commanding 3-1 first-leg lead in the Women's Champions League quarter-final at the Emirates Stadium.