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Six-time champion Novak Djokovic moves to 33-0 at Beijing tournament after Daniil Medvedev defaulted for hitting spectator around left eye in semi-final; Medvedev to lose all points and prize money; Djokovic, who fended off 16 of the 18 break points he faced, plays Alex de Minaur in finalPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerDaniil Medvedev was defaulted for hitting a spectator with a ball as Novak Djokovic took his impeccable record at the China Open to 33-0 and moved...

England confirm warm-up fixture at the Waca before this winter's white-ball tour of Australia - a stark contrast to last year's Ashes defeat.England's 50-over side began 2026 by winning in Sri Lanka and beat the same opponents and India at home this summerEngland have "learned" from the mistakes of their Ashes defeat in booking a 50-over warm-up before their white-ball tour of Australia this winter, says England and Wales Cricket Board chair Richard Thompson.Brendon...

On the back of a demanding four-game international window, BBC Sport Wales assesses the key talking points from Wales' Nations League A campaign so far.Wales have not kept a clean sheet in any of their past nine matchesCraig Bellamy didn't waste his words when asked for his thoughts on Wales' opening four games of their return to the top tier of the Nations League.It is hard to argue after a window that saw Wales lose three of their four fixtures, beaten in Portugal and Denmark...

Scotland's Michael Stewart rises up 496 places in the world rankings after his fourth place at the Alfred Dunhill Links.Michael Stewart has his eye on the second-tier Challenge Tour next-20 A Meronk (Pol); -18 C Jarvis (SA), N Norgaard (Den); -17 M Stewart (Sco), T Fleetwood (Eng); -16 R MacIntyre (Sco), B Koepka (US)Selected others: -13 C Syme (Sco); -12 S Bairstow (Eng), C Hill (Sco); -12 M Fitzpatrick (Eng), M Jordan (Eng); -11 D Law (Sco), R Mansell (Eng); -9 P Harrington (Ire), A...

Daniil Medvedev is defaulted from the China Open after hitting a spectator in the face with a ball during his semi-final against Novak Djokovic.Daniil Medvedev has become infamous for his on-court behaviourThird seed Medvedev trailed Djokovic 7-5 5-3 when the Serb hit a winner beyond him for 15-15.The ball ricocheted off the back of the court and Medvedev swiped at a backhand in annoyance, sending the ball into the air and hitting a spectator who was sitting in the front row of the stand...

The extended international break was brought in with player welfare in mind, but has it been a success?Erling Haaland is an injury doubt after he limped off in Norway's match against PortugalThe first international break of the 2026-27 season is almost over - and it has been a longer one than fans are used to.For the first time, the Premier League and Championship paused for three weeks rather than the usual two with players returning to domestic action from Friday.Who benefits from an...

LONDON, United Kingdom, Oct 5 – Formula 1 “needs to have a hard look at” itself in the wake of unprecedented software glitches that affected Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, Williams driver Carlos Sainz says. A bug in the software for a wet-weather engine map led to a number of cars struggling to move on formation laps before the start of the race. The start had to be abandoned, a new software code issued, and the race eventually got under way an hour and a...

THIKA, Kenya, Oct 5 – The NCBA U.S. Kids Golf Nairobi Local Tour delivered a memorable day of junior golf at Thika Sports Club on Sunday, with Ishaan Patel making history by recording the first par-four hole-in-one on the tour. Patel holed his tee shot on the par-four 7th hole, producing a rare hole-in-one and an albatross. He followed the feat with a strong performance in the Boys 12 category, finishing runner-up after a playoff for the title. Patel and Jerome Njuguna both carded 85...

KINSHASA, DR Congo, Oct 5 – NBA Africa and Quest Water Global, a socially responsible water solutions company, today (Monday) announced a multiyear collaboration to build or renovate 55 full-size and 3-on-3 basketball courts across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by 2030 in honor of the late Dikembe Mutombo. The four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer served as the NBA’s first global ambassador following his retirement from the...

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 5 – Nairobi United and KCB FC will kick off the 2026/27 Football Kenya Federation Premier League season when they lock horns on Friday at the Police Sacco Stadium at 4 pm. The federation confirmed this on Monday, ending the tussle over the top-tier kickoff. In other fixtures of the weekend, on Saturday, Mathare United will host APS Bomet at the Police Sacco Stadium (2 pm), Shabana will be away to Posta at the Wang’uru Stadium in Kirinyaga (3 pm), while...

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 4 – After completing an unbeaten three-peat as Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) League champions, following a win over Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) 74–70 in Game 3 of the best-of-five playoff final at Kasarani on Friday night, Nairobi City Thunder have now turned their attention to the Basketball Africa League (BAL) preparations. The champions had opened the final with a dramatic 78–67 overtime victory over KPA in Game 1 on Saturday, September 26, after...

LAGOS, Nigeria, Oct 5 – Ghana’s Vincent Torgah held off a stunning final-round charge from homeboy Nigeria’s Kamalu Bako before prevailing in a sudden-death playoff to win the Lakowe Lakes Golf Classic, claiming the inaugural Sunshine Development Tour title in West Africa. Torgah appeared to be on course for a straightforward victory before Bako produced a sensational final round, carding a six-under-par 66 to erase the deficit and force a playoff. Torgah shot a final-round...