Toby Davis

Germany reached the final of the Women's Nations League after a 2-2 draw with France on Tuesday in Caen, securing a 3-2 aggregate victory following their first-leg win in Duesseldorf.

Alexia Putellas scored the only goal as Spain reached the Women's Nations League final with a 1-0 victory over Sweden in the second leg of their semi-final on Tuesday that secured a 5-0 aggregate win.

South Africa opener Reeza Hendricks struck 60 from 40 balls and seamer Corbin Bosch took a career-best 4-14 in four overs to help their side to a 55-run victory over hosts Pakistan in the first Twenty20 International in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.

England's Aggie Beever-Jones, Lucy Bronze and Georgia Stanway scored in a 3-0 victory over 10-player Australia in a friendly on Tuesday at Derby's Pride Park, as the European champions bounced back from their 2-1 loss to Brazil on Saturday.

Climate change is narrowing the window for record-breaking performances at the world's top marathons, according to new research released ahead of Sunday's New York City Marathon.

Brendan Rodgers has left his role as Celtic coach, ending his second spell in charge after a poor start to the season, with their former boss Martin O'Neill appointed interim manager.

Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca clinched the biggest title of his career on Sunday, storming past Spanish eighth seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 6-4 to win the Swiss Indoors Championships in Basel.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said his side were not aggressive enough as they succumbed to their first loss since August in Sunday's 1-0 Premier League defeat at Aston Villa, but he insisted that his players were getting better.

Tottenham Hotspur want to see greater intensity from new signing Xavi Simons but have full faith in the Dutch playmaker's quality as he adapts to the demands of the Premier League, manager Thomas Frank said ahead of Sunday's trip to Everton.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Tuesday he expects WNBA players will get big raises when they eventually strike a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement.