Devon Conway’s unbeaten 99 off 59 balls helped New Zealand thrash Australia by 53 runs in the opening Twenty20. Playing only his sixth T20 international, left-handed Conway helped the hosts recover from 19-3 to post 184-5 in Christchurch. Australia slumped to 19-4 as Tim Southee and Trent Boult shared four …

Outdoor sports including football, golf and tennis will be allowed to resume in England from 29 March, according to vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi. Prime minister Boris Johnson is due to announce a four-part plan to lift the coronavirus lockdown later on Monday.   Zahawi said outdoor sports – including organised …

Having already stamped her authority on hardcourts by winning both the Australian and U.S. Opens multiple times, Japan’s Naomi Osaka feels she is now better equipped to succeed on other surfaces. The 23-year-old outplayed American Jennifer Brady 6-4 6-3 in Saturday’s Australian Open final at the Rod Laver Arena to …

A very different Australian Open came to a familiar close on Sunday, with Novak Djokovic crowned champion for a record-extending ninth time and Serbian fans hailing a one-sided win over another would-be challenger in Daniil Medvedev. The world number one’s 7-5 6-2 6-2 win on his favourite court secured his …

Twelve months ago Liverpool were ripping up the record books on the way to their first English top-flight title for 30 years but defeat by Everton on Saturday left them mulling a host of far less flattering statistics. Their 2-0 defeat at Anfield was their first loss at home to …

Visitors Borussia Dortmund crushed Schalke 04 4-0 in their Ruhr valley derby on Saturday, with two goals from Erling Haaland, to earn their first win in three league matches and a big shot of confidence in their battle for a top-four finish. Dortmund, who have won two of their last …

“Icy Park” is finally here. Beyoncé’s sports apparel brand Ivy Park x Adidas released its third collection of merchandise online Friday after nearly a month of teasing it on social media. The collection is full of “icy” colors including white, light blue, pink and multi-color ski tag prints, with items …

Billionaire CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday the price of bitcoin and ethereum seemed high, at a time when the cryptocurrencies have hit record highs, with bitcoin crossing the $1 trillion market-capitalization threshold. The chief executive of Tesla Inc, whose recent tweets have fueled the digital-currency rally, made the remark …

Iraq has decided to freeze its first crude oil prepayment deal, which had aimed to boost its finances, because oil prices are rising, the country’s oil minister told BBC Arabic on Sunday. “We had concerns that oil prices would not rise above $40 when we announced this deal for the …

Much talked-about cryptocurrency Bitcoin has continued to hit record highs having broken through $50,000 (£35,700) last week. On Sunday, Bitcoin hit another peak rising above $58,000 as it continues its strong momentum this year.   The cryptocurrency has risen more than 90% since the start of January, pushing its total …