Is England one-day captain Eoin Morgan risking his international career by refusing to tour Bangladesh on security fears?

A Test Championship playoff along with ODI and Twenty20 league structures may be adopted by member countries at the next ICC Board meeting in October, after the two-tier Test system was abandoned this week.

Top of the charts in Tests, but floundering at number nine in one-dayers, Pakistan's dilemma emphasises the growing differences in skills needed to succeed across cricket's various formats.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he and Jose Mourinho share a winning mentality which will bring success to Manchester United.

Reaching top of the world seems to agree with Angelique Kerber, who celebrates her ascension to the number one ranking with a 6-4 6-3 win over Caroline Wozniacki to advance to the U.S. Open final.

Eoin Morgan says two previous security scares in the sub-continent made him wary of ever again jeopardising his personal safety, as he outlines why he remains deeply concerned about touring Bangladesh.

World number one Serena Williams fends off spirited Simona Halep, downing the fifth-seeded Romanian 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the US Open semi-finals.

Formula One enters a new era as US billionaire John Malone's Liberty Media agrees a takeover that values the motorsport at $8 billion.

With Cristiano Ronaldo still missing due to injury, European champions Portugal begin their bid to qualify for the 2018 World

Miffed at being snubbed by the International Cricket Committee (ICC) over various recent decisions, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is mulling at the possibility of pulling out of next year's Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held in England.

Chris Jordan follows Moeen Ali in declaring he will be available for England's tour of Bangladesh, saying he is happy with assurances there would be "more than enough" security in place.

China hold heavyweights Iran to a gritty 0-0 draw to lift their hopes of reaching just their second World Cup in Asian qualifying.

South Africa's talismanic captain AB de Villiers recovers from injury and is included in the Proteas squad for the one-day series at home against Australia.

Second seed and 2012 champion Andy Murray crushes Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to reach a sixth US Open quarter-final.

Venus Williams moves within two wins of a possible sisterly showdown with Serena in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open by beating German 26th seed Laura Siegemund.

Twice grand slam winner Stan Wawrinka rallies from 5-2 down in the second set to clinch victory over Italian Alessandro Giannessi and reach the third round of the U.S. Open.

Defending world champion Lewis Hamilton heads to this weekend's Italian Grand Prix knowing that a hat-trick of successive wins at Monza will put him in charge of the title race after one of the most rollercoaster seasons of his career.

Kei Nishikori, glad to be back on the New York hard courts where he became Asia's first men's Grand Slam finalist, reaches the second round of US Open.

Novak Djokovic opens defence of his U.S. Open title with a laboured 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-1 win over Poland's Jerzy Janowicz that brings new concerns about the world number one's fitness.

The runners who have lost to Usain Bolt for the past dozen years shower the Jamaican superstar with praise, after he completes his historic "triple-triple" in what he has said will be his final Olympics.