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Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League as he was signed by Lucknow Super Giants for 27 crore (£2.54m) at the mega auction in Saudi Arabia. The India wicketkeeper, 27, was the subject of a bidding war between the Super Giants and his former side, Delhi Capitals. Pant, who returned to the …

Vice-captain Pope took the gloves on the second day of the warm-up game on Sunday, but with only 14 players in Queenstown and some opting for extra time in the nets, England had to ask James Anderson to take part as a fielder. Anderson, 42, has been working as England’s bowling consultant since retiring from Test cricket in July and …

Third and fourth places for the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc reduced their deficit to McLaren in the constructors’ championship to 24 points with two races to go. Norris stopped for fresh tyres to take fastest lap in the closing stages to give McLaren an extra point. Verstappen, starting one place ahead of Norris in fifth place on …

Match of the Day’s Alan Shearer analyses the “telepathic” link between Bukayo Saka & Martin Odegaard during Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. MATCH REPORT: Arsenal 3-0 Nottingham Forest Watch Match of the Day on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only.

Match of the Day’s Alan Shearer says Manchester City are showing “worrying signs” after losing 4-0 at home to Tottenham, their fifth loss in a row. MATCH REPORT: Manchester City 0-4 Tottenham Hotspur Watch Match of the Day on BBC iPlayer Available to UK users only.

England: Tom Halliwell (capt), 2 Rob Hawkins, 3 Nathan Collins, 4 Josh Butler, 5 Rob Hawkins Interchange: Jack Brown, Mason Billington, Sebastien Bechara. Unused player: Joe Coyd Tries: Butler 2, Bechara, Hawkins 2. Goals: Collins 4. France: Gilles Clausells (capt), Florian Guttadoro, Jeremy Bourson, Damien Dore, Leo Hivernat. Interchange: Julian Pennella, Jonathan Hivernat, Nicolas Clausells. Unused player: Lionel Alazard. Tries: …

Andy Murray will coach his long-time former rival Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open in 2025. Britain’s three-time Grand Slam champion Murray retired from tennis in August after a 19-year career. The pair will work together in the off-season and in the build-up to the Australian Open, which takes place from 12-26 January. Former world number one Murray said he …

Watch the key moments as openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul compile an unbroken second-innings partnership of 172 runs to put India in an a dominant position against Australia on day two of the first Test in Perth. READ MORE: India maintain dominant position over Australia Available to UK users only.

India’s openers ensured they maintained their dominant position against Australia with an unbroken century stand on day two of the first Test in Perth. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul guided the tourists to 172-0 at close, a lead of 218. Jaiswal, who is playing in Australia for the first time, has 90 and Rahul, who is opening with regular captain …

Eddie Jones split opinion unlike any of England’s previous head coaches. The Australian, who now leads Japan, had seven years in charge of England and led them to a Six Nations Grand Slam and the 2019 World Cup final. England face Jones’ Japan in their final Autumn Nations Series match, so how much do you remember of his tenure at …