Kylian Mbappe will spearhead France at the World Cup after coach Didier Deschamps announced his 26-man squad for this summer's tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Jasprit Bumrah made a winning start to his Mumbai Indians captaincy stint on Thursday, as Tilak Varma hit 75 not out off 33 balls helped beat Punjab Kings by six wickets in the IPL.

Mamelodi Sundowns welcome AS Far to Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Sunday as they pursue African football supremacy and look to salvage their season. S

Jannik Sinner reached the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Thursday after seeing off Andrey Rublev and establishing a new record of consecutive wins in Masters 1000 tournaments.

Rory McIlroy said his nagging right pinky toe injury was "totally fine" after playing a nine-hole practice round at Aronimink ahead of the PGA Championship.