Sports News from Monday, December 9th, 2024

Premier League referee David Coote has been sacked by English football referees' body PGMOL on Monday, after their investigation found his actions to be in serious breach of his contract.

Spinner Keshav Maharaj took five wickets as South Africa secured a 109-run victory over Sri Lanka on the last day of the second test at St George’s Park on Monday and a 2-0 sweep of the series.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler shot a blazing 9-under-par 63 on Sunday to clinch the Hero World Challenge for the second year in a row, winning by six shots over South Korea's Tom Kim at Albany Golf Course in Nassau, Bahamas.

Rebels toppling the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad prompted the country's soccer federation, on Sunday, to change the colour of the national team's kit and logo from red to green.