Alvarez leaves Man City to join Atletico Madrid

Madrid: Atletico Madrid have signed Argentine forward Julian Alvarez from Premier League side Manchester City on a six-year contract, the LaLiga club said. Financial details about the transfer were not disclosed by either club, but British media reported that the deal was worth around ^75 million plus ^20 million euros in potential add-ons.

Port of Spain

South Africa and West Indies settle for draw in rain-hit test

Both South Africa and West Indies had hopes of winning the rain-hit first Test before having to settle for a draw. South Africa set West Indies a target of 298 runs on the fifth and final day at Queen’s Park Oval, with Alick Athanaze leading the hosts’ chase with 92. West Indies finished on 201/5 in their second innings as each team started to run out of overs to get the required runs or wickets amid light checks in the evening session.

Montreal

Rublev beats Arnaldi after rain delay to reach final

Fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev beat Matteo Arnaldi 6-4 6-2 in the National Bank Open semifinals after waiting out a rain delay early in the second set. Agencies