Pakistan benefited from South Africa’s shock loss to the Netherlands to claim a place in the T20 World Cup semi-finals after a five-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Adelaide. A Super 12s exit looked to be on the cards for Pakistan after defeats against both India and Zimbabwe

Barcelona legend Gerard Pique was given an emotional standing ovation as he made his final Nou Camp appearance in their 2-0 La Liga win over Almeria. He was replaced in the 84th minute and tearfully embraced all his team-mates, boss Xavi and the entire Barca bench. The 35-year-old

South Africa are out of the Men's T20 World Cup after being stunned by 13 runs by Netherlands in their final group match. Set a testing 159 to reach the semi-finals, South Africa lost regular wickets on a tricky pitch and were tied down by an inspired Dutch side. The defeat

Shaheen Shah Afridi claimed four wickets as Pakistan restricted Bangladesh to just 127-8 in the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday (Nov 06). Najmul Hossain Shanto only managed a responsible 54 runs off 48 balls.      As the Netherlands thrashed South Africa by 13 runs in the

Bangladesh suffered a defeat to their Nepalise counterpart in their second match of SAFF U-15 Women's Championship held today (Nov 5) at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city.   Barsha Oli scored the all-important goal for Nepal in the 87th

England qualified for the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a nervy victory by four wickets over Sri Lanka in their final Super 12 match on Saturday, sending hosts and defending champions Australia out of the tournament in the process. Superb death bowling from Mark Wood (3-26) and

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Group 1, Adelaide New Zealand 185-6 (20 overs): Williamson 61 (35); Little 3-22, Delany 2-30 Ireland 150-9 (20 overs): Stirling 37 (27); Ferguson 3-22, Santner 2-26 New Zealand won by 35 runs New Zealand moved closer to a semi-final place at the

Barcelona’s Gerard Pique announced his retirement on Thursday after a decorated career. “Saturday’s match (against Almeria) will be my last at the Camp Nou,” the 35-year-old posted on Twitter. The veteran defender bows out with three Champions League titles

Lionel Messi knows he has one last shot at winning the World Cup with Argentina, who will arrive in Qatar unbeaten in 35 matches after an impressive qualifying campaign and last year’s Copa America triumph in Brazil. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner is set to grace his

Nepal U-15 women's football team made a winning start in the SAFF U-15 Women's Championship beating Bhutan by 7-0 goals today (Thursday) at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city's Kamalapur in Dhaka. Barsha Oli put the major contribution of

Aaron Finch insisted he would voluntarily sit out Australia's must-win clash against Afghanistan at the T20 World Cup if he felt his injury was undermining his side's chances. Captain Finch and middle-order 'finisher' Tim David suffered hamstring problems in the win

In rain affected important T20 match tournament, India got the better of spirited Bangladesh winning marginally by 5 runs. Batting first India scored 184/6 Bangladesh was required scoring 151 in 16 by DLS method. It will remain debatable whether or not the surface was perfect for the

Olivier Giroud scored twice and created another goal as AC Milan beat Red Bull Salzburg at the San Siro to progress to the Champions League knockout stage for the first time in eight years. The Italians needed to avoid defeat in their final Group E game to reach the last 16, while

Seventeen-year-old Rico Lewis scored on his full Manchester City debut as the Blues came from behind to beat Sevilla in their final Champions League group game. City were trailing to a first-half header from former Wolves and Nottingham Forest striker Rafa Mir when Lewis strode on to

Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Paris Masters in the second round on Wednesday after losing in three sets to American Tommy Paul, boosting Carlos Alcaraz’s hopes of finishing the year as world number one. Nadal, who received a bye as second seed, was playing his first singles

India moved to the brink of a semi-final spot with a tense five-run victory over Bangladesh in a rain-affected Men's T20 World Cup match in Adelaide. They were given a scare by the Tigers, who raced to 66-0 in seven overs, chasing 185, thanks to Litton Das' 21-ball fifty before

India set a 185-run target for Bangladesh in their fourth game of the T20 World Cup at Adelaide Oval here today. To stay alive in the race of the semifinal, a victory in this match is mandatory for both teams. Taskin Ahmed came up with fire as India made a shaky start after being

Team Tigers stands at the threshold of making history at Adelaide Oval. Their match against formidable India today is critically important for both teams as they have four points each after playing 3 of the 5 matches of the super 12 of T20 World Cup 2022.  Bangladesh won matches

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field first in their penultimate Group 2 Super 12 match of ICC T20 World Cup at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on Wednesday (Nov 02).  Both the teams are currently in a similar position-- having won two out of their three matches in the tournament

Liverpool ended Napoli's 21-game unbeaten run but a 2-0 win on Tuesday was not enough to dislodge the Italians from top spot in Champions League Group A. Both sides were already guaranteed their places in the last 16, but Jurgen Klopp's men again shrugged off their Premier