Wednesday, 15 Jan, 2025

Sports

Ronaldo scores on United return in Sheriff stroll

Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his first Manchester United appearance since his refusal to come on as a substitute last week in a 3-0 win over Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League on Thursday. The victory, with goals from Diogo Dalot and Marcus Rashford adding to Ronaldo’s strike,

In thrilling upset, Pakistan beaten by Zimbabwe

In arguably the biggest upset of the T20 World Cup 2022 so far, Zimbabwe beat Pakistan by a single run at Perth on Thursday. It was another slim defeat for the Green Shirts, who had lost their tournament opener to India on Sunday in the final over. Set a target of just 131, Pakistan

Equal match fee for men and women cricketers: BCCI

In a historic move aimed at ensuring gender pay parity in Indian cricket for good, the BCCI has introduced equal pay for India's male and female contracted cricketers, BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced in a tweet on Thursday.  "I'm pleased to announce @BCCI's

South African tornado devastates Bangladesh 

T20 World Cup 2022  South Africa VS Bangladesh Played at SCG, Sydney on 27 October 2022  South Africa 205/5 (Rilee Rossouw 109, Quinton de Kock 63, Shakib Al Hasan 2/33)  Bangladesh 101 All Out in 16.3 Overs (Liton K Das 34, Anrich Nortje 4/10, Tabraiz Shamsi 3/20) 

Liverpool, Inter ease into last 16 as Barcelona exit with whimper

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says qualifying for the Champions League knockout phase should "never be taken for granted" after his side sealed their spot in the last 16. The Reds put their domestic woes behind them to progress from Group A with a clinical second-half

Bangladesh lose toss, bowl first against SA

Team Bangladesh lost the toss, and will bowl first in their second match of the T20 World Cup against South Africa in Sydney on Thursday. Bangladesh has made a change to their playing eleven, Yasir Ali has been overlooked for Mehidy Hasan Miraz. The surface of Sydney is more

T20 World Cup: Ireland Upstage England At A World Stage

Ireland stunned England by five runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in the T20 World Cup after rain interrupted the match for the umpteenth time, here on Wednesday.  Chasing 158, England were 105 for 5 in 14.3 overs when the heavens opened up again in the Super 12 match, which

Paris St-Germain hit seven but Juventus go out

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe both scored two goals as Paris St-Germain thrashed Maccabi Haifa to reach the last 16 of the Champions League. Neymar and Carlos Soler also scored while Shon Goldberg scored an own goal. Messi's two goals mean he becomes the first player to score

Sparkling Stoinis Rescued Australia 

Australia VS Sri Lanka Played at Optus Stadium, Perth on 25 October 2022 Australia 158/3 in 16.3 Overs (Marcus Stoinis 59*, Aaron Flinch 31, Glen Maxwell 23 ,Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva 0/53)  Sri Lanka 157/6 in 20 Overs (Pithun Nishanka 40, Chritha Asalanka 38*, Dhananjaya De

Simmons to step down as West Indies head coach

Phil Simmons will step down as West Indies men's coach following their exit from the T20 World Cup in Australia. The two-time champions failed to reach the Super 12 stage following group stage defeats by Scotland and Ireland. Simmons will remain in charge for the two-Test series

Bangladesh kick off Super 12 campaign with thrilling win over Netherlands

Bangladesh kicked off its Super 12 campaign with a 9-run win over the Netherlands in a last-over thriller clash of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Hobart on Monday. The Netherlands bowled so well but were equally poor with the bat. The run-outs just did not help their cause. Their

Bangladesh put up 144-8 in challenging condition

Bangladesh put up a mediocre 144-8 after the most of the batters failed to value their start in their first match of the ongoing T20 World Cup against Netherlands at the Bellerive Oval here today (Oct 24).  Afif Hossain was the top-scorer for the side with 27 ball-38, hitting two

Masterclass King Kohli Won MCG 

ICC T20 World Cup 2022  India VS Pakistan Played at MCG Melbourne on 23 October 2022  India 160/ 6 in 20 Overs (Virat Kohli 82*, Hardik Pandya 40, Suryakumar Yadav 16, Harris Rauf 2/36, Mohammad Nawaz 2/42)  Pakistan 159/8 in 20 overs (Shan Masud 52*, Iftikhar

Dutch win toss, send Bangladesh in to bat at T20 World Cup

Netherlands captain Scott Edwards won the toss Monday and sent Bangladesh in to bat in cold conditions in Hobart in the opening game for both teams at the Twenty20 World Cup. The Dutch qualified for the Super 12s by placing second to Sri Lanka in their preliminary-round group last

Lewandowski scores as Barca beat Athletic Bilbao

Robert Lewandowski scored his 12th goal in 11 La Liga games as Barcelona thrashed Athletic Bilbao to stay three points behind leaders Real Madrid. The Poland striker got his side's third goal when he drove in an unstoppable drive from Ousmane Dembele's pass. Lewandowski had

T20 World Cup: Kohli takes India to victory over Pakistan

A Virat Kohli-inspired India beat rivals Pakistan in an extraordinary finish to a Men's T20 World Cup classic at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In a finale fitting the occasion, India took 16 from a barely believable last over to successfully chase 160 with four wickets remaining in

T20 World Cup: Pakistan batting as India win toss

Babar Azam’s Pakistan started batting as Rohit Sharma-led India win the toss in their Super 12 match at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday (Oct 23).  India-Pakistan games aren’t for the faint-hearted. It is not just the players’ skills but temperament

Late goals help Real Madrid extend La Liga lead

Real Madrid showed again why they are the dominant side in La Liga as two late goals ended the resistance of visitors Sevilla. The reigning champions were set to drop points for only the second time this season before substitute Lucas Vazquez and Fede Valverde secured victory. Luka

Manchester City 3-1 Brighton: Erling Haaland scores twice

Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City equalled a 91-year-old top-flight record in their 3-1 win against Brighton at the Etihad Stadium. City were completing their 10th straight Premier League home win. They have scored at least three goals in all of them, something no side had

Australia avalanched by sizzling Kiwis

ICC T20 World Cup 2022  Australia Vs New Zealand played at SCG ,Sydney on 22 October 2022  New Zealand 200/3 (Devon Conway 92*, Finn Allen 42, Hazelwood 2/41)   Australia 111 All Out (Glen Maxwell 28,Pat Cummins 21 , Tim Souhee 3/6 , Mitchel Santner 3/31 ,Trent Boult