Saturday, 11 Jan, 2025

Sports

Trossard and Saka lead Arsenal to easy Sevilla win

Leandro Trossard and Bukayo Saka scored as Arsenal claimed a comfortable Champions League victory over lacklustre Sevilla. Trossard, who started as number nine with Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah both injured, swept the Gunners in front in the 29th minute. Saka clinched the three

Rashford red card costs Man Utd in Copenhagen defeat

Manchester United's faltering season suffered another significant blow as Marcus Rashford's red card contributed to a dramatic, qualification-damaging Champions League defeat by FC Copenhagen. In a wild and wonderful contest in the Danish capital, United showed guile and grit

Finally English Three Lions Roar

CWC Match Number 40, England VS Netherlands Played at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India on 8 November 2023 England 339/9 (Ben Stokes 108, David Malan 87, Chris Woakes 51, Joe Root 28, Bas de Leede 3/74, Aryan Dutt 2/67, Logan Van Beek 2/88)  Netherlands 179 All

England thump the Netherlands by 160 runs

England have thumped the Netherlands by 160 runs in the 40th match of ICC World Cup 2023 in Pune. England, who lost five games on a trot, bagged a much-needed win to keep their hopes alive for 2025 Champions Trophy qualification. Earlier, Ben Stokes' maiden World Cup hundred

HC issues rule over Waqar Younis comments on Shakib 

The High Court today issued a rule asking why necessary actions shall not be taken to withdraw the name of former Pakistani cricketer Waqar Younis from the list of international commentators of the International Cricket Council (ICC) for slandering Shakib Al Hasan during a World Cup

England win toss, opt to bat first against Netherlands

In the 40th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, England won the coin toss and elected to bat first against the Netherlands.  This game is taking place at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Mumbai. England, led by Jos Buttler, is determined to put an end to

New Zealand Cricket appoint first woman chair

Diana Puketapu-Lyndon will become the first female chair of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) after incumbent Martin Snedden announced on Wednesday he would be standing down early to allow her a smooth transition into the job. Puketapu-Lyndon, who is also chair of the New Zealand Olympic

Giroud header earns Milan crucial win over PSG

Olivier Giroud's thumping header secured AC Milan's first Champions League win of the season as the Italian side beat Paris St-Germain in Group F. The French forward netted the winner from Theo Hernandez's cross five minutes into the second half. Milan Skriniar had

Shakhtar Donetsk stun Barcelona in Hamburg

Barcelona missed out on becoming the first side to reach the Champions League knockout stages as they were stunned by Shakhtar Donetsk. Danylo Sikan scored the game's only goal, meeting Giorgi Gocholeishvili's cross with a looping header. Newerton thought he had added a late

Manchester City 3-0 Young Boys: Erling Haaland scores double

Erling Haaland is so good, he now has players asking for his shirt at half-time. The Norwegian scored twice as Man City beat Young Boys 3-0 to become the first side to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages - along with RB Leipzig - but it was the unexpected shirt swap that

Alien From Other World Riding on Maxwell Won It for Australia

CWC 2023, Match 39, Australia VS Afghanistan 291/5 (Ibrahim Zadran 129*, Rashid Khan 35*, Rahmat Shah 30, Hashmatullah Shahidi 26, Azmatullah Omarzai 22, Ramanullah Gurbaz 21, Josh Hazelwood 2/39, Adam Zampa 1/59, Glen Maxwell 1/55. Mitchell Starc 1/79) Australia 293/7 in 46.5

Bashundhara Kings thrash Mohun Bagan 2-1 to go top 

Bangladesh Premier League champions Bashundhara Kings beat Indian Super League champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant by 2-1 goals in their crucial Group D match of the ongoing AFC Cup 2023-24 at the Bashundhara Kings Arena on Tuesday (November 7).   The home side conceded a goal when

Maxwell magic powers Australia to remarkable win over Afghanistan

Glenn Maxwell played one of the greatest innings in the history of the World Cup as Australia defeated Afghanistan by three wickets at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India, on Tuesday. Maxwell, 35, terrorised Afghanistan's bowlers and hit them all over the park as he, alongside

Bangladesh women beat Pakistan after super-over drama

Bangladesh women's cricket team defeated Pakistan after a super-over drama in the second ODI in Mirpur on Tuesday. The three-match ODI series is now tied 1-1 and both sides will have all to play for in the last game at the same venue on November 10. Nashra Sundhu was given the

Shakib Al Hasan ruled out of World Cup due to a fracture

An injury to his left Index finger has ruled Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan out of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023. Shakib suffered the injury while batting in Bangladesh's penultimate league stage game against Sri Lanka in Delhi on 6 November 2023. An X-ray after

Swiatek wins WTA Finals to take number one spot

Iga Swiatek thrashed Jessica Pegula to win the season-ending WTA Finals and move back to the top of the women's rankings. The Pole needed to beat the American in the final in Cancun to overtake Aryna Sabalenka as world number one and she did so with a dominant 6-1 6-0 win. The

Chelsea beat nine-man Tottenham in chaotic epic

Mauricio Pochettino made a winning return to Tottenham with Chelsea as his former club were reduced to nine men on a night of chaos and controversy. The Argentine's comeback was reduced to a minor sub-plot by an epic game which brought five goals, a further five which were

'I was at war': Shakib on Mathews 'timed out' appeal

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan admitted he was at war when he appealed for the timed out dismissal of Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews in the match on Monday.  During the Sri Lankan innings of the match at the ongoing ODI World Cup, Mathews was adjudged timed out after he did

Explained: What is ‘Timed Out’ rule in cricket

The controversial incident took place during Sri Lanka’s ICC World Cup 2023 match against Bangladesh at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi in what was the 38th game of the marquee 50-over tournament. Put in to bat, Sri Lanka were reduced to 135/4 in 24.2 overs by a formidable

Win:  A Saving Grace for Bangladesh

CWC 2023, Match 38, Bangladesh VS Sri Lanka, Played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi on 6 November 2023 Sri Lanka 279 All Out 49.3 Over (Charith Asalanka 108, Pithun Nishanka 41, Sadeera Samarawickrama 41, Dhananjaya di Silva 41, Maheesh Theekshana 21, Tanjim Hasan Shakib 3/80,