Wednesday, 27 Nov, 2024

Sports

Liverpool hit Leeds for six after controversial Gakpo opener

Liverpool crushed Leeds 6-1 as Cody Gakpo’s controversial opener provided the spark for the Reds’ first win in five Premier League games on Monday. Jurgen Klopp’s side took the lead at Elland Road when Gakpo’s goal was allowed to stand despite the ball striking

Nervous Arsenal 'still in great position' for title

"We have to remember we are still top of the league with everything in our own hands." While some Arsenal fans will be despondent and some pundits will write off their hopes of becoming Premier League champions after twice throwing away two-goal leads in a week, Gunners

Rublev beats Rune to win Monte Carlo Masters title

Andrey Rublev claimed his first Masters 1000 title by beating teenager Holger Rune 5-7 6-2 7-5 in the Monte Carlo Masters final. Rublev was 4-1 down to his 19-year-old opponent from Denmark in the deciding set and saved two break points before levelling the match. A double fault

Barcelona goal woes continue in Getafe stalemate 

Barcelona failed to score for a third consecutive game as they were held to a goalless La Liga draw at Getafe. Raphinha and Alejandro Balde both hit the post in quick succession in the first half and Barca were unable to find a breakthrough. Sunday's draw follows a stalemate

Haaland equals Premier League goals record as Man City close on Arsenal

Erling Haaland equalled the Premier League record of 32 goals in a 38-game season as Manchester City beat Leicester 3-1 to close within three points of Arsenal at the top of the table on Saturday. The damage was all done in the first 25 minutes as Haaland struck twice after John

Madrid waltz past Cadiz ahead of Chelsea clash

Real Madrid were made to wait, but eventually conjured a stylish 2-0 victory at Cadiz on Saturday in La Liga, ahead of their Champions League trip to face Chelsea. Nacho Fernandez and Marco Asensio struck to help champions Madrid cut Barcelona's lead at the top of the table to 10

Mbappé sets league goals record for PSG in 3-1 win vs Lens

Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi scored a goal each as French league leader Paris Saint-Germain profited from a red card to beat second-place Lens 3-1 and move nine points clear of its rival. It was an extra special goal for Mbappé. Earlier this season he became PSG’s

Bashundhara Kings beat Fortis 4-1 in BPL Football

Defending champions Bashundhara Kings thrashed Fortis FC 4-1 in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2022-23 Saturday (April 15) afternoon.   Bashundhara Kings dominated the first half 2-0 at the Bashundhara Sports Complex in the capital. They, however, dropped points

Champion Tsitsipas and Medvedev out in Monte Carlo 

Defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas and third seed Daniil Medvedev have been knocked out of the Monte Carlo Masters in the quarter-finals. Tsitsipas, 24, lost the opening four games on his way to a 6-2 6-4 defeat by the American eighth seed Taylor Fritz. Russian Medvedev, 27, was

Pakistan thrash New Zealand by 88 runs to win first T20I

Pakistan celebrated skipper Babar Azam's 100th international match in the shortest format with a clinical 88-run win in the first Twenty20 against New Zealand in Lahore on Friday. Azam failed with just nine runs but Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub scored 47 runs each and put on a 79-run

Brook hits first IPL century in Sunrisers win

Harry Brook hit his maiden Indian Premier League century with 100 not out off 55 balls in Sunrisers Hyderabad's 23-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders. The England batter, 24, smacked 12 fours and three sixes in a sublime knock to help Sunrisers post 228-4. Kolkata could only

Man United's Europa League quarter-final draw with Sevilla

Manchester United's mounting injury problems intensified on Thursday night as the dramatic 2-2 Europa League quarter-final first leg draw against Sevilla came at a significant cost. United's first-choice centre-backs Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez both failed to finish

IPL 2023: Buttler hits 52 as Rajasthan beat Chennai 

England's Jos Buttler struck a half-century as Rajasthan Royals claimed a tense three-run win over Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. Buttler's 52 from 36 balls set up Rajasthan's 175-8, supported by Shimron Hetmyer's unbeaten 30. Needing 21 from the

Bennacer gives AC Milan first-leg lead over Napoli 

Ismael Bennacer's first-half goal gave AC Milan a slender advantage over Napoli in the first leg of their all-Italian Champions League quarter-final. The Algeria midfielder struck home from the edge of the area after Braham Diaz broke superbly on the halfway line. Napoli had

Real Madrid beat Chelsea 2-0 in first leg of quarter-final

Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio struck for Real Madrid as they dominated 10-man Chelsea and opened up a 2-0 Champions League quarter-final first-leg lead. The record 14-time winners and reigning champions eased to a comfortable win against Frank Lampard’s side, who had Ben

Lukaku scores as Inter Milan win at Benfica 

Romelu Lukaku scored an 82nd-minute penalty as Inter Milan put themselves in a strong position to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League after a deserved win away to Benfica. Nicolo Barella's downward header gave Inter the lead in the quarter-final first leg in Lisbon.

Haaland scores record as Man City beat Bayern

Manchester City took a giant stride towards the Champions League semi-finals with an outstanding performance to overpower Bayern Munich at Etihad Stadium. Erling Haaland, inevitably, was on target with his 45th goal of the season to make him the highest scorer in all competitions in a

Rafayel stars as Abahani reach semifinal 

Abahani Limited confirmed the semifinal in the Bashundhara Group Federation Cup after beating Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 1-0 goal in the second quarterfinal held today (Tuesday) at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj. After the barren first half, Rafayel

Tame Barca draw with Girona, fail to capitalize on Madrid stumble

Title-chasing Barcelona were held to a 0-0 draw by Girona at Camp Nou on Monday, extending their lead on Real Madrid at the top of La Liga by one point, now sitting 13 clear with 10 games remaining. Still smarting from their Clasico humiliation by Madrid last week in the Copa del Rey,

Tiger Woods' ball from 1997 Masters fetches $64,000

A golf ball Tiger Woods gave to a 9-year-old boy during the 1997 Masters has sold for more than $64,000. Woods handed the ball to Julian Nexsen during his final round, after he made a bogey on the fifth hole. The ball was put up for auction on 27 March - after a starting bid of