Wednesday, 27 Nov, 2024

Sports

Tottenham's Kane sinks Man City with landmark goal

Harry Kane became Tottenham's all-time record scorer, surpassing the great Jimmy Greaves, as his 267th goal for the club dented Manchester City's title ambitions at a raucous Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The England captain reached the landmark with a composed finish from 10

Asensio misses penalty as Mallorca beat Real

Real Madrid were beaten 1-0 at Mallorca in La Liga with midfielder Marco Asensio missing a penalty against his former club. Vedat Muriqi's header deflected in off Real Madrid defender Nacho to put the hosts ahead in the 13th minute at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix. The champions were

Barcelona go eight points clear by beating Sevilla 

Barcelona moved eight points clear at the top of La Liga as a clinical second-half performance helped them to a routine victory against Sevilla. After an uneventful first half the hosts took the lead through Jordi Alba's 58th-minute side-footed finish. Gavi tapped home

Wasim Akram ‘looking forward’ to launching Saudi cricket league

Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram has said he is “looking forward” to launching a cricket league in Saudi Arabia following his trip to Riyadh this week. The Pakistani pacer issued the statement after meeting Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation Chairman Prince Saud

Wolves beat woeful Liverpool 3-0 

As Wolverhampton Wanderers closed out the final few minutes of Saturday's hugely impressive dismantling of Liverpool, their fans responded to a lengthy spell of passing with chants of "ole". In recent seasons, that is something Reds fans were often able to inflict on

Ten-man Man Utd hold on to beat Crystal Palace 

Marcus Rashford continued his post-World Cup scoring streak as a Manchester United side reduced to 10 men survived late Crystal Palace pressure to secure Premier League victory at Old Trafford. Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring from the penalty spot after the video assistant referee

Lionel Messi's goal helps PSG beat Toulouse 2-1

After Lionel Messi's second-half goal helped a lackluster Paris Saint-Germain beat Toulouse 2-1 to move eight points clear at the top of the French league, the team was urged to lighten their superstar's load. Messi struck with a typical curling strike in the 57th minute

Olympic echoes of boycott era as Ukraine vs IOC intensifies

A contest that could define the 2024 Paris Olympics is playing out 18 months before medals are awarded. It's giving the International Olympic Committee a political challenge with echoes of the 1980s. Ukraine fired up its campaign on Friday to have Russia and military ally Belarus

Abahani Limited ensure 2nd straight win in BPL

Abahani Limited Dhaka earned a facile 2-1 goal victory over Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the Bangladesh Premier League football held today (Saturday) at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj. Nigerian forward Peter Nworah and Costa Rican forward Daniel Colindres

Sheikh Russel KC return to winning streak

Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra returned to winning streak in the Bangladesh Premier League football. They managed a hard-fought solitary goal victory over ten men Azampur Football Club Uttara in a match held today (Saturday) at Bashundhara Sports Complex in the city. Ivorian midfielder

Ronaldo nets first goal for Al Nassr to snatch 2-2 draw

Cristiano Ronaldo left it late to score his first goal for Al-Nassr, but finally got off the mark with his penalty in added-on time earning his new side a 2-2 draw vs Al-Fateh Al-Nassr fans are piling the pressure on manager Rudi Garcia after they failed to win for the second time in

BPL: Rangpur Riders confirm playoff berth

Rangpur Riders finally confirmed the last four spot of the Bangladesh Premier League after Sylhet Strikers, Fortune Barishal and Comilla Victorians. Captain Nurul Hasan Sohan struck a sublime 33 ball-61 to guide Rangpur Riders to a narrow two-wicket win over Dhaka Dominators at

Fernandez makes debut as Chelsea held by Fulham 

British record signing Enzo Fernandez made his Chelsea debut but could not help his new side claim only their second win of 2023 as they were held by Fulham at Stamford Bridge. Argentina midfielder Fernandez completed a £107m move to the Blues from Benfica three days ago and

BPL: Barishal beats Khulna

After being relieved from the captaincy, Yasir Ali found his form that eluded him so far and struck a scintillating 38 ball-60 but his valiant effort was not enough to save Khulna Tigers from 37-run defeat at the hands of Fortune Barishal at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today.

Paris Olympics: Up to 40 countries could boycott Games

Up to 40 countries could boycott the next Olympic Games, making the whole event pointless, said Poland's sport and tourism minister Kamil Bortniczuk. His comments came after Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia jointly rejected an International Olympic Committee (IOC) plan to

Messi has doubts about playing 2026 World Cup at age 39

Lionel Messi may be in doubt as to whether he’ll be still playing for Argentina at the 2026 World Cup but he’s sure about one thing: He wants Lionel Scaloni to stay on as head coach until then, regardless. The 35-year-old Messi led Argentina to the title in Qatar last

Juventus beat Lazio to reach Italian Cup semifinals

Juventus will face Inter Milan in the last four of the Italian Cup after beating Lazio 1-0 in Thursday’s final quarter-final tie. Gleison Bremer headed home the decisive goal a minute before half-time when he beat Lazio goalkeeper Luis Maximiano to Filip Kostic’s cross.

Barca earn tense win at Betis to extend La Liga lead

Barcelona won away at Real Betis to move eight points clear at the top of La Liga. Betis goalkeeper Rui Silva made three saves to deny Pedri before Raphinha scored from Alejandro Balde's cross. La Liga's top goalscorer Robert Lewandowski hit his 14th league goal of the

Man United beats Forest 2-0

Erik ten Hag was hired to bring the good times back to Manchester United. Now, just nine months after his appointment, he is one game away from ending the club’s six-year trophy wait. A 2-0 win against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday sealed a 5-0 aggregate victory in the League

Cremonese pull off another Italian Cup shock to beat Roma

Hapless in Serie A, Cremonese pulled off another shock in the Italian Cup on Wednesday by beating Roma 2-1 to reach the semifinals for only the second time in their history — and the first in 36 years. Last-place Cremonese, without a win in the league, followed up their cup