Thursday, 28 Nov, 2024

Sports

England complete T20 series win over Pakistan

Dawid Malan thumped an unbeaten 78 to help England to a comprehensive 67-run win over Pakistan in the seventh Twenty20 international to take the series 4-3. Having been asked to bat first in Lahore, England piled on the runs with Malan making Pakistan pay for dropping him on 29 and 62

Real Madrid held by Osasuna as winning run ends

Karim Benzema missed a late penalty as Real Madrid dropped points for the first time this season when they were held by 10-man Osasuna at the Bernabeu. Benzema smashed his spot-kick against the crossbar in the 80th minute as Real failed to continue their winning start to the defence of

Man City thrash Man Utd 6-3 in lethal drubbing 

Manchester United's unbeaten Premier League run came to a crushing end as they were thrashed 6-3 at Manchester City on Sunday afternoon. The Red Devils were four-nil down at the break thanks to a first-half blitz from Pep Guardiola's side as Erling Haaland and Phil Foden

Trossard hat-trick for Brighton denies Liverpool win 

Leandro Trossard scored a hat-trick as Brighton marked new coach Roberto de Zerbi's debut with a hugely entertaining and battling draw against Liverpool at Anfield. The Seagulls had raced into a two-goal lead with the Reds, playing their first Premier League game in 28 days after

Mbappe hits late winner as PSG edge Nice to go top

Kylian Mbappe scored a late winner as Paris St-Germain beat Nice to climb back to the top of the Ligue 1 table. Lionel Messi's excellent 20-yard free-kick, which left Kasper Schmeichel rooted to the spot, gave the French champions the lead. Gaetan Laborde pounced from close

Lewandowski goal streak continues as Barca go top

Robert Lewandowski scored again for Barcelona as his side won away at Mallorca to move top of La Liga. Lewandowski grabbed his ninth goal in seven league matches since his summer move from Bayern Munich with a low, curling finish into the bottom corner. Mallorca had a chance to

Arsenal beats 10-man Tottenham 3-1 to stay atop EPL table

Gabriel Jesus marked his first north London derby with a goal as Arsenal beat 10-man Tottenham 3-1 on Saturday to strengthen their grip on first place in the Premier League. Jesus took advantage of a defensive blunder to make it 2-1 early in the second half and Tottenham’s

Morocco demands Adidas withdraw Algeria’s football jersey

The Moroccan government has called on Adidas to pull its new jersey collection for Algeria’s national football team off the market, accusing the German sports apparel company of appropriating “Moroccan cultural heritage”. Morocco’s Ministry of Youth, Culture and

Salt helps England level T20 series in Pakistan

Phil Salt smashed an unbeaten 88 from 41 balls as England stormed to an eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the sixth Twenty20 international. Chasing 170 for victory in Lahore, Salt bludgeoned his way to a 19-ball half-century - the third fastest by an Englishman in T20 internationals -

Women's Asia Cup: Bangladesh beat Thailand to make winning start

Tigresses made a winning start to defend the Asia Cup title after beating Thailand by 9 wickets at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Ground-2 in Sylhet on Saturday. Chasing the 83-run target set by Thailand, Bangladesh made 88 runs losing only one wicket in 11.4 overs.

T20 World Cup 2022 prize money: Title winner to get $1.6 million

The winner of the T20 World Cup trophy on November 13, 2022, in Melbourne, will get a cash award of USD 1.6 million to go with it. ICC confirmed this on Friday as it announced the list of prize money for the tournament - a total of USD 5.6 million overall. The losing finalist will get

Tri-series, T20 WC: Tigers to leave for New Zealand today

Bangladesh will leave the country today for New Zealand, where they will play a tri-nation series that also involved Pakistan apart from the hosts. The tri-nation series is seen as the best preparation platform for the Tigers for the upcoming Australia T20 World Cup. Bangladesh will

Concussion subs not allowed in Uefa competitions

Uefa says concussion substitutes are not allowed in the Women's Champions League after confusion following a head injury to Arsenal's Beth Mead in Wednesday's game against Ajax. Mead was forced off after a clash of heads with Ajax defender Lisa Doorn. Arsenal boss Jonas

New ICC Training and Education programmes launched

The ICC have further highlighted their ongoing commitment to growing the game of cricket by releasing the data from the first year of the new ICC Training and Education programmes. The programme was initially released in October last year and the figures for the first 12 months show

Tri-series, T20 WC: Tigers to leave for New Zealand tomorrow 

Bangladesh will leave the country tomorrow for New Zealand, where they will play a tri-nation series that also involved Pakistan apart from the hosts. The tri-nation series is seen as the best preparation platform for the Tigers for the upcoming Australia T20 World Cup. Bangladesh will

Pakistan beat England to take 3-2 lead in T20 series

Pakistan took a 3-2 lead in their Twenty20 series against England with a six-run victory in a low-scoring match in Lahore. Chasing just 146 for the win, England never recovered from a poor start in the powerplay that saw them reduced to 31-3 inside five overs. A defiant knock from

Neymar Swept Up in Brazil Vote Battle after Video for Jair Bolsonaro

Football superstar Neymar was swept up in Brazil’s presidential election campaign after posting a video on social media Wednesday thanking President Jair Bolsonaro for visiting the player’s charitable children’s foundation. The Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil striker

Shakib loses T20 top position 

Shakib Al Hasan's recent off form cost his top position in the latest International T20 ranking despite of his best performance in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Afghanistan's Mohamamd Nabi displaced him to reclaim the top position even though the different was

Messi in 100 Club as Argentina beat Jamaica 3-0

Lionel Messi marked his 100th international victory with two goals as Argentina edged closer to Italy's world record unbeaten streak with a 3-0 defeat of Jamaica in a World Cup warm-up friendly in New Jersey on Tuesday.  Paris Saint-Germain superstar Messi took his

Spain snatch dramatic win over Portugal

Alvaro Morata grabbed a dramatic winner as Spain beat Portugal in Braga to qualify for the Nations League Final. The ex-Chelsea striker scored in the 88th minute from close range after Nico Williams headed the ball into his path. Portugal only needed a point to advance and had