Wednesday, 02 Jul, 2025

Sports

Djokovic overcomes injury to stun Alcaraz in Melbourne

Novak Djokovic pulled off another remarkable comeback to defeat Carlos Alcaraz in a thrilling match, securing a spot in the Australian Open semi-finals. The 37-year-old Serbian overcame injury, age, and ranking to claim a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory over his 21-year-old rival in

Who Will Win the Champions Trophy? [Part Two] 

While India Pakistan are top favorites for global tournament held in Asia, Australia having outstanding track records of winning laurels in all formats of the game can not be ruled out. Formidable Aussies can match the best of the best at any format anywhere in the world. At the same

Barca storm back to beat Benfica in nine-goal epic

Barcelona twice fought back from two goals down - and two Wojciech Szczesny howlers - to snatch a dramatic victory at Benfica. The hosts made a dream start as Greek striker Vangelis Pavlidis hit a 30-minute hat-trick, helped by two mistakes from Polish keeper Szczesny, while Robert

Liverpool beat Lille to reach Champions League last 16

Mohamed Salah scored his 50th European goal for Liverpool as the Reds booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with victory over 10-man Lille at Anfield. Salah's goal came when he latched onto a brilliant Curtis Jones through ball and slotted over the advancing

Who Will Win ICC Champions Trophy 2025? 

After hectic parleys over Champions Trophy 2025 regarding India going to Pakistan for the scheduled Champions Trophy ICC concluded for a hybrid process tournament.  All matches of India will now be held in Dubai, UAE. Pakistan will remain the host of 8 nations tournament.

England thrashed in first T20 as Australia retain Women's Ashes

Australia retained the Women's Ashes at the earliest opportunity with a 57-run thrashing over England in the first T20 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. England slumped to 141 all out in 16 overs after being set an imposing 199 to win, despite Sophia Dunkley's brilliant 59 from 30

Chelsea beat Wolves to end five-game winless run

A dominant second-half display helped Chelsea beat Wolves to end their five-game winless run in the Premier League and move into the top four. Having seen Tosin Adarabioyo's opener cancelled out by Matt Doherty, two goals in five second-half minutes from Marc Cucurella and Noni

Rangpur Riders receive grand welcome in hometown

Rangpur Riders received an overwhelming reception in their hometown on Monday as fans from across the city gathered to celebrate their champions. The team arrived in two separate groups and paraded through the city, proudly displaying their trophy from the inaugural edition of the

Mbappe shines as Real Madrid claim La Liga lead

Kylian Mbappe struck twice and produced a brilliant performance to power Real Madrid to a 4-1 win over Las Palmas and take the reigning champions top of La Liga on Sunday.  Los Blancos enjoyed a perfect weekend, overtaking Atletico Madrid by two points after their neighbours

Djokovic sets up blockbuster match with Alcaraz

Novak Djokovic set up a mouth-watering Australian Open quarter-final against Carlos Alcaraz with a convincing victory over Jiri Lehecka. Djokovic continued his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title with a 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-4) win against the Czech 24th seed. He will face Alcaraz in

Arsenal’s title bid rocked by Villa fightback

Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes suffered a major setback as they blew a two-goal lead in a damaging 2-2 draw against Aston Villa on Saturday. Mikel Arteta’s side were on course to keep pace with leaders Liverpool after goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz put

Raducanu crushed by Swiatek in Melbourne

Britain's Emma Raducanu suffered the joint heaviest defeat of her career as second seed Iga Swiatek demonstrated her superiority in a one-sided Australian Open third-round match. Raducanu, 22, was thrashed 6-1 6-0 in a chastening afternoon on Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. The

Extra time goal blitz sees Real Madrid advance

Brazilian teenage sensation Endrick was the man of the moment for Real Madrid, coming off the bench to score twice in extra time and help his side win 5-2 at home to Celta Vigo in the Copa del Rey's round of 16. The match itself had looked like it would be a routine win for the

India rout Ireland to complete 3-0 ODI series win

India racked up their highest ever one-day international total as they earned a crushing 304-run win over Ireland to complete a 3-0 series triumph in Rajkot. After winning the toss, the hosts posted a huge 435-5 as Pratika Rawal and captain Smriti Mandhana produced a first-wicket

Arsenal cut gap on Liverpool with win over Spurs

Arsenal moved to within four points of Premier League leaders Liverpool with victory over Tottenham in the north London derby at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners, who have played a game more than Liverpool, were desperate to return to winning ways after losing at home to Newcastle United

Man City and Chelsea both draw in Premier League after late goals

Manchester City showed more fallibility in squandering a two-goal lead to draw at Brentford in the Premier League on Tuesday as Chelsea's slump deepened despite a last-gasp equalizer. City conceded in the 82nd minute and again two minutes into stoppage time in a 2-2 draw after Phil

Djokovic, Alcaraz and Sinner in Australian Open round two

Nick Kyrgios’s long-awaited return to the Grand Slam stage was cut short as Briton Jacob Fearnley sent the ailing home hero out of the Australian Open in the first round. A capacity crowd on Monday packed out Kyrgios’s favourite John Cain Arena for his first match at

Sabalenka starts title defence with win

Aryna Sabalenka says the Australian Open "feels like home" after she began her title defence with a straight-set victory over American Sloane Stephens. The world number one and back-to-back champion in Melbourne defeated Stephens 6-3 6-2 in the first round on Rod Laver Arena.

10-man Manchester United beat Arsenal on penalties

Joshua Zirkzee scored the winning penalty as a 10-man Manchester United beat Arsenal in a thrilling encounter to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup. United had to play with 10 men for nearly an hour after Diogo Dalot was shown a second yellow card, having mistimed a tackle on Arsenal

Barca fight back to beat Real Madrid for Spanish Cup success

Barcelona came from behind to beat Real Madrid in an incident-packed Spanish Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia. Kylian Mbappe gave Real Madrid the lead with a fantastic solo goal, running from the halfway line before slotting past Wojciech Szczesny. Lamine Yamal levelled for Barcelona