Saturday, 05 Oct, 2024

Sports

Dominant Dubois knocks Joshua out in epic Wembley clash

Daniel Dubois sensationally dismantled fellow Briton Anthony Joshua in five rounds to catapult himself into global sporting stardom in front of 96,000 fans at Wembley Stadium. The 27-year-old dropped Joshua multiple times to retain the IBF heavyweight title and leave his domestic

1st Test: Ashwin picks three as India reduce Bangladesh to 158/4

Veteran off-spin all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin picked three crucial wickets as India reduced Bangladesh to 158/4 in 37.2 overs at stumps, taken early due to bad light, on Day Three of the first Test at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday. With two more days still left in the

Shakib becomes the oldest Bangladesh cricketer to play in Test match

Shakib Al Hasan became the oldest player to represent Bangladesh in Test cricket on Saturday. The 37-year-old all-rounder broke the previous record set by Mohammad Rafique.  Shakib took the field on Day 3 of the first Test against India in Chennai, at 37 years and 181 days old.

Bangladesh need 515 runs to win as India declare at 287-4

On day three of the first Test in Chennai, India declared their second innings at 287-4, establishing a daunting target of 515 runs for Bangladesh to chase.  The declaration followed impressive centuries from Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill, who shared a crucial 167-run partnership

Day 3: Gill slams century vs Bangladesh in Chennai

India reached 205 for three at lunch in their second innings to extend their overall lead to 432 runs against Bangladesh on the third day of the opening Test here on Saturday.  Shubman Gill (86 batting) and Rishabh Pant (82 batting) scored unbeaten half-centuries and were at the

India 376 all out in first Bangladesh Test

Overnight batsman Ravichandran Ashwin made 113 as India posted 376 all out on day two of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai on Friday. Fast bowler Hasan Mahmud finished with figures of 5-83 after he rattled the Indian batting on day one. A 199-run seventh-wicket stand

Hasan Mahmud dismisses Rohit, Gill, and Kohli

Hasan Mahmud put Bangladesh in a commanding position by claiming the prized wickets of India’s top-order trio—Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Virat Kohli.  The pacer’s fiery spell left India struggling early on Day 1 of their first Test match at MA Chidambaram

Chennai Test: Bangladesh send India to bat first 

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first of the two-match Test series against hosts India at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The match has started at 10 am on Friday (Bangladesh Time). Bangladesh come fresh from their historic Test series victory over

Italy's World Cup icon Schillaci dies aged 59

Italian icon Salvatore Schillaci, the top scorer at the 1990 World Cup, has died aged 59, Azernews reports. Schillaci, better known as 'Toto', scored six goals to win the Golden Boot at the 1990 World Cup on home soil. Italy lost in the semi-finals, but Schillaci was also

Keeper howler gifts PSG win over debutants Girona

Goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga's late howler gifted Paris St-Germain victory against Champions League debutants Girona. Portuguese left-back Nuno Mendes drilled a low effort at Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga from a tight angle, but the keeper made a major error and let the ball

Frustrated Manchester City held by Inter Milan in opener

Manchester City's Champions League campaign opened in frustrating fashion as they were held to a draw by impressive Inter Milan at Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola's side were never at their most fluent, not helped by an injury to Kevin de Bruyne that forced him off at half-time -

ICC announces record prize money for Women's T20 World Cup

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced record prize money of more than £6m for next month's Women's T20 World Cup. The figure of $7,958,080 (£6.04m) is more than double the prize money for the previous tournament in 2023. The winners will take away

Man Utd hammer Barnsley for biggest Ten Hag win

Manchester United enjoyed the ‘perfect night’ as their biggest victory under Erik ten Hag to cruise into the EFL Cup last-16 at the expense of hapless League One outfit Barnsley. Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and veteran midfielder Christian Eriksen all scored twice,

Liverpool win at AC Milan in Champions League opener

Liverpool claimed an assured victory at AC Milan on their Champions League return to firmly bounce back from Saturday's shock defeat by Nottingham Forest. The Reds were stunned on the break inside three minutes when AC Milan winger Christian Pulisic found the net with a driven

Endrick sets record in Real Madrid Champions League win

Endrick became Real Madrid's youngest Champions League goalscorer while Kylian Mbappe also netted for the holders in a hard-fought home win over Stuttgart. At 18 years and 58 days, the Brazilian broke the record set by club legend Raul in 1995, who scored against Ferencvaros aged

Bangladesh start preparations in Chennai ahead of 1st Test

Bangladesh started their preparations for the two-Test series against India, starting from September 19. The first Test is set to be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium and the visitors got down in Chennai for an intense training session on Monday. Bangladesh are on a high, having

US beat Europe to end seven-year Solheim Cup drought

The United States ended their seven-year Solheim Cup drought with a tight 15½-12½ victory over Europe in Virginia. World number two Lilia Vu delivered the winning moment - holing a short birdie putt on the 18th to secure a half point against Albane Valenzuela - after

England and Australia draw T20 series after washout

England and Australia's T20 series ended in a draw after the third match at Old Trafford was washed out. Heavy rain throughout the day in Manchester prevented any play and the series ends 1-1. Australia won the first T20 comfortably in Southampton, with Travis Head hitting a

Gabriel gives Arsenal win over Tottenham in north London derby

Arsenal came out on top in a fiery north London derby as Gabriel's second-half header gave them a crucial victory at Tottenham. The Gunners were without captain Martin Odegaard and key midfielder Declan Rice through injury and suspension respectively and survived a stern

Messi scores twice in triumphant injury return for Miami

Lionel Messi dazzled in his return from injury Saturday, scoring two goals in the space of four minutes and adding an assist in Inter Miami's 3-1 Major League Soccer victory over the Philadelphia Union. The eight-times Ballon d'Or winner hadn't played since injuring his