Saturday, 30 Nov, 2024

Sports

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

Messi scores, sets up one for Sergio Ramos as PSG beat Nice 2-0

Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up another for Sergio Ramos as Paris Saint-Germain won 2-0 at Nice on Saturday to restore their six-point lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table and ease the pressure on coach Christophe Galtier.  Messi converted a Nuno Mendes cross in the 26th

Arsenal held by Liverpool in blow to title bid

Arsenal blew a two-goal lead in a pulsating 2-2 draw at Liverpool on Sunday to give Manchester City fresh hope of retaining the Premier League title.  Mikel Arteta's men edged six points ahead of City at the top of the table, but the defending champions now have the destiny of

Messi breaks another record from Ronaldo

One week after being jeered by his own fans, Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up the other as Paris Saint-Germain won at a wasteful Nice 2-0 to maintain its six-point lead of the French league on Saturday. Messi now has over 1,000 goal contributions at the club level with 702 goals

Messi and Ramos give PSG win to ease pressure on coach Galtier

Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up another for Sergio Ramos as Paris Saint-Germain won 2-0 at Nice on Saturday to restore their six-point lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table and ease the pressure on coach Christophe Galtier. Messi converted a Nuno Mendes cross in the 26th minute

Lazio beat Juventus to take control of Serie A top 4 race

Second-placed Lazio took control of a tight Serie A battle for the Champions League qualifying places after beating Juventus 2-1 on Saturday. Mattia Zaccagni scored what was to prove the winner early in the second half after Adrien Rabiot canceled out Sergej Milinkovic-Savic’s

Mohammedan thrash Muktijoddha as Diabate scores hat-trick

Malian forward Souleymane Diabate slammed a brilliant hat-trick saw Mohammedan Sporting Club, came from behind, thrashed Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra by 6-1 goals in the Bangladesh Premier League football held today (Saturday) at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in

Shakib, Kayes helped Mohammedan clinch 3rd victory in DPL

Mohammedan Sporting Club registered their third straight victory in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) today at BKSP-3 ground. The Motijhil outfit was win-less in their first five matches and collected just one point, thanks to a washed-out game. But after Shakib Al Hasan made him

Sheikh Russel KC thrash Police FC in BPL

Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra earned an overwhelming 3-1 goal victory over Bangladesh Police Football Club in the Bangladesh Premier League football held today (April 8) at Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh. Midfielder Mohammad Ibrahim, Nigerian forward Mfon Udoh and midfielder

Six World Cup stadiums to be used for Asian Cup

Six of Qatar’s eight World Cup stadiums will be used for the Asian Cup to be staged in the Gulf state next January, the AFC has announced. But the Lusail stadium used for the World Cup final and the iconic 974 Stadium made from containers will not be part of the 24-nation

Napoli go 19 points clear with win at Lecce 

Napoli are one step closer to claiming their first Serie A title in 33 years after a 2-1 win over Lecce gave them a 19-point lead over second-placed Lazio. A Giovanni di Lorenzo header opened the scoring for Napoli before Federico di Francesco equalised after the break. But Napoli