Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller hit unbeaten half-centuries to set up a nine-run win for South Africa in a rain-reduced opening one-day international against India on Thursday. The left-handed Miller (75) and Klaasen (74) put on an unbeaten stand of 139 runs after the tourists lost

Bangladesh captain Nurul Hasan won the toss and chose to bowl against Pakistan on Friday in the opening match of a Twenty20 tri-series in Christchurch, New Zealand -- but only after snow was cleared. The two teams and tournament hosts New Zealand are playing two rounds of matches and a

Bangladesh women's team beat Malaysia by 88 runs in the 11th match of the Women’s Asia Cup T20 2022 on Thursday. Medium pacer Fariha Trishna became the second Bangladeshi bowler to slam a hat-trick in the match held at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.   However,

The Thailand women's team had a memorable day as the side managed to defeat Pakistan in the ongoing Women's Asia Cup at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.  Natthakan Chantham starred with the bat in hand as she scored 61 runs off just 51 balls to help

Al-Amin Hossain, a fast bowler for the Bangladesh national cricket team has divorced his wife Israt Jahan. Al-Amin appeared before Dhaka's Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Md Tofazzel Hossain on Thursday (Oct 06) and submitted a seven-page written explanation of his case through

Paris Saint-Germain were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw away to Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday despite Lionel Messi's brilliant curling strike. The Argentina star scored midway through the first half in Lisbon but Danilo's own goal before the break ensured PSG

Erling Haaland continued his incredible scoring form with two more goals as Manchester City swept Copenhagen aside to make it three wins out of three in Champions League Group G. Haaland was taken off at half-time and so missed an attempt at what would have been a fourth hat-trick for

Rilee Rossouw's unbeaten century helped South Africa avoid a clean sweep in the T20I series against India in the final match at Indore. The win not only gives the Proteas momentum heading into the upcoming ODI series but also instils some confidence ahead of the ICC Men's T20

Liverpool cruised to a confidence-building victory in the Champions League as Rangers were comfortably dismissed at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp's side have struggled for form this season but a disappointing Scottish team represented the perfect opposition to return to winning ways as

War-hit Ukraine is set to join Spain and Portugal in their bid to host the 2030 football World Cup, according to reports. Ukraine, which was invaded by neighbouring Russia in late February, would host one of the groups in the tournament under the plan which is understood to have been

Real Madrid President Florentino Perez said European football is “sick” and that changes are needed to stop younger fans drifting away from the sport, again touting the prospect of a Super League made up of the continent’s elite clubs. Perez is one of the key

Getting 22 new signings to gel is proving to be a mightily difficult task for Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper. A 4-0 loss at previously winless Leicester dropped Forest into last place in the English Premier League on Monday, leaving Cooper at risk of becoming the latest

Pakistan women beat Bangladesh by nine wickets to remain perfect in the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup. After winning the toss, Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof send the tournament hosts to bat first at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Academy Ground. Diana Baig ran through

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

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

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

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

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

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

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