Sunday, 06 Jul, 2025

Sports

15-time major winner Woods inducted into Hall of Fame

Tiger Woods has been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame at the PGA Tour headquarters in Florida on Wednesday. American Woods has won 15 majors, second only to Jack Nicklaus' 18, and a joint-record 82 times on the PGA Tour. The 46-year-old is missing this week's

Djokovic pulls out of Indian Wells and Miami Open

Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from Indian Wells and the Miami Open - the first two Masters Series events of the year - because of US coronavirus rules. Regulations require any non-US citizen to have a Covid vaccination before entering the country. Serb Djokovic, 34, told the BBC last

Benzema scores hat-trick as Real send PSG out in thriller 

Karim Benzema scored a superb second-half hat-trick as Real Madrid produced a stirring fightback at a raucous Bernabeu to reach the Champions League quarter-finals at the expense of Paris St-Germain. Kylian Mbappe's first-half goal had given PSG a deserved two-goal aggregate lead

Shakib rested from cricket till April 30

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been rested from all forms of international cricket till April 30, the BCB said on Wednesday (March 9).  The decision will now keep him out from Bangladesh's upcoming Test and ODI tour of South Africa, scheduled to run from March 12

ICC Women's WC: West Indies beat England beaten by 7 runs 

England engineered their own downfall in a damaging seven-run defeat by West Indies at the Women's World Cup in Dunedin. The defending champions missed six chances in the field, conceded 23 runs in wides, then made a mess of chasing 226 for their second loss in as many games.

Lewandowski scores earliest Champions League hat-trick as Bayern hit 7

Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick inside the opening 23 minutes as Bayern Munich thrashed Red Bull Salzburg to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. The Poland captain, on his 100th start in the competition, confidently stroked home two penalties inside 21 minutes, after twice

ICC Women’s WC: Australia beat Pakistan by 7 wickets

Australia beat Pakistan by seven wickets Tuesday to remain unbeaten after two group-stage matches at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. Pakistan scored 190-6 after being sent in to bat at Mount Maunganui and Australia surpassed that total in just under 35 overs.

Kane scores two as Spurs hit five against Everton

Tottenham increased Everton's growing relegation fears and maintained their own top-four aspirations as Frank Lampard's side were outclassed and humiliated. On an embarrassing night for Lampard and his players, Spurs ran riot as Everton capitulated in a fashion that raises

ICC Women's WC: New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 9 wickets

Hosts New Zealand got their first win of the Women's World Cup with a nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh. After losing their opener to West Indies, the White Ferns were in danger of further frustration when rain delayed the start in Dunedin. However, in a match reduced to 27

Substitutes Torres and Depay inspire Barca comeback win at Elche 

Substitute Ferran Torres was the inspiration as Barcelona came from behind to maintain their fine recent form with victory at mid-table Elche. Trailing at the break to Fidel's opener, Barca boss Xavi sent on Torres and the former Manchester City man equalised with an instinctive

Man City outclass Man Utd to restore 6-point lead at top

Manchester City outclassed Manchester United to maintain control of the Premier League title race with an outstanding display at Etihad Stadium. City remain six points clear of Liverpool having played one game more after a victory that was arguably even more convincing than the

Roman Abramovich starts fire sale of his British assets - £3bn Chelsea, £200m homes

One of Britain’s richest men, Russian-born Roman Abramovich, widely believed to be a member of Vladimir Putin's inner circle, has begun a 'fire sale' of his sprawling London portfolio as he tries to offload Chelsea FC for £3billion and £200million worth

Liverpool beat West Ham to move 3 points behind Man City

Sadio Mane's first-half goal was enough to give Liverpool victory over West Ham at Anfield and move them back within three points of Premier League leaders Manchester City. Jurgen Klopp's men deserved the win but it did not come without the odd scare as Pablo Fornals and Manuel

2 killed, 22 injured in brawl at Mexican soccer match 

Mexican authorities said 2 people were killed and at least 22 were injured in a brawl on Saturday when soccer fans stormed the field during a top flight match between mid-table Queretaro and last year’s Liga MX champions Atlas. Pictures and videos shared on social media showed

ICC Women's WC: India beat Pakistan by 107 runs

India suffered a fright against Pakistan before coming through to win by 107 runs in the Women's World Cup. A collapse of five wickets for 18 runs saw India slip to 114-6 on a blameless surface in Tauranga. But Pooja Vastraka, with 67, and Sneh Rana, who made 53 not out, added

Afghans Teach Bangladesh Basic Lessons Of T20 Cricket

T20 International Series: Bangladesh VS Afghanistan  2nd Match Played at SBNCS, Dhaka on 5th March 2022 Afghanistan 121/2 in 17.4 Overs   Overs (Hazratullah Zazai 59*, Usman Ghani 47) beat Bangladesh 115/9 ( Mushfiqur Rahim 30 , Mahmudullah Riad 21 , Fazal Haq Farooqi 3/18,

ICC Women's WC: England beaten by Australia in thriller

England fell just short of a record chase in a nerve-shredding defeat by Australia in their opening match of the Women's World Cup in Hamilton. Set 311, the defending champions were taken agonisingly close by a magnificent 109 not out from Nat Sciver. Needing 16 from the final

ICC Women's WC: South Africa beat Bangladesh by 32 runs

Brief Scores: South Africa 207 all out (Marizanne Kapp 42, Laura Wolvaardt 41; Fariha Trisna 3-35); Bangladesh 175 all out (Sharmin Akhter 34, Nigar Sultana 29, Ayabonga Khaka 4-32). South Africa defeated Bangladesh by 32 runs in their opening game of the ICC Women's World Cup at

Magic Warne Called It A Day Too Early 

One of the greatest spin bowlers of all times, cricket great Shane Warne left us a bit too early. Another great cricketer of the golden age of Australian cricket Rodney Marsh also returned to eternal pavilion the previous day.  Shane was only 52 when he left for over. ABC

Australia cricket legend Shane Warne dies at 52

Australia cricketer Shane Warne, the greatest leg-spinner of all-time, has passed away at the age of 52. Warne’s management released a brief statement in the early hours of Saturday (AEDT), that he passed away in Koh Samui, Thailand, of a suspected heart attack. "Shane