Wednesday, 26 Feb, 2025

Sports

Barcelona beat Bilbao 1-0 to reach Spanish Super Cup final

Young starlets Gavi and Lamine Yamal fired Barcelona, without Dani Olmo after his license to play was revoked, into the Spanish Super Cup final with a 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday. Spanish playmaker Olmo was cleared to play again on a temporary basis before the game but

Newcastle win at Arsenal to take control of EFL Cup semi-final tie

Alexander Isak's rich goalscoring form continued as Newcastle United took control of their Carabao Cup semi-final with a superb first-leg win against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium. Newcastle have never won the competition but will make their second final in three seasons if they

Forest tame Wolves to keep Premier League title hopes alive

Nottingham Forest’s stunning season continued with a 3-0 victory at Wolves on Monday to give manager Nuno Espirito Santo a winning return to Molineux. England international Morgan Gibbs-White and the in-form Chris Wood struck before half-time to take Forest to within six points

South Africa win Pakistan series to top Test table

South Africa finally broke Pakistan's resistance on the fourth day of the second Test to complete a 2-0 series win and finish top of the World Test Championship table. Following on 421 runs behind, the tourists showed much more resolve in their second innings to reach parity and

Jahanara takes break from cricket citing mental health issues

Jahanara Alam, the experienced pacer, has decided to take a two-month break from cricket citing mental health reasons.  The Women’s Wing In-Charge, Habibul Bashar, confirmed the matter to cricket outlet Cricbuzz. In a letter to the management, Jahanara said that she is

Sabalenka wins Brisbane title; Osaka retires in Auckland

World number one Aryna Sabalenka geared up for her Australian Open title defence with victory over Russian qualifier Polina Kudermetova in the final of the Brisbane International. The 26-year-old from Belarus recovered from dropping her serve twice on her way to losing the opening set

Pakistan fight back after following on against SA

Pakistan openers Babar Azam and Shan Masood put on a 205-run partnership to keep the second Test against South Africa alive. The visitors had been forced to follow on at Newlands after they were bowled out for 194 on day three. Responding to South Africa's first innings total of

Diallo earns Man Utd thrilling draw at Liverpool

Manchester United demonstrated the spirit that has been missing under new manager Ruben Amorim to earn a superb point at Premier League leaders Liverpool. United, attempting to avoid four straight league defeats for the first time since 1979, took a shock lead when Lisandro Martinez

Battle Lines Drawn for ICC World Test Championship Final 2025 

Australia holder of WTC Championship wrapping up the Border Gavaskar Test Series against India 3-1 after winning the low scoring 5th Test by 6 wickets set a date for the WTC Final in June 2025 at Lords with South Africa. South Africa winning the first of two tests against Pakistan earlier

Australia win riveting fifth India Test to take series 3-1

Australia clinched a knife-edge fifth Test against India in Sydney by six wickets to seal a riveting series 3-1 Sunday and book their place in the World Test Championship final. India were dismissed 45 minutes into the morning session of day three for 157, adding just 16 to their

Bellingham’s late goal secures 10-man Real Madrid win at Valencia

Jude Bellingham missed a penalty but scored a late winner and Vinicius Jr. was sent off as 10-man Real Madrid fought back in the most dramatic of fashions to beat Valencia 2-1 and return to the top of La Liga on Friday. Luka Modric’s 85th minute equalizer and Bellingham’s

Bayer Leverkusen sign teen striker Sarco from Velez

Bayer Leverkusen signed 18-year-old Argentinian striker Alejo Sarco from Velez Sarsfield on Thursday with the defending Bundesliga champions describing the teenager as “a promise for the future.” Sarco, an Argentina youth international who turns 19 next week, signed a

Taskin Ahmed shatters BPL record with historic 7-wicket haul

Durbar Rajshahi's Taskin Ahmed etched his name in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) history books on Thursday with the best-ever bowling figures in the tournament.  Taskin took 7 wickets for just 19 runs in his 4 overs against Dhaka Capitals at the Sher-e-Bangla National

Arsenal climb to 2nd place with 3-1 win over Brentford

Arsenal is back into second place in the Premier League and in no rush to add players in the transfer window. Mikel Arteta’s team beat Brentford 3-1 on Wednesday to leapfrog Nottingham Forest and close the gap on league leader Liverpool to six points. “If there’s

Bumrah achieves highest rating points for Indian bowler

Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has recorded the highest ever rating points tally achieved by an Indian bowler as he consolidated his position at the top of the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings after another successful Test in Melbourne that saw him finish with a nine-wicket match haul.

Belgian woman runs marathon every day in 2024 in world record bid

Finally coming to a halt on the last day of 2024, Belgian ultrarunner Hilde Dosogne felt she had done what she needed to take the world record as the first woman to run a marathon every single day of the year. Weary, but seemingly far from exhausted from the weight of relentless

Rangpur Riders beat Sylhet Strikers by 34 runs

Rangpur Riders secured a 34-run victory against Sylhet Strikers in a high-pressure Bangladesh Premier League match in Mirpur.  Riding on key contributions from Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mahedi Hasan, and Iftikhar Ahmed, Rangpur posted a competitive total of 155 for 6 after recovering

Bashundhara Kings secures crucial win over Police FC

Bashundhara Kings secured a 3-2 victory over Police FC in the Federation Cup, ending their three-match winless streak.  The defending treble winners showcased a thrilling contest at the Kings Arena, with three goals scored in the opening 11 minutes. Tapu Barman gave Kings an

Newcastle extend Man United’s losing run with ease

Manchester United ended a 2024 to forget with a fourth consecutive defeat as Newcastle cruised to a 2-0 win at Old Trafford to intensify the scrutiny on Red Devils’ boss Ruben Amorim. Just two months into his tenure, Amorim conceded this week that his job is on the line unless

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in 2nd T20I to clinch series

Crucial wickets to Jacob Duffy and a rollicking cameo with the bat by Mitchell Hay saw New Zealand beat Sri Lanka to wrap up their Twenty20 series with a game to spare at Mount Maunganui on Monday. New Zealand made 186-5 in their 20 overs, with player-of-the-match Hay cracking an