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Gakpo fires Liverpool into last 16

1 year ago
2 min

LONDON: Liverpool secured a place in the Europa League last 16 with a convincing 4-0 victory over LASK, featuring a double from Cody Gakpo and goals from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah. The win, combined with Toulouse's 0-0 draw against Union Saint-Gilloise, ensured Liverpool's top spot in Group E, allowing Jurgen Klopp to rest players in the final pool stage fixture. In another Europa League matchup, Brighton advanced to the knockout round with a 1-0 win at AEK Athens, courtesy of Joao Pedro's penalty. The Seagulls, competing in Europe for the first time, extended their European journey into the New Year.

Lerverkusen’s rise as Bayern hunters faces test

1 year ago
2 min

BERLIN: Bayer Leverkusen is set to face Borussia Dortmund on Sunday, occupying the top spot in the Bundesliga table with an impressive record of dropping just two points out of a possible 36 to start the season. Despite being a mere two points ahead of a formidable Bayern Munich, Leverkusen boasts a commanding ten-point lead over Dortmund, highlighting their early-season dominance with only 12 matches played.

Leicester slip-up allows Ipswich to close on Championship lead

1 year ago
1 min

LONDON: Leicester's lead at the top of the Championship narrowed to a single point as they conceded a stoppage-time equalizer, settling for a 1-1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday. In contrast, Ipswich secured a 3-1 victory over Millwall.

Bayern held at home by Copenhagen

1 year ago
2 min

MUNICH: Bayern Munich faced a 0-0 draw in their away game on Wednesday, with the home side having a potentially match-winning penalty overturned by VAR in injury time.

British Gymnastics bans weighing young athletes

1 year ago
1 min

LONDON: British Gymnastics has implemented new safeguarding regulations aimed at preventing coaches from weighing athletes, eliminating practices it deems "on the fringe of abuse."

Laura Wolvaardt appointed as South Africa women’s team captain

1 year ago
1 min

Cricket South Africa (CSA) appointed Laura Wolvaardt as the captain of South Africa’s women’s team for all three formats prior to the white ball series against Bangladesh next month.

Saud Shakeel Talks About ‘Chota Don’ Nickname

1 year ago
1 min

Pakistan batter Saud Shakeel opened up on being called “Chota Don” by former all-format captain Babar Azam ahead of the three-match Test series against hosts Australia.

IND vs AUS: Suryakumar Yadav trolled after Matthew Hayden’s comments

1 year ago
2 min

Legendary Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar claimed his Australia counterpart Matthew Hayden took a jibe at India captain Suryakumar Yadav’s performance in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 during the first T20I against Australia.

Ben Stokes to Miss IPL 2024

1 year ago
1 min

Ben Stokes, who signed for CSK for 162.5 million Indian rupees ($1.95 million) in December, 2022, came out of one-day international retirement to participate in the recent ODI World Cup in India.

India to Host Afghanistan for T20 Series in January 2024

1 year ago
1 min

India will host Afghanistan for three Twenty20s in January, the first time the two sides will meet in a multi-match white-ball series, the Afghanistan Cricket Board said late on Tuesday.