Mercurial Lionel Messi became the first player to score in seven consecutive World Cup matches as a largely second-string Argentina continued their winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Jordan in their Group J clash in Dallas. Lionel Scaloni made nine changes to the line-up that beat Austria but goals from Giovani Lo Celso, Lautaro […]
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Ghana beat Panama 1-0 in World Cup opener after injury-time winner
Ghana scored a dramatic 1-0 victory over Panama in their opening World Cup Group L clash in Toronto on Wednesday. Caleb Yirenkyi bundled in the winning goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time, sending thousands of Ghanaians in Canada’s largest city into a frenzy and settling an otherwise attritional battle. Both sides largely struggled […]
Gibson helps England beat New Zealand to clinch T20 series
A clinical bowling display spearheaded by Dani Gibson helped England beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the third T20 international to secure a 2-1 series victory. The Kiwis were bundled out for just 80 after winning the toss and choosing to make first use of a favourable pitch on a sizzling day in Hove, […]
Arsenal beat Sporting Lisbon in Champions League quarterfinals
Kai Havertz scored in stoppage time to give Arsenal a 1-0 win in the first leg of its Champions League quarterfinal against Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday. The substitute fired past goalkeeper Rui Silva from close range at Estadio Jose Alvalade to give Mikel Arteta’s team the advantage ahead of next week’s second leg at the […]
Smith stars with 53 as Multan Sultans beat Quetta Gladiators
Steven Smith struck a fifty as Multan Sultans clinched a six-wicket victory over Quetta Gladiators in the 13th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday. Set to chase a modest 167-run target, the 2021 champions comfortably knocked the winning runs for the loss of four wickets and 15 […]
China beat North Korea 2-1 to take top spot in Group B
Defending champion China edged North Korea 2-1 in a physical, high-energy game Monday to take top spot in Group B in the Women’s Asian Cup. The result sent North Korea into a quarterfinal Friday against Australia in Perth, where the hosts and 2023 World Cup semifinalists opened the tournament with a win over Philippines. China […]
Bangladesh beat Pakistan to level U19 T20 series 1-1
Bangladesh Women’s U19 staged a comeback in the five-match T20 series to level it 1-1 as they beat Pakistan Women’s U19 by three wickets, chasing the 81-run target with six balls to spare at the Cox’s Bazar Academy Ground on Friday afternoon. According to details, the third match of the series is scheduled on Sunday, […]
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan to qualify for T20I tri-series final
Sri Lanka secured a place in the T20I tri-series final after beating Pakistan by six runs in the sixth game at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Earlier, Kamil Mishara scored a 76-run knock as Sri Lanka set a 185-run target for Pakistan in the sixth game of the T20I tri-series. Pakistan had won the […]
England overcome batting collapse to beat Ireland by four wickets
Tom Curran and Ben Foakes put together an unbeaten 98-run partnership to help England beat Ireland by four wickets in a one-off one-dayer in Malahide on Friday. Chasing 199 to win, England slipped to 101 for six as Ireland’s 19-year-old debutant bowler Josh Little made the most of seaming conditions to claim 4-45. However, wicketkeeper-batsman […]