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An electric 71 not out off just 29 balls by Ajinkya Rahane helped Chennai Super Kings rack up this season’s highest total of 234-5 as they blew away Kolkata Knight Riders and moved top of the IPL table on Sunday. Despite a blistering 61 off 26 by Jason Roy and a valiant half-century by Rinku Singh, Kolkata fell 49 runs ...

Liverpool kept their outside shot at Champions League football next season alive as Diogo Jota scored twice in a 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest, while Aston Villa’s European charge stalled in a 1-1 draw at Brentford on Saturday. At the other end of the Premier League table, Leicester came from behind to secure a first win in 11 games by ...

A hailstorm shower ended the fourth Twenty20 international in Rawalpindi after New Zealand’s Mark Chapman and Chad Bowes hit aggressive half centuries against Pakistan on Thursday. Chapman was 71 not out off 42 balls as New Zealand — sent in to bat by Pakistan — were 164-5 in 18.5 overs when rain stopped play at Rawalpindi stadium. It turned into ...

Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel insisted on Wednesday there was “no difference in class” between his side and Manchester City despite the English club’s comfortable victory in their Champions League quarter-final tie. Pep Guardiola’s City eased into the semi-finals with a 4-1 aggregate success, following up last week’s 3-0 first-leg win with a 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena, BSS ...

Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel insisted on Wednesday there was “no difference in class” between his side and Manchester City despite the English club’s comfortable victory in their Champions League quarter-final tie. Pep Guardiola’s City eased into the semi-finals with a 4-1 aggregate success, following up last week’s 3-0 first-leg win with a 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena, BSS ...

Rodrygo scored twice as Real Madrid cruised into the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday, completing an emphatic 4-0 aggregate win against Chelsea that ends a disastrous season for the London club. The home team, with Frank Lampard back in the dugout for a second spell, came into the match at Stamford Bridge with form and history against them. They started ...

The days of a healthy rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid are over. What used to be a cordial relationship between the Spanish powerhouses has turned ugly following the latest scandal involving Barcelona over payments to a former refereeing official. Neither club is holding back, and there is no hiding the relationship has been strained. “It’s damaged,” Barcelona president Joan ...

Liverpool crushed Leeds 6-1 as Cody Gakpo’s controversial opener provided the spark for the Reds’ first win in five Premier League games on Monday. Jurgen Klopp’s side took the lead at Elland Road when Gakpo’s goal was allowed to stand despite the ball striking Trent Alexander-Arnold’s arm in the build-up. It was reported the VAR official did not check the ...

Arsenal’s bid to win the Premier League for the first time since 2004 is in danger of imploding, but Mikel Arteta remains adamant the leaders can cope with the pressure of the title race. Arteta’s side blew a two-goal lead for a second successive game as West Ham hit back to snatch a 2-2 draw at the London Stadium on ...

Bangladesh Women’s Football team will fly to Singapore to compete in the Group D matches of the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers in Singapore from April 26-30 this year. Earlier, Bangladesh were placed in three-nation Group D with Turkmenistan and hosts Singapore. Bangladesh will play Turkmenistan on April 26 and Singapore on April 30; both matches will kick off ...