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A brilliant Lionel Messi goal helped Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-1 home win over Lens on Saturday to surely end any doubt about the outcome of this season’s Ligue 1 title race, after an early sending-off left the visitors with a mountain to climb. Lens, who began the day six points behind league leaders PSG in second place, looked the ...

Manchester United have been hit by a double defensive injury blow after Lisandro Martinez was ruled out for the rest of the season and Raphael Varane sidelined for the next few weeks. Both players were hurt in Thursday’s 2-2 draw against Sevilla in the Europa League quarter-final first leg at Old Trafford, in which United conceded two late own goals. ...

FIFA has banned Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) general secretary and former member of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber Abu Nayeem Shohag for two years on charges of his involvement in financial irregularities. The world football governing body stated it on its website on Friday. “Mr Shohag has been issued with a two-year ban from taking part in all football-related activities ...

Manchester City are turning up the heat on Arsenal in the Premier League title race as Pep Guardiola’s men target a 10th consecutive win when lowly Leicester visit the Etihad on Saturday. Arsenal’s six-point lead at the top of the table could be halved by the time they visit West Ham on Sunday, AFP reports. Both matches will also have ...

AC Milan have the slenderest of advantages in their all-Italian Champions League quarter-final after Ismael Bennacer fired his team to a 1-0 win over wasteful Napoli on Wednesday. Algeria midfielder Bennacer lashed in the decisive strike five minutes before half-time of an engaging first leg at a packed, loud and wet San Siro after Brahim Diaz and Rafael Leao combined ...

Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by three runs in their Indian Premier League match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday. Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl first against RR. Royals have posted a total of 175 runs on the board. After beating the Sunrisers Hyderabad, Punjab Kings, and the Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals have registered their ...

Visiting Manchester United might seem a nightmare cup draw but for Europa League royalty Sevilla, a trip to hallowed turf like Old Trafford on Thursday provides a welcome break from reality. The Andalucians, led by Jose Luis Mendilibar — their third coach of the season — have been mired in a relegation scrap in La Liga, but find themselves on ...

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been voted ICC Player of the Month for March 2023 for his tremendous performance against world champions England and Ireland. An ICC statement said that Shakib was instrumental in securing a historic 3-0 T20I series victory over touring world champions England and also put up an impressive show in limited over series win ...

Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets in their Indian Premier League match in New Delhi on Tuesday, reports PTI. MI chased down the target of 173 in the last ball with captain Rohit Sharma top-scoring with 65 from 45 balls. Tilak Varma and Ishan Kishan chipped in with 41 and 31 respectively. Earlier, Axar Patel struck 54 off ...

When Karim Benzema struck a magnificent hat-trick against Barcelona last week in the Copa del Rey, it served a dual purpose. The striker knocked Real Madrid’s bitter rivals out of the Spanish Cup at Camp Nou, and, with the world watching on, issued a powerful statement of intent as the season reaches its business end. Los Blancos welcome Chelsea on ...