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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 ...

Arsenal’s failure to end their Anfield hoodoo by throwing away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 away to Liverpool on Sunday has opened the door for Manchester City to snatch the Premier League title away from the Gunners. Mikel Arteta’s men still lead by six points at the top of the table, but for the first time in nearly two ...

Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up another for Sergio Ramos as Paris Saint-Germain won 2-0 at Nice on Saturday to restore their six-point lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table and ease the pressure on coach Christophe Galtier. Messi converted a Nuno Mendes cross in the 26th minute before Gianluigi Donnarumma produced several key saves and ...

Celta Vigo produced a stunning late comeback to draw 2-2 at Manchester United’s Europa League opponents Sevilla in La Liga on Friday. The draw prevented Sevilla from climbing away from the danger zone. The hosts, who had Pape Gueye sent off after only 19 minutes, led through Youssef En-Nesyri and Marcos Acuna’s strikes as the clock ticked down, AFP reports. ...

QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand, April 8, 2023 (AFP) – Tim Seifert was the match-winner for the second straight game as New Zealand clinched the T20 series against Sri Lanka with a tense four-wicket victory in Queenstown on Saturday. Seifert blasted a career-high 88 off 48 balls to fire the Black Caps to 183-6 from 19.5 overs after the tourists had posted ...