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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 ...

Bangladesh won its one-off cricket test against Ireland by seven-wicket just after lunch on the fourth day at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday. Bangladesh scored 369 and 138-3 while Ireland was 214 and 292 in its innings. Mushfiqur Rahim who scored 126 in the first innings, completed the match for Bangladesh with 51 not out, joined by Mominul ...

Bangladesh won its one-off cricket test against Ireland by seven-wicket just after lunch on the fourth day at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday. Bangladesh scored 369 and 138-3 while Ireland was 214 and 292 in its innings. Mushfiqur Rahim who scored 126 in the first innings, completed the match for Bangladesh with 51 not out, joined by Mominul ...

In recognition of their stunning triumph at the SAFF football championship more than six months ago, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has awarded the women’s football team over Tk50 lakh. The BCB announced the award following Bangladesh’s victory in September last year. BCB Cricket Operations Committee chair, “We issued bank cheques to them in September and wanted to hand them ...

Karim Benzema struck a hat-trick as Real Madrid hammered Barcelona 4-0 at Camp Nou to reach the Copa del Rey final on Wednesday, progressing 4-1 on aggregate. Vinicius Junior opened the scoring just before the break as Carlo Ancelotti’s side mounted a spectacular comeback from their one-goal semi-final first leg deficit, with Benzema adding a second-half treble, AFP reports. After ...

Chelsea wasted a host of chances to beat Liverpool as the troubled Blues were held to a 0-0 draw on Tuesday in their first Premier League match since Graham Potter’s sacking. Potter was axed on Sunday after the former Brighton manager’s disastrous reign climaxed with a wretched home defeat against Aston Villa. Chelsea are seeking their third permanent manager of ...