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Pep Guardiola was left furious after Manchester City’s Premier League title bid suffered a setback in a controversial 2-1 defeat at Newcastle on Saturday. City fell behind to Harvey Barnes’ 64th-minute strike before Ruben Dias equalised just four minutes later. But moments after the leveller, Barnes struck again for a Newcastle winner that stood only after a lengthy VAR review ...

Nottingham Forest produced a commanding performance to defeat Liverpool 3–0 at Anfield, handing the hosts their sixth league loss of the season. Goals from Murillo, Nicolò Savona and Morgan Gibbs-White sealed a deserved victory for Forest, while Liverpool struggled throughout despite periods of pressure. Forest took the lead on 33 minutes when Murillo finished from close range following a corner. ...

Makeshift opener Travis Head hit an explosive 69-ball century to power Australia to victory in a high-octane first Ashes Test on Saturday after a shell-shocked England meekly surrendered in the Perth Stadium cauldron. Chasing 205 to win, Head slammed 123 as the hosts romped home on day two in an electric start to the five-match series. Marnus Labuschagne was not-out ...

Premier League clubs voted on Friday to introduce sweeping changes to the competition’s financial regulations, adopting a new model that restricts spending directly tied to on-pitch performance. The reforms were approved by a 14–6 majority. Under the new squad cost ratio (SCR) system, clubs will be limited to spending 85 percent of their football-related revenue plus net profit or loss ...

Nineteen wickets fell on an opening day of carnage in the first Ashes Test on Friday, with England’s fearsome attack led by skipper Ben Stokes bowling them into a position of strength after Australia dismissed the tourists for 172. A rampaging Mitchell Starc took 7-58 to put England on the back foot after Stokes won the toss on a fine ...

Mushfiqur Rahim etched his name permanently into cricket history on Thursday, becoming the first Bangladeshi to play 100 Tests and marking the occasion with a century in the same match. Resuming on 99 not out at the start of day two, Mushfiqur faced the entire first over without adding to his score. In the following over from Jordan Neill, he ...

Bangladesh closed the opening day of Dhaka Test at 292 for 4, with Mushfiqur Rahim remaining unbeaten on 99 in what is his landmark 100th Test match. When the scheduled 90 overs were completed, umpires briefly discussed the possibility of an additional over with Ireland’s captain, but eventually called stumps; leaving Mushfiqur just one run short of a century. He ...

Bangladesh rewrites it’s football history with a historic performance on Tuesday, defeating India 1-0 in the AFC Cup qualifiers at National Stadium, ending a 22-year wait for a victory over their South Asian rivals. Shekh Morsalin’s early strike in the 11th minute proved decisive, as Bangladesh held firm against a persistent Indian attack to secure a memorable win that has ...

The long-running dispute between Kylian Mbappe and his former club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) reached the French labour court on Monday, with both sides presenting financial claims that total over €700 million. Mbappe, now 26 and playing for Real Madrid, is claiming €263 million from PSG, while the club is demanding he pay them €440 million. PSG’s claim partly stems from ...

Portugal ended their 2026 World Cup Qualifiers campaign with a commanding 9–1 victory over Armenia, highlighted by hat-tricks from João Neves and Bruno Fernandes. The win sealed Portugal’s position at the top of Group F and showcased one of their most dominant performances under coach Roberto Martínez. Despite Armenia briefly equalising early in the first half, Portugal quickly reasserted control. ...