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Hosts Australia will hope to revive the ‘Matildas mania’ that swept the nation during their run to the 2023 World Cup semi-finals as they bid for a second Women’s Asian Cup title. The Sam Kerr-captained Matildas kick off the 21st Asian Cup on Sunday against the Philippines in Perth, seeking a big win in front of a bumper crowd to ...

Vinicius Junior scored the winner on the night as Real Madrid beat Benfica 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday, progressing 3-1 on aggregate to the last 16. It was the Brazilian forward’s superb goal which separated the teams in a first leg marred by an incident of alleged racial abuse aimed at him by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni, who denies ...

Harry Brook smashed a match-winning hundred in Tuesday’s Super Eight match against Pakistan after being moved up the order to number three but the England captain is unsure if he will stay in the new slot for the rest of the Twenty20 World Cup. Brook struck a two-run-a-ball hundred as England accomplished a tricky chase to be the first team ...

Atletico Madrid striker Alexander Sorloth scored a hat-trick as the Spanish side saw off Belgium’s Club Brugge on Tuesday to win the second leg of their Champions League playoff 4-1 and advance to the last 16 with a 7-4 aggregate triumph. Johnny Cardoso scored the other goal for the home side while Joel Ordonez netted for Brugge in the 36th ...

Manchester United’s Benjamin Sesko came off the bench to score a vital goal for the second game in a row as he fired the winner in a 1-0 Premier League win at Everton on Monday. Sesko sealed an uninspiring clash at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in the 71st minute as he swept in a clinical first-time shot from Bryan Mbeumo’s ...

New Zealand will embrace their status as Indian cricket fans’ “second favourite team” as they look to navigate a tough Super Eight group and reach the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup, all-rounder Daryl Mitchell said. The 2021 finalists, who were knocked out in the group stage at the last edition, find themselves facing two must-win matches against former champions ...

Bayern Munich defender Alphonso Davies suffered a muscle injury during Saturday’s 3-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt at Allianz Arena, the German club said. Davies, who recently returned to action after a long-term knee injury, was replaced by Hiroki Ito in the 50th minute after the Canadian collapsed and required medical treatment. The Reuters Inside Track newsletter is your essential guide ...

Paris Saint-Germain brushed aside struggling Metz 3-0 to go back to the top of the Ligue 1 table on Saturday, taking advantage of a 3-2 defeat for title rivals Lens at the hands of Monaco. Lens started the day a point ahead of reigning French and European champions PSG at the summit and were two goals in front in the ...

England can adapt to whatever the weather throws at them, captain Harry Brook said Saturday as rain threatens to disrupt their opening Super Eights match against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup. Unseasonal rain in Sri Lanka the past few days means Sunday’s crucial match in Kandy could be reduced to as few as five overs per side. “I ...

The Bangladesh women’s national football team have reached Australia to take part in the upcoming AFC Women’s Asian Cup, marking a historic moment for the nation as they prepare for their first appearance in the continental tournament. Carrying high hopes, the Bangladesh squad landed at Sydney Airport at around 10pm local time on Friday. The team had departed in the ...