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Real Madrid earned what coach Carlo Ancelotti said was a “deserved” La Liga title on Saturday after beating Cadiz 3-0 and Girona sealed it with a stunning 4-2 victory over Barcelona. Ancelotti’s side did their homework by beating Cadiz and after last season’s champions stumbled against Girona, Los Blancos were crowned champions for a record-extending 36th time. Girona’s dramatic victory ...

As cricket fans eagerly wait to witness the highly anticipated match between India and Pakistan in the upcoming T20 World Cup, the ticket prices for the clash between arch-rivals have nearly doubled as the mega event draws near. The tournament, set to commence on June 1, will see India and Pakistan lock horns on June 9 in New York, reports ...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has backed England to win Euro 2024 if they follow his club’s route to continental glory. Guardiola finally guided City to their first Champions League crown last season after a number of near misses earlier in his reign, reports AFP. The Spaniard feels Gareth Southgate can do the same with England following their own painful ...

Bangladesh showed dominating characters both in bat and bowl as they convincingly defeated Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the first game of the five-match T20 series. Tanzid Hasan Tamim and Towhid Hridoy played entertaining innings while chasing 125 runs at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Friday, overtaking the target keeping 28 balls in hand. The rain arrived twice ...

Bangladeshi bowlers came up with devastating spells to bowl Zimbabwe out for a meager score of 124 runs in the opening game of the five-match T20 series. The trio – Taskin Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin and Mahedi Hasan – tightly bowled, forcing the visitors to lose all of their wickets at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Friday. Being asked ...

Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto said that they won’t make any experiment in the five-match series against Zimbabwe but want to win the series. Apart from these five matches, Bangladesh will play three more T20 Internationals against hosts USA later this month. After that, they will play in the T20 World Cup to be held in West Indies and USA ...

Bangladesh are set to face Zimbabwe in the five-match T20 series, with the first game starting from May 3 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram. The Tigers are looking forward to regaining momentum and confidence in this series after losing against Sri Lanka. On the other hand, Zimbabwe are taking this series as an ideal preparation for the T20 World ...

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior scored a double, including an 83rd-minute equalising penalty, to snatch a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich on Tuesday that puts the Spanish side in the driving seat for the return leg of the Champions League semi-final. Vinicius gave Real the lead after 24 minutes of the first leg but Bayern scored twice in four second-half ...

New Zealand Cricket said Tuesday it will go ahead with a Test match against Afghanistan in September, a month after Australia scrapped a Twenty20 series against the same opponents. Cricket Australia postponed a three-match series due to take place in August at a neutral venue, saying the situation for women in the Taliban-ruled country was deteriorating. It was the third ...

An all-female referee team took charge of a Serie A game for the first time on Sunday with the landmark occasion coming as newly-crowned champions Inter Milan defeated Torino 2-0 at the San Siro. Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi was assisted by Tiziana Trasciatti and Francesca Di Monte and she was kept busy, reports AFP. Ferrieri Caputi sent off Torino’s Adrien ...