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Opener Shubman Gill smashed 63 as holders Gujarat Titans beat Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in the Indian Premier League opener in front of more than 100,000 fans in Ahmedabad on Friday. Chasing 179 for victory, Gujarat rode on Gill’s 36-ball innings to achieve their target with four balls to spare at the world’s biggest cricket stadium and their ...

Captain Paul Stirling led from the front with a belligerent 41 ball-77 as Ireland denied Bangladesh a T20 sweep, securing a seven-wicket victory in the third and final match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhruy Stadium in Chattogram on Friday. The Tigers finally won the series by 2-1, thanks to victory in the first match by 22 runs through the DLS method ...

Arsenal enter the final furlong of the Premier League title race with a clash against Leeds on Saturday as they bid to be crowned champions for the first time in 19 years. Second-placed Manchester City cannot afford to stumble in a marquee match-up against Liverpool, while the battle to avoid relegation is heating up. AFP Sport looks ahead to a ...

Neymar lost €1 million while playing online casino on Tuesday night. The Brazilian was live when he lost money in a two-hour session and reacted hilariously. The PSG star has been ruled out for the season with an ankle injury and has been spending time online to keep himself occupied. He has been spotted at McDonald’s, playing in poker competitions, ...

Barcelona booked their place in the Women’s Champions League semi-finals by thrashing Roma 5-1 on Wednesday as Arsenal came from behind to knock out Bayern Munich 2-1 on aggregate thanks to a 2-0 win at the Emirates. Tournament favourites Barca had been held to a slender 1-0 advantage from the first leg in the Italian capital last week, AFP reports. ...

Bangladesh on Wednesday won T20I series defeating Ireland in the second T20I of three-match series by 77 runs at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. Bangladesh won the first T20I at the same venue under the DL Method as the match was shortened due to bad weather. Ireland scored 125 runs after losing 9 wickets in second T20I on Wednesday. ...

Argentina captain Lionel Messi on Tuesday scored his 100th international goal for the reigning world champions as they romped to a 7-0 friendly win over outclassed Curacao. Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi opened the scoring against the Caribbean island minnows on 20 minutes in Santiago del Estero. It came 17 years after he opened his Argentina account in a 3-2 ...

Bangladesh, came from behind, forced visiting Nepal to play a 1-1 goal draw in their last match of SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship held on Tuesday) at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city’s Kamalapur. In the day’s match, Senu Pariyar scored for Nepal while Mst Sagorika netted for Bangladesh. Nepal led the first half by 0-1 goal. ...

France held on to beat Ireland 1-0 in Dublin on Monday to win their second Euro 2024 qualifier, while the Netherlands eased past Gibraltar 3-0. Right-back Benjamin Pavard pounced with half an hour remaining at a sold-out Lansdowne Road before two superb Mike Maignan saves in the final two minutes. With 30 seconds to play in Dublin, AC Milan’s Maignan, ...

Bangladesh won the first T20I against Ireland by 22 runs at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday. Ireland scored 81 run losing 5 wickets in their first T20 International of three –match series. Bangladesh scored 207 from 19.2 overs before rain stopped play. The target revised to 104 in eight overs for Ireland and the match resumed ...