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Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by 32 runs and posted the highest runs total by an Indian Premier League team in Jaipur, reports BBC. Yashasvi Jaiswal and England’s Jos Buttler built a partnership of 86 off 50 to help Rajasthan reach 202-5. Adam Zampa claimed 3-22, removing Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway and Moeen Ali to restrict Chennai to 170-6. ...

“Pele,” arguably the best footballer in history, is now also an adjective. On Wednesday, the word “pele” was added to the more than 167,000 words in the Michaelis Portuguese dictionary printed in Brazil. For the world’s 265 million-odd Portuguese speakers, “pele” can now be used to denote something or someone extraordinary — the sense in which it is already employed ...

Barcelona are confident of achieving their goal of reaching a third consecutive Champions League final when they host Chelsea on Thursday, boasting a 1-0 advantage from the semi-final first leg. The Catalans, who lifted the trophy as part of a treble in 2021 with a 4-0 romp over the Blues, have reached three finals in the last four seasons. With ...

Arsenal’s trip to Manchester City on Wednesday has been circled for months as a potentially decisive date in the Premier League title race, but the Gunners must now wrestle back a huge swing in momentum towards the defending champions. Mikel Arteta’s men travel to the Etihad five points clear at the top of the table, yet many see the title ...

An electric 71 not out off just 29 balls by Ajinkya Rahane helped Chennai Super Kings rack up this season’s highest total of 234-5 as they blew away Kolkata Knight Riders and moved top of the IPL table on Sunday. Despite a blistering 61 off 26 by Jason Roy and a valiant half-century by Rinku Singh, Kolkata fell 49 runs ...

Liverpool kept their outside shot at Champions League football next season alive as Diogo Jota scored twice in a 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest, while Aston Villa’s European charge stalled in a 1-1 draw at Brentford on Saturday. At the other end of the Premier League table, Leicester came from behind to secure a first win in 11 games by ...

A hailstorm shower ended the fourth Twenty20 international in Rawalpindi after New Zealand’s Mark Chapman and Chad Bowes hit aggressive half centuries against Pakistan on Thursday. Chapman was 71 not out off 42 balls as New Zealand — sent in to bat by Pakistan — were 164-5 in 18.5 overs when rain stopped play at Rawalpindi stadium. It turned into ...

Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel insisted on Wednesday there was “no difference in class” between his side and Manchester City despite the English club’s comfortable victory in their Champions League quarter-final tie. Pep Guardiola’s City eased into the semi-finals with a 4-1 aggregate success, following up last week’s 3-0 first-leg win with a 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena, BSS ...

Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel insisted on Wednesday there was “no difference in class” between his side and Manchester City despite the English club’s comfortable victory in their Champions League quarter-final tie. Pep Guardiola’s City eased into the semi-finals with a 4-1 aggregate success, following up last week’s 3-0 first-leg win with a 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena, BSS ...

Rodrygo scored twice as Real Madrid cruised into the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday, completing an emphatic 4-0 aggregate win against Chelsea that ends a disastrous season for the London club. The home team, with Frank Lampard back in the dugout for a second spell, came into the match at Stamford Bridge with form and history against them. They started ...