Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso praised his side’s German efficiency after the Bundesliga champions dispatched Dutch side Feyenoord 4-0 in Thursday’s Champions League rout. “It may have looked pretty easy, but it’s really not,” Alonso told reporters after his team cruised to four first-half goals to break the Dutch resistance. He said it took Leverkusen…
Travis Head expressed satisfaction with his performance after his unbeaten 154, a personal best, led world champions Australia to a resounding seven-wicket victory against England in the opening one-day international at Trent Bridge on Thursday.Other than offering a difficult chance early in his innings when Brydon Carse failed to hold on to a tough catch…
Al Ettifaq will play Al Nassr in a Saudi Pro League 2024-25 match on Friday at the Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium in Damman, Saudi Arabia. Currently, Al Ettifaq, with three wins out of three, is third in the Saudi Pro League standings, whereas Al Nassr, with one win and two draws, is in seventh place. Al…
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh’s young fast bowler Hasan Mahmud made history on Thursday by becoming the first visiting pacer since South Africa’s Dale Steyn to take four wickets on the opening day of a Test match in India. Mahmud’s performance disrupted India’s batting lineup before Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja helped the hosts recover to 339…
Anthony Martial, who left Manchester United in June after nine years at the club, has signed for AEK Athens as a free agent, the Greek club announced on Thursday. The 28-year-old forward has signed a contract until 2027 and will wear the number 26 jersey at the 13-time Greek champions. Financial details of the transfer…
KL Rahul was picked in the middle order of India’s playing eleven by Gautam Gambhir in his first Test as the new head coach of India, when the hosts took on Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. But playing in his 51st Test, Rahul failed to impress in the first innings.Put in to…
Graham Arnold has resigned as Australia coach in a decision he said was for the “best for the nation” following the Socceroos’ poor start to Asia’s third phase of World Cup qualifying. Arnold’s resignation follows heavy criticism from fans and pundits after a shock 1-0 loss to Bahrain on home soil and a 0-0 draw…
Sarfaraz Ahmed tried his best to get under the skin of Babar Azam in a Champions Cup match on Thursday in Faisalabad, but the batting great didn’t lose his cool and responded with a century to regain his form, which has been a matter of scrutiny for some time in Pakistan cricket. Coming in to…
A brace from Sunil Chhetri powered Bengaluru FC to a 3-0 win over Hyderabad FC in their Indian Super League (ISL) match at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Thursday. The outing was doubly special for Chhetri, as he joined Bartholomew Ogbeche as the joint all-time leading goal-scorer (63 goals) in ISL history. Chhetri took 157…
Travis Head‘s exceptional unbeaten 154, his best innings in ODI cricket, propelled the depleted Australian team to a convincing seven-wicket victory against England in the series opener at Trent Bridge on Thursday.Chasing a formidable target of 316, Australia reached 317 for 3 with 36 balls remaining, extending their winning streak to 13 consecutive ODI matches…
