Samuel Bastien opens Burnley account in cup win over Shrewsbury

23.08.2022 - 23:47 bt.com

Summer signing Samuel Bastien opened his Burnley account in style as he fired the Championship club into the third round of the Carabao Cup with a 1-0 win at League One Shrewsbury.

Steve Cotterill’s third-tier side matched the Clarets in the first half. But the DR Congo international bagged his first goal in English football as he ended the Shrews’ dreams of a cup run.

Experienced defender Chey Dunkley had seemingly sent the game to penalties with his late header before it was ruled out for offside.

Salop goalkeeper Marko Marosi kept the hosts in the game in the first half as he pulled off a string of fine saves. Josh Cullen, Manuel Benson and Johann Berg Gudmundsson were all frustrated by the Slovakian before the break.

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Bhanuka Rajapaksa: remember the name. For Sri Lankans, it is one that is impossible to forget. This time, though, it brought unbridled joy to a country craving it.

Ruud reaches US Open final with confident win over Khachanov

NEW YORK: Norwegian Casper Ruud harnessed his mighty forehand to reach his second Grand Slam final this year by beating Russian Karen Khachanov 7-6(5) 6-2 5-7 6-2 at the US Open, keeping alive his hopes of reaching the top of the world rankings.

Casper Ruud reaches US Open final with confident win over Karen Khachanov

The first Norwegian man to reach the final at Flushing Meadows won an extraordinary 55-shot rally to close the first-set tie break on his way to victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The fifth seed next faces either home hope Frances Tiafoe or third seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in the final. "This match is probably the biggest match for both of our careers," said Ruud, who was left humbled when he lost in straight sets to Rafa Nadal in June's Roland Garros final. "You want to take care of the opportunities you have and I was able to do that today."

Asia Cup, India vs Afghanistan Highlights: Virat Kohli’s first international ton in nearly 3 years lights up dead-rubber win over Afghanistan

Virat Kohli has got an international hundred on Thursday night. The wait for his 71st international hundred ended when he disdainfully smacked Afghanistan’s Fareed Ahmad over the mid-wicket boundary to bring up his first T20I century off just 53 balls. As he took off his helmet, raised his bat to the smattering of crowd in the stadium and kissed his wedding ring in his necklace, Kohli’s gentle smile screamed of the relief he must have felt. Probably, he would have least expected to bring up his 71st century in the shortest format while opening the innings with regular skipper Rohit Sharma opting to rest in the inconsequential match. As It HappenedOnly an event as special as this could have injected some interest in the match. His innings of unbeaten 122 off 61 balls (with 12 fours and six sixes), which had one blemish when he was dropped on 28 by Ibrahim Zadran at deep mid-wicket off captain Mohammad Nabi, helped India post a mammoth total of 212/2.

Police arrest five after crowd trouble follows Tottenham’s win over Marseille

The Metropolitan Police made five arrests after crowd trouble at the end of Tottenham’s Champions League win over Marseille on Wednesday.

Rizwan, Nawaz set up Pakistan’s record win over India

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Mohammad Rizwan smashed his second successive half century and Mohammad Nawaz made 42 off just 20 balls to set up Pakistan’s highest successful run-chase in a Twenty20 against archrival India in their Asia Cup Super 4 match on Sunday. Rizwan scored 71 runs off 51 deliveries while Nawaz hit six fours and two sixes to dominate the middle overs as Pakistan reached 182-5 with a ball to spare in the five-wicket win.