Lazio snatch last-gasp draw with Champions League rivals Juve
ROME: Matias Vecino snatched a precious 1-1 draw for Lazio against 10-man Juventus with a stoppage-time equalizer in an enthralling battle between top-four rivals.
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Top-Seeded Players Make Winning Start In All India Chess Masters FIDE Classical
Top seeded players, including Daksh Jagesia and Yash Kapadi, made winning starts in the All India Chess Masters Mumbai FIDE Masters Classical tournament on Saturday. Jagesia, playing with the black pieces, defeated Mayan Jha 1-0 on the top board. On the second board, Kapadi defeated Sandeep Arth with the white pieces. The other winners were Darsh Shetty, Om Gada, Jahavi Soneji, Abhishek Patil, Sidharth Kumar, Swaminathan Vageesh and Mayuresh Parkar.
Iran beat Pakistan in Asian polo qualifiers’ finals in Riyadh
RIYADH: The Iranian national polo team have qualified for the 2025 World Cup in the US after beating Pakistan in the 2025 Federation of International Polo (FIP) Arena World Polo Championship Asia qualifiers.
Man City’s surprising draw at Southampton throws Champions League hopes into doubt
It could prove to be two crucial dropped points for third-placed City Haaland’s return after a six-week absence because of injury couldn’t inspire City LONDON: Manchester City’s Champions League qualification ambitions were thrown back into doubt on Saturday after a surprising 0-0 draw at already-relegated Southampton, the Premier League’s last-placed team. It could prove to be two crucial dropped points for third-placed City in a six-team race for the four remaining spots to get into the Champions League, along with champion Liverpool. Even Erling Haaland’s return after a six-week absence because of injury couldn’t inspire City, which dragged themselves into a better position in the league on the back of four straight wins. City had two points more than Newcastle and Chelsea — who meet at St.
Foreign cricketers head home as India-Pakistan tension disrupts world’s biggest T20 league
NEW DELHI: The military tension between India and Pakistan has put the biggest Twenty20 cricket league in the world on hold while another one has been suspended for indefinite period.
BCCI Calls On A "Highly Influential Cricketing Figure" To Stop Virat Kohli's Potential Test Retirement: Report
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has called on a highly influential cricketing figure to meet the talismanic batter in the coming days and convince him to reverse his potential Test cricket retirement plans. On Saturday, IANS reported that Kohli has reportedly communicated his desire to retire from Test cricket to the BCCI ahead of the important five-match series in England, starting on June 20. But the BCCI had urged Kohli to reconsider his decision, citing the important assignments coming up in the format, including the England tour.
Huge Concern For England Cricket, Qualification For 2027 World Cup Could Be In Doubt. Here's Why
England have slipped to eighth place in the ICC Men's ODI rankings following the annual update last week, raising concerns about their direct qualification for the 2027 ODI World Cup, as per Wisden. The rankings update with each match and series played, but annual update reduces the impact of matches older than a year and completely removes results from over three years ago. As a result, England, despite climbing to No. 2 in the Test rankings, dropped to eighth in ODIs. Between May 4, 2024 and May 4, 2025, they managed just three wins in 14 ODIs, giving them a win/loss ratio of 0.272 -- better only than Nepal and Bangladesh in that period.
"In The Next 48 Hours...": BCCI's Big Update On IPL 2025's Potential Resumption
Following the announcement of an immediate ceasefire between India and Pakistan, a BCCI source told NDTV exclusively that the board will take a call on the resumption of IPL 2025 following a consultation with all concerned stakeholders and the Indian government. It added that talks regarding it will take place in the next 48 hours. Notably, IPL 2025 on Friday was suspended for one week following the escalated tensions between India and Pakistan. Since, both the countries have now agreed to ceasefire, the tournament could resume soon.