Lewandowski scores twice, Barça rebound from ‘Clasico’ loss
MADRID: Barcelona needed only seven minutes to get back on track in the Spanish league.
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Newcastle United to face Al-Hilal in Diriyah Season highlight
RIYADH: A visit by Newcastle United to play in the Kingdom and the return of Formula E racing are among the highlights on the sporting calendar as part of the newly announced line-up for Diriyah Season.
Van Niekerk excited for Proteas return ahead of T20 Women's World Cup: 'Special is the word'
Proteas women's skipper Dane van Niekerk is looking forward to leading her side at what she deems will be a special T20 World Cup.
Questions remain after UAE T20 World Cup exit despite win over Namibia
SYDNEY: The UAE finished their 2022 T20 World Cup with a morale boosting, nail-biting and historic seven-run win against Namibia. A result that cost their opponents qualification to the next stage of the competition.
Arsenal reach Europa League knockouts with victory over PSV
LONDON: Granit Xhaka’s second-half winner secured Arsenal a 1-0 win over PSV Eindhoven at the Emirates and a place in the Europa League knockout phase on Thursday. Mikel Arteta’s men moved five points clear of PSV at the top of Group A in a rescheduled game which was postponed last month following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
PSG bidding to create ‘distance’ from Ligue 1 rivals at top
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier wants his side to create some “distance” between themselves and their rivals at the top of Ligue 1 when they face Ajaccio, and Galtier’s son Jordan, on Friday. The reigning champions opened up a three-point lead at the summit last weekend with a tense 1-0 victory over Marseille, who have slipped from second in the table to fourth after back-to-back defeats in the last fortnight. Igor Tudor’s OM face a tough task to bounce back, though, hosting third-placed Lens on Saturday.
Cricket-Sri Lanka beat Netherlands, both in Super 12
GEELONG, Australia -Kusal Mendis blasted a timely half-century and Wanindu Hasaranga took three wickets as Sri Lanka eased into the Super 12 phase of the T20 World Cup with a 16-run win over the Netherlands in Geelong on Thursday.
Sri Lanka, Netherlands advance at World T20 after UAE’s win
GEELONG, Australia: Dusan Shanaka’s patched-up Sri Lanka lineup beat Netherlands to secure a spot in the Super 12 stage at the Twenty20 World Cup and the Dutch advanced despite the loss when United Arab Emirates upset Namibia later Thursday in the last of the Group A games. Former champion Sri Lanka’s 16-run victory in its must-win game meant Netherlands needed UAE to produce an unlikely win over Namibia to have any chance of progressing.