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[ad_1] The Socceroos are preparing to take to the field for the first time since their heartbreaking Asian Cup quarterfinal defeat to South Korea, with attention now fully focused on the road to the 2026 World Cup. Coach Graham Arnold announced his squad for the two qualifiers against Lebanon today, but had plenty of selection … Read more
[ad_1] Reigning Champions League runners-up Inter Milan have been dumped out at the Round of 16 stage in a dramatic penalty shootout. Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak saved two penalties before Lautaro Martinez blasted the decisive penalty over the bar in horrible fashion, with Madrid winning the shootout 3-2. Atletico had lost five of their … Read more
[ad_1] Bournemouth have staged an astonishing fightback from three goals down to beat Luton 4-3 and spoil Tom Lockyer’s emotional return to the scene of his near-death ordeal. Lockyer collapsed on the pitch after suffering a cardiac arrest during the second half of Luton’s Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium on December 16. The … Read more
[ad_1] Oliver Bearman’s outstanding weekend in Saudi Arabia almost certainly secure him a seat on the 2025 grid, but the effects of his performance could — and perhaps should — be much further reaching. Expectations were kept in check when Bearman was hauled from his Formula 2 to substitute for Carlos Sainz shortly before final … Read more
[ad_1] England superstar James Anderson has revealed he was responsible for first sledging India batter Shubman Gill in the fifth Test that led to a heated flashpoint between Gill and England’s Jonny Bairstow. Gill scored a century in the series-concluding clash in Dharamsala while trading barbs with veteran paceman Anderson. When Bairstow arrived at the … Read more
[ad_1] Australia superstar Ellyse Perry made history overnight, taking the first-ever six-wicket haul in the Women’s Premier League in India. The 33-year-old took 6-15 – the competition’s best-ever figures and her personal best figures in T20 cricket – as her Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Mumbai Indians. Mumbai were on 65-1 before Perry ran riot with … Read more
[ad_1] Star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant is fit to play in the Indian Premier League starting this month after being seriously hurt in a car crash in 2022, the cricket board said Tuesday. Pant is set to return to the Delhi Capitals after missing last season and could play for India at the World Cup in … Read more
[ad_1] Australia was 5-80 when Alex Carey walked out to bat at Hagley Oval on Monday morning, needing a further 199 runs to avoid a historic loss to New Zealand. Carey, Australia’s last recognised batter, had only passed fifty twice in his previous 18 Test innings, registering prior scores of 10, 3 and 14 against … Read more
[ad_1] Get excited. That’s the message from Ange Postecoglou to Tottenham fans after his team battered Aston Villa 4-0, cutting the gap to their top-four rivals to just two points. “Get excited, why not?” Postecoglou told Sky Sports after the game. “The supporters, if they don’t get excited by a performance and result like that, … Read more
[ad_1] Chelsea eased the scrutiny on manager Mauricio Pochettino as a 3-2 win over Newcastle on Monday propelled the Blues back into contention for European football next season. Nicolas Jackson, Cole Palmer and Mykhailo Mudryk were on target for the home side at Stamford Bridge, with Palmer putting in another stunning man of the match … Read more