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NEWCASTLE: Arsenal defender Gabriel headed a stoppage-time winner from a corner to secure his side a 2-1 Premier League victory over Newcastle United at St James Park on Sunday and close the gap on leaders Liverpool to two points with a stunning late show. Arsenal climbed to second place in the table with 13 points from six matches while Newcastle are in 15th with six points from the same number of games. Newcastle took the lead in the 34th minute when Nick Woltemade rose highest to meet a cross from a short corner and head into the net after Arsenal…
KATHMANDU: Nepal celebrated its stunning victory against the West Indies on Sunday, its first-ever win in an international cricket match against a Test-playing nation. On Saturday, Nepal defeated West Indies by 19 runs in the first T20 international of a three-match series in Sharjah. The win marks Nepal’s first triumph over the two-time T20 World Cup champions and represents a major milestone for the rising cricketing nation. “It is a historic win for us and helps improve our players’ standing in the cricketing world,” Chatur Bahadur Chand, President of the Cricket Association of Nepal, told AFP. After the Nepali middle-order…
Tilak Varma has proved India’s hero in their five-wicket Asia Cup final triumph over Pakistan in Dubai India have beaten Pakistan by five wickets in the final to retain the Asia Cup, capping a remarkable unbeaten run with their third victory against their arch-rivals at this year’s tournament. Needing 10 off the last over from Haris Rauf on Sunday, India’s hero proved to be Tilak Varma, who hit the second ball for a six to effectively seal their thrilling five-wicket victory and triggering wild celebration in the Indian camp. Put in to bat in the showdown, Pakistan had not been…
ASIA CUP 2025 India beat Pakistan by 5 wickets to win the Asia Cup © Getty 17-0India’s record in multi-nation T20 tournaments since the start of 2023, across 18 matches. The won the Asian Games in 2023 in China where the finals was a washout and they won on higher seeding. They became the first team to win a T20 World Cup staying unbeaten in the Caribbean and USA last year and had a spotless record in Asia Cup 2025, with one win coming via Super Over. 5-8 India’s win-loss record against Pakistan in finals across formats. The previous wins…
Squeeze will be on for batting spots for Australia’s T20 team in three-match series in NZ At least one of Australia’s middle-order heavyweights will prove the odd man out when Mitch Marsh’s side kickstarts its whirlwind T20 tour of New Zealand on Wednesday night. The 2021 T20 world champs are across the ditch for three matches in four days at the back-end of this week, all to be played at Mount Maunganui on the North Island. And with the returns of Marcus Stoinis and Matt Short, they have brought with them a surplus of batting powerhouses.Test and ODI gloveman Alex…
Pakistan women lost by four wickets against South Africa in their second World Cup warm-up, after the Proteas overcame an early scare on Sunday. South Africa were reeling early in their chase of 229 when pacer Diana Baig took two early wickets, leaving them 27-3 inside six overs. Sune Luus and Anneke Bosch rebuilt the innings and added a 100-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Chloe Tryon ensured there were no further hiccups for the Proteas Women after losing five wickets with 151 on board, guiding South Africa home with an unbeaten 45. sealing a comfortable win with almost ten…
‘We weren’t on top of our game but good take aways’: Nitschke Australia coach Shelley Nitschke has put her team’s warm-up match batting issues down to poor decision making but says she is satisfied with their World Cup preparation ahead of Wednesday’s opening game against New Zealand. In good batting conditions at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru on Sunday, Australia were bowled out for 247 in 34.4 overs after being sent in by England.The Aussies scored at 7.13 runs per over after opener Phoebe Litchfield’s 46-ball 71 set the tone, but a collapse of 6-40 left them with…
ASIA CUP 2025 Tilak Varma scored an unbeaten 53-ball 69 © Getty It was a roller-coaster ride in the Asia Cup 2025 final – Pakistan did Pakistan things and still ran India very close. But the Suryakumar Yadav-led side held their nerve as India clinched their ninth Asia Cup with a 5-wicket win with two deliveries to spare in Dubai. Pakistan got off to a great start, with Sahibzada Farhan bringing up another half-century. But from 113/1, they suffered a monumental collapse thanks to Kuldeep Yadav’s inspired spell, losing their last nine wickets for the addition of only 33 runs.…
ASIA CUP FINAL, 2025 India refused to take the trophy from the ACC President and PCB Chairman © Getty The Indian cricket team refused to collect the Asia Cup trophy, which was set to be handed over by the Asian Cricket Council President and PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, following their victory in the final against Pakistan in Dubai, on Sunday. Naqvi also serves as the Interior Minister for Pakistan. It is understood that the presentation ceremony was delayed as there was a standoff between the Indian team, which refused to collect the trophy from Naqvi, and Naqvi refusing to budge…
The closing ceremony of the men’s Asia Cup descended into farce on Sunday as the Indian cricket team refused to collect the winners’ trophy from Asian Cricket Council chief Mohsin Naqvi, as politics continued to spill over the pitch. India had earlier beaten Pakistan by five wickets in the last over after a close contest to win a record-extending ninth Asia Cup title, but they caused the post-final formalities to be inordinately delayed due to their refusal to budge from their stance. There were no customary handshakes between the teams after India refused, with tensions high from their previous two…