ICC men’s T20I team rankings: Updated table after Afghanistan whitewash Zimbabwe
Here are the updated ICC men’s T20I team rankings after the series. Noor Ahmad starred for Afghanistan as he ran through the Zimbabwe line-up to pick up a five-wicket haul at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. His spell of…
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The rise and fall of Mauro Bressan: CL’s greatest goal to match-fixing
When the jobbing midfielder was named in the Fiorentina line-up for a Champions League group stage clash with Barcelona in November 1999, few could have predicted he would score one of the most iconic goals in the…
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When Diego Forlan scored a rocket & played without a shirt for Man Utd
Forlan infamously endured an agonising goal drought after his arrival in January 2002, failing to score in his first 23 Premier League games. His effort and work rate may have endeared him to the United fans, but he just…
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The top 10 goalscorers in Europe in 2026-27: Raphinha, Mbappe, Yamal…
Here are the top 10 goalscorers from Europe’s five major leagues (Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1) this season. Note: if two players are tied on goals, we’ve ordered them by their…
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Mercedes fined as Russell skips media duties after power unit frustration | Formula 1
Russell expressed more frustration with his power unit during yesterday’s race after losing three places at the original start. He did not speak to media after the race, in which his team mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli…
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Premier League xG table 2026-27: Arsenal still brilliant, Man Utd increasingly awful…
What do the underlying statistics tell us? Which teams are playing better than their results might suggest, and which teams are overperforming? That’s where good old ‘expected goals’, rattler of Proper Football Men…
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How are Ireland set for the Nations Championship?
Buoyed by their seismic Test series triumph over the All Blacks in New Zealand, Ireland dispatched South Africa, Fiji and Australia to end 2022 top of the world rankings. At that point, their World Cup preparations were…
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Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
At Anfield, where Arsenal had not won in the past 13 visits, Mikel Arteta followed the orthodoxy of locking down once his team took the lead. This time around, it proved successful. Arsenal did not allow the occasion or…
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Zero passing yards, one win. Did the Bucs just reinvent the NFL in all the wrong ways?
A solid hit is nice, and a big run can thrill you, but this is a quarterback-centric game. When a QB is bad, teams usually lose and fans get bored. So, Sunday's performance by Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers…
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Hirakawa scores points on his F1 debut after both Alpine drivers are penalised | Formula 1
The Haas driver moved up three places due to penalties for both Alpine drivers and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri . The stewards ruled Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly both failed to reduce their speed sufficiently in response…
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