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In what turned out to be arguably the best match so far, in the on-going 2023 Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers, Scotland edged Ireland by just one wicket in a last ball thriller played at Queens Sports Club yesterday in Bulawayo. This was Ireland’s second consecutive defeat in the tournament …

The Netherlands had posted 315 for six wickets thanks to 88 from Vikramjit Singh, 83 from skipper Scott Edwards and 59 from Max O’Dowd. Saqib Zulfiqar chipped in with a run-a-ball 34 not out to boost the total off their allotted 50 overs at the Harare Sports Club. Raza proved …

An unbroken 164-run partnership between Craig Ervine and Sean Williams saw Zimbabwe canter to an eight-wicket victory against Nepal to open their World Cup Qualifier campaign. The West Indies also started with a win after a 39-run victory over a battling United States. At a packed Harare Sports Club, Ervine …

Tottenham Hotspur have appointed Ange Postecoglou as their new manager on a four-year contract. The 57-year-old leaves Celtic after winning successive Scottish Premiership titles in his two seasons in charge. He is Spurs’ fourth permanent manager since Mauricio Pochettino led them to the Champions League final in 2018-19, following Jose …

Brighton midfielder Alexis Mac Allister is set for a £55m move to Liverpool after the Seagulls gave permission for the player to have a medical. The Argentina playmaker, 24, played a key role for Brighton as they finished sixth in the Premier League last season and qualified for Europe. He …

Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema scored on his final Real Madrid appearance, just hours after the club confirmed he would leave as a free agent at the end of the season. After 14 trophy-laden years, Real announced the striker would be moving on after being linked with a switch to …

Football giants Dynamos and Highlanders bounced back to winning ways with sweet victories registered in two Castle Lager Premier Soccer League Match Day 12 fixtures played in different parts of the country on Sunday afternoon. In a match played at the National Sports Stadium, Donald Mudadi’s two long range efforts …

Former England midfielder Jesse Lingard is among six players released by Nottingham Forest after his contract expired. However, he fell out of favour at the City Ground, playing just 60 minutes of Premier League football after New Year’s Day. Keylor Navas, Dean Henderson and Renan Lodi have also left Forest …

Zimbabwean defender Jordan Zemura has posted a message of thanks to his English Premiership club AFC Bournemouth, as he prepares to make his move to Italy. The leftback signed with Serie A side Udinese in April, following a difficult few months for the Zimbabwean in his last few days with …

Max Verstappen set the pace in a first practice session that gave little insight into the true competitive picture at the Spanish Grand Prix. The world champion was a massive 0.768 seconds quicker than team-mate Sergio Perez, who trails the Dutchman by 39 points in the championship. Alpine’s Esteban Ocon …