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Stunning late winner helps Real Madrid beats Sevilla

Vinicius Junior scored a stunning late winner as Real Madrid came from behind to beat Sevilla at the Bernabeu and move four points clear at the top of La Liga. Rafa Mir headed the visitors into an early lead before Karim Benzema levelled with a tap-in. Vinicius completed Real’s comeback when he cut inside and found the top corner with a brilliant right-footed shot. It was Real’s sixth win in a row in all competitions. Carlo Ancelotti’s side were stung into action when Mir planted a header pa

29 Nov, 2021

Australia Test captain steps down over probe into texts sent to colleague

Tim Paine has stepped down as Australia Test captain just before the Ashes over a historical investigation into texts sent to a female colleague. A tearful Paine, 36, said he had sent messages to a co-worker at Cricket Tasmania in 2017 that led to a misconduct investigation. He said he was “exonerated”, but is stepping down as he had learned his texts were set to be revealed publicly. The first Ashes Test between Australia and England starts on 8 December. Cricket Australia (CA) said it acce

19 Nov, 2021

Madugalle becomes first Match Referee to officiate in 200 Tests

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has congratulated Ranjan Madugalle on becoming the first Match Referee to officiate in 200 Test matches. Madugalle, who is the Chief Referee of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees, reached the landmark in the first Test between Sri Lanka and the West Indies in Galle. To mark the achievement, he was presented with mementos on behalf of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and the ICC by SLC Vice President Dr Jayantha Dharmadasa and SLC CEO Ashley de Silva, r

21 Nov, 2021