Hel𓃲lo and a very warm welcome to everyone who is joining us today. We will bring you 🎉the latest news, views and analysis from all things sport Monday, so stay with us.
Catch all the highlights🍒 from January 27, 2025 in the world of sports f𓃲eaturing the BBL 2024-25 title winner, Hockey India League match results, ICC Awards 2024 winners, and more
Hel𓃲lo and a very warm welcome to everyone who is joining us today. We will bring you 🎉the latest news, views and analysis from all things sport Monday, so stay with us.
Manchester Utd defeated Fulham 1-🦂0 whereas Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-2 to Leicester City in the Premier League yesterday.
Today's match sees England Women Under-19 take on New Zealand Women Under-19 in the Super Six fixture.
Indian pacer and vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah was in attendance for the Coldplay concert in Ahmeda🍃bad. The pacer got special mention from lead singer Chris Martin.
"O Jasprit Bumrah, my beautiful brother. The best bowler in the whole of cricket. We did not enjoy watc💧hing you destroy England, wicket after wicket," Martin sang at the concert.
After 1st day at the National Games 2025, Maharashtra top the KIWG 2025 medౠal table with two gold medals, two silvers and four bronze.
| KIWG medal winners | |||||
| Rank | State/UT/Team | Gold medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | Total medals |
| 1 | Maharashtra | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Ladakh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Tamil Nadu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Telangana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Karnataka | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Haryana | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Delhi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Madhya Pradesh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
How day 2 ended in PAK vs WI, 2nd Test
Police are investigating "abhorrent attacks" against Premier League referee Micha🀅el Oliver and his family following the Wolves-Arsenal match. Oliver officiated Saturday at Molineux with Arsenal earning a 1-0 win in a contest in which both teams had a player sent off.
PGMOL, the body that💙 oversees referees in English soccer, Saturday was "appalled by the threats and abuse directed at" Oܫliver following the event.
The men’s and women’s Triathlon events (January 26-30) in Manaskhand Tarantal, Golapur, are underway at the National Games 2025. Yesterday, Manipur and Maharashtra claimed double podium finishes in both the men’s and wom💮en’s individual triathlons.
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament was embroiled in controversy when Uzbekistani Grandmaster Nodirbek Abdusattorov refused to shake hands with Indian GM Vaishali Rameshbabu before their match.
Read The Full Story HERE.
In the ongoing matꦦch between West Indies and Pakistan, the West Indies are just one wicket away from securing their first win in Pakistan since 1990. With the tension building and the crowd on edge, it's a historic moment for the Windies, who have fought tooth and nail to reach this point.
West Indies have managed to win a Test match on Pakistani soil after 34 years, beating the hosts by 120 runs in the 2nd and final Test. Jomel Warrican picked up his fifth wicket, to hel♋p the visitors level the series 1-1.
A car struck and injured three pedestrians in a crowd leaving the Philadelphia Eagles playoff game on Sunday night. The driver is in custody, and police do not believe the incident was intentional. The victims suffered non-life-thre💜atening injuries, according to authorities.
Australian Open women's champion Madison Keys has returned to her career-high ranking of No. 7 ๊in the WTA, joining three other Americ🎃an women in the top 10.
Keys earned her first Grand Slam title with a thrilling three-set victory over world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday, climbi𝔉ng from No. 14 to No. 7.
She joins fellow Americans Coco Gauff (No. 3), Jessica Pegula (No. 6), and Emma Navarro, who dropped one spo🅠t to No. 9. Meanwhile, men's champion Jannik Sinner continues to hold a commanding lead ato💎p the ATP rankings.
Hobart Hurricanes are facing Sydney Thunder in the final of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2024-25 at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Monday, 27 January✤ 2025.
Toss Update
Hobart Hurr👍icanes have won the toss and opted to bowl first against Sydney Thunder.
Playing XIs
Hobart Hurricanes (Playing XI): Mitchell Owen, Caleb Jewell, Matthew Wade(w), Ben McDermott, Nikhil Chaudhar🌊y, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis(c), Cameron Gannon, Peter Hatzoglou, Riley Meredith
Sydney Thunder (Playing XI): Jason Sangha, David Warner(c), Ma🐼tthew Gilkes, Sam Billings(w), Oliver Davies, Chris Green, George Garton, Nathan McAndrew, Tom Andre🍒ws, Wes Agar, Tanveer Sangha
After Jannik Sinner claimed his second consecutive Australian Open title and third Grand Slam, it was a comparison by runne🥀r-up Alexander Zverev that stood out. Zverev noted that facing Sinner on hard courts reminded him of playing against Novak Djokovic at his bes𒐪t. “He's very, very similar to Novak when he was at his best.
They barely miss. It feels like you have to overhit to have a chance in a rally,” Zverev said following his 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 defeat at Melbourne Park 𓄧on Sunday night.
After a remarkable 10-month run in the ATP top-100, India's Sumit Nagal dropped out of the coveted bracket on Monday following a series of disappointing performances. Meanwhile, veteran Ro✃han Bopanna lost his place in the ATP top-20 after an early exit from the Australian Open, w🔯here he was defending a significant number of points.
Smriti Mandhana has been named ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2024 followi🌸ng a stellar season. The left-handed batter was in exceptional form, scoring 747 runs in 13 innings, including some match-defining ♚performances.
Mandhana was the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year in 2018 and 2022; these performances have enabled her to raise her game f𝐆urther, enhancing her reputation as one of the finest batters in women's cricket.
Marseille mayor Benoît Payan condemned the offensive banners displayed by Nice sup𝓰porters during Sunday’s match against Marseille, urging F꧑rench league (LFP) officials to take action. One particular banner, shown by a group of hardcore Nice fans, read: “The sun is setting on the city of Nice... let the rat hunt begin,” prompting strong backlash from Payan.
Everyone’s favorite, Jassi Bh🐻ai, the game-changing player (aka Jasprit Bumrah), has been named the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year on Monday.
Read the full story HERE.
The Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers vs Delhi SG Pipers, Hockey India ⭕League match will be played at the Birsa Munda Hockey 🔯Stadium in Rourkela on Monday, January 27, 2025 from 6pm IST.
The Shrachi Rarh Bengal 🥀Tigers vs Delhi SG Pipers, Hockey India League match will be live telecast on DD Sports, Sony Sports 1, Sony Sports 3 and Sony Sports 4 TV channels in India. It will be live streamed on the Sony Liv app and website and the OTT app Waves in India.
Goalkeepers:&nbꦯsp;Atal Dev Singh Chahal, Jamie Carr, Ali Khan.
Defenders:&ﷺnbsp;Jasjit💙 Singh Kular, Gauthier Boccard, Sebastien Dockier, Rupinder Pal Singh, Jugraj Singh.
Midfielders: Sean Fin🌟dlay, Yogesh Singh, Jaskaran Singh, Pardeep Mor, Affan Yousuf, Tim Cross, ✨Poovanna CB, Atul Deep, Pardeep Singh Sandhu, Thounaojam Ingalemba Luwang.
Forwards: Floren🦋t Van Au༺bel, Same Lane, Gursewak Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Abhishek.
Goalkeepers: Pawan, Adarsh G, Rennie Benjamin.
Defenders: ♊Joginder Singh, Garꦐeth Furlong, Rohit, Jarmanpreet Singh.
Midfielders: Shamsher Singh, Thokcho, Kingson Singh, Ankit Pal, Manjeet, Ky Willot, 🎐Lucas Toscani, Raj Kumar Pal, Jake Whetton.
Forwards:&nbs🍸p;Tomas Domeneꦓ, Iktidar Ishrat, Koji Yamasaki, Aaditya Lalage, Sumit Kumar, Dilraj Singh, Sourabh Anand Kushwaha.
While this will be Delhi's 10th and final league game, the Bengal Tigers will be playing their ninth match and have one more match to go (before the semi-finals), against the Soorma Hockey Club. The 🌄Pipers lie at the bottom of the eight-team table with five points thus far, whereas the Tigers are third currently with 15 points from eight games.
Three minutes into the first quarter, and while we haven’t witnessed any early fireworks yet, it’s clear that the Pipers are eager to end their season on a high. They are pushing hard since the start adopting the central defeꦬnce method.
At the end of the first quarter, it’s still 0-0! The Pipers had aℱ promising chance after earning a penalty corner following a mistake from Jasjit Singh, but th𝔉eir drag flick sailed over the post.
The Tigers also came close, with Benjamin Rennie making a crucial save after an attacking movꦡe from the right. However, 💞both teams are still locked in a tight contest with no goals scored yet.
22 minutes passed and it is still 0-0!♏ The second quarter so far ඣhave seen a missed penalty corner and some good runs from Dilraj Singh.
The Tigers have started to grow into the gam𒁃e, but both teams are struggling with turnovers and have yet to create clear chances.
It’s 1-0 to the Delhi SG Pipers at the break.
The second quarter started slowly, but the Pipers picked up momentum towards the end. Tomas Domene was the hero, scoring the only goal of the ha🧸lf after a clever linkup with Lucas Toscani.
Domene now 🌸stands as the second-highest goal scorer of the se🎀ason.
The Tigers had🎃 their fair share of chances, but Benjamin Rennie has been solid in goal, keeping them at bay.
The Tigers thought t🧔hey had equalized when Sukhjeet Singh's shot found the net. However, the Pipers quickly called for a review, and the TV umpire confirmed the goal was off the back stick. The goal is disallowed, and the Pipers hold on to their 1-0 lead.
End of third quarter!
The Tigers piled on the pressure in 🔥the third quarter controlling possession for most part, but the Pipers have managed to hold their ground and had a chance to double their lead with a penalty corner but couldn't convert. The score is still Tigers 0-1 Pipers
Tigers equalise!
The Bengal Tigers have found the back of the net from a p💫enalty corner in the 55th minute. Jugraj Singh injects the ball to Ruಌpinder Pal Singh, who takes a couple of steps before firing a low shot into the goal post. The Delhi SG Pipers' defence was caught off guard by the variation.
Wi♚th just over five minutes remaining, it's all square now.𓄧
Tigers 1-1 Pipers
TIGERS WIN IT!
What a thrilling conclusion to this game!
The Rarh Bengal Tigers have completed an incredible comeback to defeat the Delhꦅi SG Pipers 2-1.
After equalizing with a penalty cornꦏer from Rupinder Pal Singh in the 55th minute, the Tigers continued to press hard and, in the final moments, managed to 🌳clinch the win with a fantastic goal. A deserved victory after an exciting, action-packed finish!
Tigers 2-1 Pipers
The Soorma Hockey Club vs Kalinga Lancers, Hockey India League match will be ꦑplayed at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Monday, January 27, 2025 from 8:15pm IST.
Both the Soorma Hockey Club and Kalinga Lancers are feeling each other ꦍout in the opening minutes. But we can see early pressure fro🌠m Soormas.
An🔴 action-packed first quarter ends with Kalinga Lancers taking an early lead.
Dilpreet Singh opened the scoring in the 5th minute with a stunning tomahawk strike from the right siꦐde of the circle, leaving the Soorma Hockey Club goalkeeper with no chance.
The Lancers c⛎ame close to doubling their lead late in🎉 the quarter but missed a deflected attempt.
Soorma Hockey Club 0-1 Kalinga Lancers
The Soormas draw level 1-1!
Harmanpreet Singh delivers a brilliant pass from midfield, and Prabhjot Singh, deflects it past the♑ keeper to equalize the game!
Soorma﷽s extend 🍎their lead to 4-2 after Maninder Singh's well-positioned strike following a pass from Gurjant Singh in the 51st minute.
The match saw Soorma dominating the attack, with Kalin𓄧ga Lancers struggling to find their rhythm, despite some good♉ chances.
The match also saw a stunning effort from Thier🔴ry Brinkman for Kalinga Lancers, who pulled one back in the 44th minute, reducing the deficit to 3-2.
Soorma's Nicolas🌳 Keenan had earlier extended their advantage with a goal in the 🉐33rd minute.
Harmanpreet🌜 Singh's side has taken🐻 a 5-2 lead now!
The captain converting a penalty corner with a brilliant drag flick in t𝓀he 56th minute.
Earlier, Maninder Singh gave Soorma the lead at 4-2 with🅠 a well-placed goal in the 51st minuteꦓ after receiving a pass from Gurjant Singh.
Soorma Hockey Club staging a remarkable second-half comeback t🌼o defeat Kalinga Lan♕cers 5-3.
After trailing by a goal in the first quarter, Soorma came alive in the second half, netting four goals to cli✃nch the victory.
Kalinga Lancers did pull one back la🌺te through Gursahibjit Singh, but it was not enough as Soorma held on for a well-dese🌳rved win.
The game endedꦇ with Kalinga Lancers pushing 🧸for more, even pulling their goalkeeper in a last-ditch attempt to find an equalizer.
Mitch Owen played one of the most astonishing innings in the history of the Big Bash League to propel Hobart Hurricanes to their first ever BBL title with a one-sided victory over Sydney Thunder in the final of the tournament at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Monday, 27 January 2025. Read the full story HERE.