Cristiano Ronaldo nets 2 as Juve beat Inter

Milan: Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to help Juventus fight back to win 2-1 at Inter Milan in the first leg of their Italian Cup semifinals. Ronaldo netted a penalty and took advantage of a horrendous defensive error on Tuesday to give his side the advantage ahead of the second leg. Lautaro Martínez had given Inter an early lead. AP

United hit nine, Saints and Arsenal end with nine

London: Manchester United reignited their title challenge in spectacular fashion with a record-equalling 9-0 thrashing of hapless Southampton on a night of goals, red cards and yet more VAR controversy in the Premier League on Tuesday. Seven different players were on the scoresheet for United as they ran riot after Southampton’s teenaged midfielder Alexandre Jankewitz was shown a straight red card after two minutes. Southampton ended with nine men, as did Arsenal whose revival hit the buffers with a 2-1 loss at Wolverhampton Wanderers for whom Joao Moutinho secured victory with a second-half wonder strike. Like Wolves, Crystal Palace and Sheffield United also registered come-from-behind wins. Reuters

Chattogram

Bangladesh edge ahead against Windies on Day 1

After losing four wickets in the first two sessions, Bangladesh held firm at the end of the first day against West Indies to score 242/5 today. Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican picked up three wickets, conceding 58 runs, to pose a strong challenge to the hosts. Left-handed opener Shadman Islam was the best batsman for Bangladesh with 59 runs, his second half-century in Tests. It is Bangladesh’s first Test since the Covid outbreak last year, while West Indies has played five matches since then.

New Delhi

Ajay Singh re-elected Boxing Federation of India president

Incumbent Ajay Singh was today re-elected as the president of the Boxing Federation of India, comfortably defeating challenger Ashish Shelar in the polls which had an observer from the international boxing association (AIBA) in attendance. Ajay prevailed 37-27 in the elections held at Gurugram for a fresh four-year term.

Kolkata

Naocha’s double helps Sudeva drub Chennai 4-0

Debutants Sudeva Delhi FC dished out their best performance of the I-League season so far, drubbing former champions Chennai City FC 4-0 to grab their second win here today. With the win, the Delhi-based side jumped to the top half of the league table.

Margao

ISL: Mumbai beat Kerala to extend lead

Mumbai City beat Kerala Blasters 2-1 to open up a five-point lead at the top of the Indian Super League points table. This was Mumbai’s 10th win in 15 matches.

Colombo

Lanka’s tour of WI in doubt after positive Covid-19 tests

Sri Lanka are looking to reschedule their tour of West Indies after head coach Mickey Arthur and opening batsman Lahiru Thirimanne tested positive for Covid-19, the country’s cricket board (SLC) said today. Tests were carried out on the provisional 36-man squad on Tuesday ahead of the series in the Caribbean that was scheduled to start on February 20. Agencies