Sports News from Thursday, February 20th, 2025

India kicked off their Champions Trophy campaign with a six-wicket victory against Bangladesh in a Group A match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) clinched stage 4 of the UAE Tour, edging out Belgian duo Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) and Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck).

An inspired Mirra Andreeva beat world number two Iga Swiatek for the first time in her career to reach the semi-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Thursday.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot would have signed up for being eight points clear at the top of the Premier League with 12 games left of his first season in charge but he could not hide his frustration after a 2-2 draw at Aston Villa on Wednesday.

Real Madrid easily beat Manchester City 3-1 with a Kylian Mbappe hat-trick on Wednesday in their Champions League playoff second leg at a raucous Santiago Bernabeu stadium, earning them a 6-3 aggregate victory and a place in the last 16.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka exited the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Wednesday night following a 3-6, 2-6 defeat to unseeded Clara Tauson of Denmark.