Sports News from Friday, April 11th, 2025

It was a disastrous return for MS Dhoni as captain of Chennai Super Kings, with his side suffering a crushing defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash.

Carlos Alcaraz huffed and puffed his way into the Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals with a 4-6 7-5 6-3 victory against local favourite Arthur Fils, who will be ruing his missed chances as holder Stefanos Tsitsipas was knocked out on Friday.

Ahmad Skaik has made history, becoming the first Emirati ever to make the cut at a European Tour group event.

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has ended months of speculation about his future by signing a contract extension at Anfield, the Premier League club said on Friday.

Amateur golfer Jose Luis Ballester has admitted to urinating in a creek at Augusta National golf club during his debut round at The Masters.

MS Dhoni will captain the Chennai Super Kings for the rest of the 2025 Indian Premier League season after Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out of the campaign due to a hairline fracture of the elbow, the team announced on Thursday.

Rangers held Athletic Bilbao to a nail-biting goalless draw at home in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday, despite being reduced to 10 men early on.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim defended under-fire goalkeeper Andre Onana following the Cameroonian's costly mistakes in his side's 2-2 draw at Olympique Lyonnais in their Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday.

Justin Rose used a red-hot putter to grab a three-shot lead over a trio of players that included defending Masters champion Scottie Scheffler on Thursday at Augusta National, where Grand Slam-seeking Rory McIlroy ran into trouble late.