Galle (Sri Lanka)
Joe Root tormented Sri Lanka and led his side to 339 for nine in their first innings at the close of play on Day 3 of the second and final Test. England trail the hosts by 42 runs. A tired, cramping Root was dismissed in the final over of the day for 186.
London
Arsenal knocked out, Man City survive scare
Holders Arsenal bowed out of the FA Cup in the fourth round in disappointing fashion as Gabriel’s first-half own goalned condemned them to a 1-0 defeat by Southampton. Manchester City also looked to be on the brink of defeat at fourth-tier Cheltenham Town but they scored three times in the last 10 minutes to avoid one of the competition’s great shocks.
Madrid
Hazard, Benzema star in Real’s win over Alaves
Eden Hazard scored and set up Karim Benzema for his first of two goals as Real Madrid eased to a 4-1 victory at Alaves in the Spanish league. Hazard grazed a long pass to redirect the ball to Benzema, who doubled the lead for Madrid in the 41st after Casemiro had headed in the 15th-minute opener.
Goa
Jamshedpur, Hyderabad FC split points with 0-0 draw
Jamshedpur FC and Hyderabad FC shared a point each as they canceled each other out in a goalless draw in their Indian Super League match. While Hyderabad ended up drawing their third game on the trot, Jamshedpur nabbed their first point of the calendar year, after a treble of losses. agencies
