Sports News from Saturday, April 25th, 2026

Arsenal arrested their slump in form with Eberechi Eze's superb early goal securing an ugly 1-0 home win against Newcastle United to reclaim top spot in the Premier League on Saturday.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest player, and the fastest by balls faced, to complete 1,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket as the 15-year-old smashed a 36-ball century in the Indian Premier League on Saturday,

Manchester City beat Championship side Southampton 2-1 with a late goal from Nico Gonzalez to book a place in an unprecedented fourth consecutive FA Cup final and keep alive their hopes of a domestic treble.

Six-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek retired from her Madrid Open round-of-32 match against American Ann Li on Saturday due to illness, trailing 6-7(4) 6-2 0-3.

Tottenham Hotspur earned a vital win in their relegation fight, edging bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 on Saturday, while West Ham struck in added time to overcome Everton.

Barcelona continued their march towards LaLiga title with a 2-0 victory at Getafe on Saturday, as goals from Fermin Lopez and Marcus Rashford secured them a ninth consecutive league win.

South African Lungi Ngidi was rushed out of the stadium in an ambulance after the fast bowler hit his head while attempting a catch in Saturday's Indian Premier League game between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings.

Next month's Pakistan Super League final will be open to fans, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi said on Saturday, after matches in the tournament were played behind closed doors due to a nationwide fuel shortage.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced an increase in club slots for both the West and East regions across all its continental championships for the new 2026-2027 season on Friday, set to kick off next September.

Colombian cyclist Cristian Camilo Munoz has died from medical complications following an accident during last week’s Tour du Jura in France, his team NU Colombia said on Friday.

Hector Bellerin has struck deep into stoppage time to earn Real Betis a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid on Friday, dealing another blow to Alvaro Arbeloa's side's slender LaLiga title hopes with five games remaining.

Nottingham Forest has cranked up the pressure on their relegation rivals by thrashing Sunderland 5-0 in the Premier League on Friday, moving eight points clear of the drop zone.

Former Nigeria forward Michael Eneramo has died on Friday after collapsing on the pitch during a friendly match, the Nigeria Football Federation announced.