Kane is scorer and provider as Bayern snap Dortmund's unbeaten run with 2-1 win
Forward Harry Kane scored once and helped set up another as champions Bayern Munich battled past Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Bundesliga's Klassiker on Saturday to maintain their perfect start to the season with their seventh straight win, Reuters reported.
The Bavarians, who host Club Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday, had to survive considerable second-half pressure from the visitors before making sure of their 11th win in 11 matches across all competitions this season.
They lead the Bundesliga race with 21 points, five ahead of second-placed RB Leipzig. Dortmund, who suffered their first loss in 10 matches across all competitions, dropped to fourth on 14, according to Reuters.
Inter edge Roma as Bonny’s early goal creates deadlock at Serie A summit
Inter Milan earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory at AS Roma on Saturday, with an early strike from Ange-Yoan Bonny tightening the race at the top of Serie A, Reuters reported.
The result denied Roma the chance to take the outright lead at the top of the table, instead leaving them level on 15 points with Inter and Napoli at the summit.
Earlier in the evening, Napoli had fallen to a 1-0 away defeat to Torino, suffering their second league loss of the season, according to Reuters.
Arsenal stay top as Trossard seals gritty win at Fulham
Arsenal ground out a 1-0 win at Fulham to remain top of the Premier League on Saturday with Leandro Trossard kneeing in the only goal of a tight tussle in the second half, Reuters reported.
The Belgian arrived inside a crowded area to get the finishing touch to a flick-on by Gabriel from a corner just before the hour mark at Craven Cottage.
Arsenal had been knocked off the top by Manchester City, who beat Everton earlier, but Mikel Arteta's side responded with a workmanlike display to edge out their London rivals, according to Reuters.
Nepal clinch ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia-Pacific Qualifier title
Nepal clinched the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia-Pacific Qualifier title.
The national team remained undefeated throughout the tournament and clinched the title with a commanding 124-run victory against Samoa in the final match held today at the Oman Cricket Academy Turf-1 in Al Amarat.
Batting first after losing the toss, Nepal posted a massive total of 211 runs at the loss of four wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Chasing the target of 212 runs, Samoa managed to score just 87 runs at the loss of seven wickets in their 20 overs.
Aasif Sheikh led the scoring for Nepal with 69 off 41 balls, hitting seven fours and four sixes. Dipendra Singh Airee also impressed with 53 runs off 33 balls, including two fours and four sixes. Lokesh Bam added 39, captain Rohit Paudel remained not out with 21, and Kushal Bhurtel contributed 17 runs. For Samoa, Daniel Brugess, Saumani Tiai, Darius Visser, and Noah Mead claimed one wicket each.
In Nepal’s bowling effort, Lalit Rajbanshi took three wickets, while Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, and Rohit Paudel took one each. Samoa's top scorer was Sean Solia with 40 runs.
Before the final, Nepal had an impressive run in the tournament. In the group stage, they defeated Kuwait and Japan. During the Super Six round, Nepal defeated the UAE by one run, beat Qatar by five runs, and overcame Oman by 38 runs.
With this win, Nepal, along with the UAE and Oman, have qualified for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 9 to March 8, 2026.



