🏆 Today’s Sports Update: Football & Cricket Results – January 25, 2026

Sports fans were treated to an action-packed Sunday with thrilling football matches and high-stakes cricket games. From top European league clashes to international cricket and franchise finals, here’s your complete update on today’s results, scores, and top performers.

 

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⚽ Football Results & Top Performers

🇬🇧 English Premier League

• Brentford 2–1 Nottingham Forest — Top scorer: Ivan Toney (Brentford) 1 goal
• Crystal Palace 1–3 Chelsea — Mason Mount starred with 1 goal & 1 assist
• Newcastle United 2–2 Aston Villa — Callum Wilson scored for Newcastle; Ollie Watkins scored for Villa
• Arsenal 3–2 Manchester United — Bukayo Saka scored a brace; Marcus Rashford scored both for Man United

🇫🇷 Ligue 1

• Nantes 1–0 Nice — Ludovic Blas scored the decisive goal
• Brest 2–2 Toulouse — Romain Faivre scored 1 goal for Brest
• Metz 1–4 Lyon — Alexandre Lacazette scored a brace
• Paris FC 0–1 Angers — Sofiane Boufal scored the winner
• Lille 3–0 Strasbourg — Jonathan David scored 2 goals

🇩🇪 Bundesliga

• Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 Stuttgart — Lars Stindl scored for Gladbach
• Freiburg 2–0 Cologne — Vincenzo Grifo scored both goals

🇮🇹 Serie A

• Sassuolo 1–1 Cremonese — Domenico Berardi scored for Sassuolo
• Atalanta 2–0 Parma — Duvan Zapata starred with 1 goal & 1 assist
• Genoa 1–3 Bologna — Marko Arnautovic scored twice
• Juventus 2–2 Napoli — Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored 1 goal for Napoli
• Roma 1–0 AC Milan — Tammy Abraham scored the winner

🇪🇸 La Liga

• Atletico Madrid 2–1 Mallorca — Antoine Griezmann scored 1 goal
• Barcelona 4–0 Real Oviedo — Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick
• Real Sociedad 1–1 Celta Vigo — Mikel Oyarzabal scored for Sociedad
• Alaves 0–2 Real Betis — Willian José scored a brace

🌍 International Friendly

• Bolivia 1–3 Mexico — Raul Jimenez scored 2 goals; Bolivia’s goal by Marcelo Moreno

 

🏏 Cricket Results & Key Performers

🌍 International T20 Matches

• India vs New Zealand, 3rd T20I — India won by 6 wickets
• Top performer: Virat Kohli scored 85* off 52 balls
• Best bowler: Yuzvendra Chahal 3/22
• Ireland vs Italy, 2nd T20I — Ireland won by 45 runs
• Top performer: Paul Stirling 76 runs
• Best bowler: Mark Adair 3/18

🏆 Franchise & Domestic T20 Leagues

• Big Bash League Final — Sydney Sixers defeated Melbourne Stars by 15 runs
• Top performer: Josh Philippe 72 runs; Hayden Kerr 3 wickets
• SA20 League Final — Pretoria Capitals beat Sunrisers Eastern Cape by 7 wickets
• Top performer: David Miller 88* runs
• Super Smash (NZ) — Canterbury Kings won against Northern Districts by 28 runs
• Top performer: Finn Allen 64 runs
• Women’s Super Smash — Auckland Hearts defeated Central Hinds by 5 wickets
• Top performer: Katey Martin 51* runs
• Global Cricket League (USA) — Chicago Windchasers won against Houston Riders by 20 runs
• Top performer: Ashar Zaidi 3/25

 

🔥 Highlights of the Day

Football

• Arsenal edged Manchester United in a thrilling 3–2 win, with Bukayo Saka’s late goal sealing the match.
• Barcelona dominated Real Oviedo with Lewandowski’s hat-trick, keeping them top of La Liga.
• Several leagues witnessed dramatic draws and tight victories, showing competitive football across Europe.

Cricket

• India’s chase against New Zealand showcased Virat Kohli’s brilliance and Yuzvendra Chahal’s key wickets.
• BBL and SA20 finals were packed with excitement, highlighting explosive batting and tight finishes.
• Ireland’s T20 dominance against Italy showed emerging cricketing talent in associate nations.

 

🏁 Summary

Today delivered non-stop excitement in both football and cricket:

✔ Thrilling Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, and Bundesliga matches
✔ International cricket series and T20 franchise finals
✔ Outstanding individual performances from top players in both sports

Fans can look forward to tomorrow’s fixtures and more exciting football and cricket live action.