Category: Classic Matches
The greatest football and cricket matches ever played, with official highlights, the story of each game and the key moments.
Classic Matches Man City 1-0 Inter: Rodri Wins the 2023 Champions League Final
Manchester City had spent years and enormous sums chasing the Champions League. In Istanbul, against a well-organised Inter, Pep Guardiola's team finally won it.
Classic Matches Australia vs India: India Breach the Gabba, 2021
A month earlier India had been bowled out for 36 in Adelaide. By the fourth Test they were without most of their first-choice bowlers…
Classic Matches England vs New Zealand: The Tied 2019 World Cup Final
The 2019 World Cup final could not be separated after 100 overs, or after a super over. England won their first men's World Cup…
Classic Matches Pakistan vs England: The 1992 World Cup Final
Pakistan nearly went out in the group stage. Imran Khan told his team to fight like "cornered tigers", and they won every knockout match…
Classic Matches England vs Australia: Edgbaston 2005, the Two-Run Ashes Classic
England went into the second Test 1-0 down and had not won the Ashes since 1986-87. Four days at Edgbaston changed the series and,…
Classic Matches India vs Sri Lanka: Dhoni’s Six Wins the 2011 World Cup
India had not won the World Cup since 1983. In front of a home crowd in Mumbai, and in what turned out to be…
Classic Matches South Africa vs Australia: The 438 Game, 2006
The series was level at 2-2. Australia made the first 400 score in one-day international history, and South Africa chased it.
Classic Matches Glenn Maxwell 201*: Australia vs Afghanistan, 2023 World Cup
Australia were 91 for 7 chasing 292 against Afghanistan. Glenn Maxwell, hardly able to move because of cramp, then played what many call the…
Classic Matches Australia vs South Africa: The 1999 World Cup Semi-Final Tie
This is the match that gave South Africa a reputation for heartbreak at World Cups. It ended in the most famous run-out in cricket…
Classic Matches Ben Stokes 135*: The Headingley Miracle, 2019 Ashes
England were bowled out for 67 in their first innings and needed 359 to win. With one wicket left they still needed 73. Ben…