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Sport in brief: January 18, 2026

MEN’S FOOTBALL: Harry Kane netted his 21st Bundesliga goal of the season as Bayern Munich came from a goal down to secure a whopping 5-1 win at fourth placed Leipzig on Saturday evening. 

Munich remain unbeaten after 18 games and top the table by 11 points from Borussia Dortmund, who needed Emre Can’s stoppage-time penalty to squeeze past new bottom club St Pauli 3-2. 

Hoffenheim edged out Leverkusen 1-0 to move third.

MEN’S CRICKET: Afghanistan begin a three-match Twenty20 series against the West Indies in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates tomorrow afternoon. 

The Windies suffered a 3-1 loss touring New Zealand in November while the Afghans gained a 3-0 series whitewash in Zimbabwe. 

With the World Cup starting next month Afghanistan are currently ranked as the world’s 10th best short-format team, four places below the West Indies. 

MEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE: Less than four weeks after their rebirth, Salford began their new life as a Championship club with a thumping 44-0 defeat at home to Oldham. 

Watched by a crowd of approximately 5,000 the part-time Salford squad conceded eight tries against an Oldham team that finished fourth last year. 

Salford face a tricky visit to Chiswick for next week’s Challenge Cup second round tie against the Hammersmith Hill Hoists amateurs.

MEN’S FOOTBALL: York top the National League on goal difference after they were held 1-1 by Southend, second-placed Boreham Wood won 3-0 at Braintree and Carlisle in third drew 3-3 at Solihull, thanks to George Kelly’s hat-trick. 

Rochdale are only a point further back in fourth following their 2-0 win over bottom of the table Gateshead but have three games in hand on York. 

Gateshead have lost their last 13 games in all competitions.

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