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Paris Saint-Germain and France winger Ousmane Dembele was named Best FIFA Men’s Player, while Barcelona and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati won the Best FIFA Women’s Player award. The awards were decided based on performances between August 2024 and August 2025, with votes cast by national team captains and coaches, journalists and fans. Dembele claimed the honour for the first time, ...

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) created a buzz at the IPL 2026 auction by securing Bangladesh pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman for a staggering Rs 9.20 crore, making him the highest-paid Bangladeshi bowler in IPL history. Starting with a base price of Rs 2 crore, Mustafizur initially drew attention from Delhi Capitals, who opened the bidding. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) soon joined ...

Bangladesh U19 team secured victory over Nepal by seven wickets in the U19 Asia Cup at the Sevens Stadium in Dubai, following their win against Afghanistan. With Mohammad Sobuj and Saad Islam’s brilliant bowling and a stormy fifty from Zawad Abrar, Bangladesh chased down the target of 131 runs. Earlier, Bangladesh bowled out Nepal for just 130 runs after they ...

Bangladesh national cricket team ODI captain Mehedi Hasan Miraz will continue as a brand ambassador for the 2026-2027 term following the renewal of his association with a leading ceramic and sanitaryware manufacturer. The renewal was announced on Monday at a signing ceremony and press conference held at Dhaka Reporters Unity. Speaking at the event, Sadhan Kumar Dey, Chief Executive Officer ...

Manchester City moved back to within two points of the Premier League summit with an impressive 3-0 win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Goals in each half from Erling Haaland and Phil Foden then a late Haaland penalty ensured City got their fourth league victory in a row to keep the pressure on leaders Arsenal, and it was a ...

Mohamed Salah played a key role in Liverpool’s vital win against Brighton on Saturday after an explosive interview raised questions over his future at the club as Arsenal avoided a major embarrassment against Wolves. The Egypt forward, the subject of intense scrutiny in the build-up to the game at Anfield, came off the substitutes’ bench to huge cheers in the ...

Satadru Dutta, the main organiser and promoter of Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour, was arrested on Saturday following disorder and vandalism during the football star’s curtailed visit to Kolkata. Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Jawed Shamim confirmed that an FIR has been registered in connection with the incident and that Dutta, identified as the chief organiser of ...

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) extends its warm congratulations to Dr Asif Nazrul on becoming the Adviser to the Ministry of Youth & Sports. Dr Nazrul has long been recognised as someone with a genuine interest in sports and the BCB believes that his new responsibilities will allow him to channel that commitment toward meaningful progress across all disciplines. BCB ...

Nico O’Reilly’s opportunistic strike and Erling Haaland’s penalty helped Manchester City to fight back to beat Real Madrid 2-1 in a tense Champions League contest at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday. Rodrygo opened the scoring with a low shot from a counter in the 28th minute, with City looking exposed almost every time Madrid ventured forward for the first half ...

The US government has moved to drop its case against a former Fox broadcasting executive involved in the FIFA corruption scandal that plunged the world’s footballing body into crisis. Prosecutors told the Supreme Court on Tuesday they wanted to end their fight to preserve the convictions of Hernan Lopez and Argentine sports marketing firm Full Play. Both were found guilty ...