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Bangladesh’s youth footballers made a dominant start to the SAFF Under-20 Championship, beating Pakistan 2-0 in their opening group match, with debutant Ronan Sullivan scoring both goals. The American-born footballer of Bangladeshi descent was the center of attention even before kickoff. His brother Declan Sullivan was also in the squad but did not make it onto the pitch. Ronan, however, ...

Vinicius Junior struck twice as Real Madrid shaded Atletico Madrid 3-2 in a thrilling derby clash on Sunday to stay on leaders Barcelona’s tail at the top of La Liga. After the Catalan giants edged Rayo Vallecano 1-0 earlier, Madrid ensured the gap to the champions stayed at four points by beating Diego Simeone’s side at the Santiago Bernabeu. Ademola ...

Danny Welbeck scored twice as Brighton and Hove Albion beat Liverpool 2-1 on Saturday to deal a major blow to the Reds’ push for a Champions League spot next season. Arne Slot’s men travelled to the sunny south coast in buoyant mood after hammering Galatasaray 4-0 in midweek to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. But a goal in each half ...

Alisson Becker will miss Brazil’s international friendlies against France and Croatia next week after the goalkeeper was ruled out with an injury, the Brazilian Football Federation said on Friday. Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti had included Alisson in the squad announced on Thursday, but the Liverpool keeper will be ⁠replaced by Corinthians’ Hugo Souza, the federation added. Brazil are scheduled to ...

Four teams out of six eliminated, with a total of 28 goals conceded over the two legs — it has been a chastening week for most of England’s representatives in the Champions League knockout phase. Only Arsenal, the Premier League leaders, and Liverpool — the English team with the richest history in Europe — reached the quarter-finals. Manchester City, Chelsea, ...

Real Madrid have a host of brilliant players, including winger Vinicius Junior, but both he and the team as a whole must prove they can play consistently on Sunday against Atletico Madrid in a La Liga derby clash. Alvaro Arbeloa’s side dispatched Manchester City in the Champions League last 16 with two victories after entering the tie as underdogs, and ...

Bangladesh opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim has confirmed Daily Sun that he will be part of Peshawar Zalmi in the upcoming season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), taking the number of Bangladeshi players in the franchise to three. Tanzid joins fellow Bangladesh pacer Nahid Rana, who had already been drafted, while left-arm seamer Shoriful Islam is also expected to link ...

The Albiceleste has found an opponent and will play at home on March 31. The uncertainty in the Argentine National Team has ended. After the cancellation of the Finalissima against Spain, Lionel Scaloni and his coaching staff have already decided how the team’s training week will be, as they will only be able to play a friendly match. Finally, the ...

Vinicius Junior said “everything changes” for Real Madrid in the Champions League after his double dumped out Manchester City on Tuesday to take the 15-time winners into the quarter-finals 5-1 on aggregate. Most of the damage for Pep Guardiola’s men was inflicted last week in a 3-0 first leg defeat at the Santiago Bernabeu. A 2-1 home defeat confirmed City’s ...

Iran’s football federation is “negotiating” with FIFA to relocate the country’s first-round matches at the World Cup to Mexico from the United States, citing the conflict in the Middle East, Iran’s embassy in Mexico said Monday. Iran’s participation at this summer’s finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico has been thrown into doubt since the war began late last ...