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Defending champions China scored twice in extra-time to book a blockbuster semi-final with hosts Australia at the Women’s Asian Cup after a tense 2-0 win over Taiwan on Saturday. Shao Ziqin brilliantly fired into the right corner in the 94th minute before earning a penalty in the second-half of added time. Substitute Wurigumula missed the spot kick but China sealed ...

Star striker Sam Kerr said she was aiming to play at a fifth World Cup in 2027 after Australia became the first team to qualify for the global showpiece in Brazil. Joe Montemurro’s side booked their spot at the tournament for a ninth consecutive time by edging North Korea 2-1 on Friday to make the semi-finals of the Women’s Asian ...

Bangladesh produced a dismal batting performance to suffer a 128-run defeat to Pakistan via the DLS method in the second ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday. With the victory, the Pakistan kept the three-match series alive. Bangladesh had won the first match by eight wickets but failed to replicate that performance in a game that could have ...

Lionel Messi was denied his 900th career goal on Wednesday as reigning MLS champion Inter Miami played a 0-0 draw at Nashville in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The 38-year-old Argentine superstar striker was tightly marked throughout the match, a first leg showdown in the round of 16 in the North American club showdown. Inter Miami will host the second leg ...

Iran has announced that they will not participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with the country’s sports minister Ahmad Donyamali citing ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel and commemorating the late Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Speaking on Iranian state television, Donyamali said the Israeli-US war on Iran current situation makes participation impossible. The 2026 World ...

Bangladesh women’s national football team returned home from Australia early Wednesday by Thai airways after participating in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup. Bangladesh’s historic debut in the Asian Cup ended without a point or a goal in Asian Cup losing all three group stage matches. After a fighting 2-0 defeat against defending champions China and 5-0 defeat to three-time champions ...

Australia on Wednesday granted humanitarian visas to two more members of the Iranian women’s football team who decided to stay in the country due to fears for their safety if they returned home. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said a player and a support staff member accepted the government’s offer, after five players from the team were granted asylum a ...

Rarely do record 15-time winners Real Madrid enter a Champions League clash as underdogs but this is the situation when Manchester City visit the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday. With key attackers Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo Goes set to miss the game injured and Alvaro Arbeloa’s team in inconsistent form, the Premier League side are firm favourites in the ...

Bangladesh’s maiden AFC Women’s Asian Cup campaign came to an end with a 4-0 defeat to Uzbekistan in their final Group B match in Perth on Monday. After losses to China PR and DPR Korea, the heavy defeat meant the Tigresses finished their historic debut without a point, while Uzbekistan kept their quarter-final hopes alive. Despite the scoreline, Bangladesh produced ...

South Korea held hosts Australia to a thrilling 3-3 draw to top their group at the Women’s Asian Cup in front of a massive crowd in Sydney on Sunday. The two teams finished on seven points apiece in Group A with the Koreans topping the pool on goal difference. Australia will now face a tough quarter-final against either North Korea ...