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Algeria stunned the Netherlands 1–0 in Rotterdam on Wednesday evening in a World Cup warm-up match, just a week before the 2026 tournament kicks off in North America. Against the run of play a fabulous 86th minute goal from Hadj Moussa, a curling left-footed whip into the top corner, secured victory for the Algerians in a match largely dominated by ...

Bangladesh will host the 2026 edition of the men’s SAFF Championship in Dhaka from November 4 to 17, South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) confirmed on Wednesday. The official announcement was made during a press conference at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa, India, says the UNB. The regional marquee tournament was originally scheduled for September. However, scheduling conflicts arose due ...

The Bangladesh women’s national football team secured their spot in the SAFF Women’s Championship final for the third consecutive time with a thrilling 2-1 victory over Nepal. The tense semifinal clash, played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao, Goa, was decided by a dramatic stoppage-time winner that kept the defending champions’ title hopes alive. Nepal dominated the early stages ...

England will have a chance to prove they have learned from their Ashes drubbing when they face New Zealand in the first Test of their home season at Lord’s on Thursday. The tourists were swept aside 4-1 in Australia in a series that ended in January, sparking renewed criticism of Brendon McCullum’s men over their ultra-aggressive “Bazball” style of cricket. ...

New Zealand Cricket has announced the itinerary for Bangladesh Women’s white-ball tour of New Zealand on Wednesday, set to take place in December. The White Ferns will host Bangladesh for a six-match series comprising three Women’s T20 Internationals and three Women’s One Day Internationals, marking their only home assignment of the season. New Zealand were initially due to tour Australia ...

After tasting two consecutive defeats, Bangladesh Women’s team finally returned to winning way with a comprehensive 34-run victory over hosts Scotland in a Tri-nation T20 tournament at Edinburg today. The Tigresses lost to Scotland and Netherlands in their previous two first-leg encounters. Skipper Nigar Sultana Joty led the victory with 47 ball-58, a knock that lifted Bangladesh to a challenging ...

The 25-year-old national-level para athlete Chirag Tyagi was allegedly shot dead by a fellow competitor and longtime friend in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The murder occurred just months before Tyagi was set to represent India at the upcoming Para Asian Games in Japan. Tyagi’s body was recovered by the police from the Sai Kunj area on Saturday afternoon, following a missing ...

Bangladesh women’s cricket team captain Nigar Sultana Joty expressed excitement at the opportunity to lead out her country in yet another global International Cricket Council (ICC) event. Ahead of the upcoming all-important ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England and Wales, the Bangladesh skipper also mentioned that it is an absolute privilege for her captaining the Tigresses for the third ...

Vinicius Jr turned the Maracana into his personal welcome-home party, scoring a dazzling early goal and setting up another to fire Brazil to a 6-2 friendly ​win over Panama on Sunday as the five-times world champions sharpened their claws ‌before the World Cup. With the 2026 World Cup less than two weeks away, Brazil were without Neymar, who is expected ...

Son Heung-min ended his goal drought with a double as South Korea warmed up for the World Cup by hammering Trinidad and Tobago 5-0 in a friendly on Saturday. The 33-year-old has faced growing questions about his faltering form after scoring only twice for his club Los Angeles FC this season. His last goal for South Korea came in a ...