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Shakira and Nigerian singer Burna Boy had the spectators out of their seats in the opening ceremony for the 2026 World Cup in the Estadio Azteca on Thursday ahead of the opening match between co-hosts Mexico and South Africa. The 48-team tournament is also being hosted by the United States and Canada and will feature 104 games, culminating in the ...

For the first time in the 96-year history of the FIFA World Cup, the tournament is being jointly hosted by three countries—Mexico, Canada, and the United States. Each host nation will stage its own opening ceremony, marking a unique beginning to the global football spectacle. The opening events will take place in Mexico City, Toronto, and Los Angeles, bringing the ...

Bashundhara Kings have drawn profound inspiration from FIFA President Gianni Infantino after reclaiming the Bangladesh Football League (BFL) crown and sealing a magnificent domestic treble. The global football chief took to his verified Instagram story on Thursday to share a photograph of the newly crowned champions, acknowledging their commanding 2025-26 campaign. “Congratulations to Bashundhara Kings on being crowned champions of ...

England captain Ben Stokes and team-mate Gus Atkinson have been dropped from the squad for next week’s second Test against New Zealand at the Oval, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Wednesday. The pair are currently facing an ECB probe for breaking the team’s midnight curfew following England’s win in the first Test at Lord’s. Joe Root will step ...

Lionel Messi scored within minutes of making his return from an injury scare as Argentina beat Iceland 3-0 in their final World Cup warm-up in Auburn, Alabama on Tuesday. Messi started on the bench as the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner is eased back to fitness after exiting Inter Miami’s 6-4 win over Philadelphia with muscle fatigue on 24 May. He ...

Bangladesh secured a monumental victory against Australia on Tuesday, ending a 21-year wait to defeat the cricketing giants in the ODI format. Mosaddek Hossain, making a triumphant return to the national squad after a four-year hiatus, delivered a stellar all-round performance to lead the hosts to an 86-run win (DLS method) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Batting first ...

Spain beat Peru 3-1 in their final World Cup warm-up match on Monday, giving thousands of fans in Puebla ​a glimpse of one of the tournament favourites days before the global ‌showpiece begins. Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring after two minutes with a fierce strike from the edge of the area before Pedri doubled the lead after the half-hour mark, ...

Liverpool cult hero and former Belgium striker Divock Origi has called it a day at the relatively young age of 31. Origi inked his place in the history of six-time European Cup winners Liverpool seven years ago. He netted a brace in an epic 4-0 comeback Champions League semi-final win over Spanish giants Barcelona, after the English powerhouses lost the ...

Bangladesh will look to make history when they open a three-match One Day International series against Australia at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday, with the hosts carrying genuine belief that this could be the moment they finally get the better of one of the game’s great powers. The two sides last met in a bilateral ODI ...

Ferrari’s seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton hailed the new prince of Formula One on Sunday but vowed to try and chase down runaway championship leader Kimi Antonelli. Italian ​Antonelli, 19, produced a masterclass to become the youngest ever winner of the ‌Monaco Grand Prix, staying ice-cool despite a chaotic ending to the race. It was a fifth successive victory for the ...