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Lionel Messi wouldn’t be denied for long. The Argentine superstar had missed numerous scoring chances in his return from injury Saturday night against the LA Galaxy, but in the match’s waning minutes, Messi scored the go-ahead goal, then assisted on another to help lift Inter Miami to a 3-1 victory. Messi did not start the match, instead coming on at ...

A potentially monumental occasion awaits Indian football fans as Cristiano Ronaldo may play in India for the very first time. The group stage draw for the new AFC Champions League season has placed Al Nassr in Group D, alongside India’s FC Goa, Istiklol of Tajikistan and Iraq’s Al Zawraa. This means Al Nassr will need to travel to India for ...

Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has signed with Atlanta Fire as their international wildcard player for the 2025 USA Minor League Cricket season Atlanta Fire officially announced on Friday that Shakib will play in the 2025 Minor League Cricket season scheduled from August 28 to October 2. In a Facebook post, it described him as a “game-changer,” “We are thrilled ...

Real Madrid’s newest prodigy Franco Mastantuono has caused a stir with his first official words as a Madridista; by calling Lionel Messi the best footballer in the world. Mastantuono, who signed a six-year deal with Real Madrid last month after arriving from River Plate, was officially presented at Santiago Bernabéu on Thursday, coinciding with his 18th birthday. Touted by many ...

As Bayern Munich prepare to kick off the 2025/26 season with Saturday’s Franz Beckenbauer Supercup clash against Stuttgart, the Bundesliga’s top contenders – including Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, and cup holders Stuttgart – are gearing up to challenge the reigning champions after a turbulent summer in Bavaria. Despite being 34-time Bundesliga winners and having claimed 12 of the last 13 ...

Paris Saint-Germain began the new season with silverware, claiming the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in club history after a dramatic 4-3 win on penalties against Tottenham Hotspur in Udine, Italy, on Wednesday. The match had finished 2-2 after regular time, with PSG mounting a late comeback to deny Spurs victory. Tottenham, under new head coach Thomas Frank, ...

Bangladesh kicked off their training camp on Tuesday in preparation for next month’s FIFA international window, with midfielder Hamza Choudhury named in the preliminary squad, while Canada-based Shamit Shome has been left out due to club commitments. The national team is scheduled to play two friendly matches against Nepal in Kathmandu on September 6 and 9, which are part of ...

Jaisen Clifford scored in added time to give Marumo Gallants a shock 2-1 victory over Orlando Pirates on Tuesday, which took the Bloemfontein club to the top of the South African Premiership. The substitute poked a cross past goalkeeper Sipho Chaine and home supporters in a capacity 15,000 crowd erupted with joy at the unexpected second-round triumph. Pirates, reeling from ...

The Bangladesh A made a good start to the Australia tour, beating DIXI by 37 runs in a practice game in Darwin. The visiting Bangladesh side posted a healthy 181-5 after opting to bat first. Afif Hossain anchored the innings with 33 ball-43 after opener Naim Sheikh provided the early impetus with 36 of 29. After Afif’s fall, skipper Nurul ...

The Bangladesh U-20 women’s football team arrived home early Tuesday at 1:30 am after successfully completing their AFC Women’s U-20 Asian Cup qualifying campaign in Laos. The team made history by securing their first-ever spot in the final round of the tournament, set to be held in Thailand next year. Bangladesh qualified as one of the three best runners-up among ...