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Bangladesh hit 14 sixes against West Indies in the series-deciding third match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday, equalling the effort of smashing the most sixes in their ODI history. They also hit the same number of sixes against Zimbabwe in 2020 at Sylhet, a match in which Liton Das and Tamim Iqbal shared 292 runs in their opening ...

Hugo Ekitike struck against his old team as Liverpool returned to form with a resounding 5-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League on Wednesday. Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich were also among the night’s winners. Liverpool arrived in Germany on the back of four straight defeats, including a 1-0 loss to Galatasaray in their previous European outing. ...

La Liga has cancelled its plans to stage Barcelona’s December 20 match against Villarreal in Miami, citing “uncertainty” surrounding the fixture within Spain. The decision ends what would have been the first-ever European domestic league match played abroad. In a statement released Tuesday, Spain’s top flight said the promoter of the match had pulled out due to growing domestic tensions ...

Paris Saint-Germain led a night of high-scoring action in the Champions League on Tuesday, thrashing Bayer Leverkusen 7-2 in Germany. Barcelona and PSV Eindhoven also registered big wins, each scoring six, while Arsenal dominated Atletico Madrid 4-0 in London. Erling Haaland was on target as Manchester City secured a 2-0 win away to Villarreal, with 43 goals scored across nine ...

Ryan Mendes is not even a household name in Turkey, where he plays for second division Igdir, but next summer, football fans around the world will be well aware of both him and his team. The 35-year-old is captain of the Cape Verde national team and was at the heart of their 3-0 win over Eswatini last week which booked ...

Struggling Manchester United surprised Premier League fans with a spectacular 2-1 win over reigning champions Liverpool at their home. Harry Maguire’s late header secured United’s first victory at the ground in almost a decade. It was also the first time United have won back-to-back league games under Ruben Amorim. The last time they triumphed at Anfield was in January 2016. ...

A rampant Lionel Messi scored a sensational hat-trick to virtually seal Major League Soccer’s Golden Boot award on Saturday as Inter Miami roared into the playoffs with a 5-2 victory over Nashville SC. The Argentine superstar came into the final day of the regular season leading the scoring table with 26 goals — two more than Los Angeles FC’s Denis ...

Rishad Hossain’s exceptional all-round performance guided Bangladesh to a commanding 74-run victory over West Indies in the first ODI at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. The win also handed Bangladesh a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, offering a morale boost after a disappointing series loss to Afghanistan just days earlier. Rishad was the star of the match, taking six ...

In-form Marnus Labuschagne was added to Australia’s ODI squad on Friday to face India after all-rounder Cameron Green was ruled out of the series with a side strain. Labuschagne was initially omitted for the three matches starting in Perth on Sunday. But he has slammed four domestic centuries in five innings, including two in the 50-over game, to thrust himself ...

Argentina have booked their place in the final of FIFA U-20 World Cup after edging past Colombia 1-0 in the semi-final held on Thursday at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos in Chile. They will face Morocco in the title decider on October 20. In the closely contested match, the breakthrough came in the 72nd minute when substitute Mateo Silvetti found ...