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New Zealand batting talisman Kane Williamson returns to the Test arena for the first time in a year to bolster the hosts’ line-up in the first Test against the West Indies in Christchurch, which begins Tuesday. The 35-year-old sat out New Zealand’s only other Tests this year — a 2-0 series win in Zimbabwe in August — but has a ...

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami booked a place in the MLS Cup final for the first time in the club’s history after a commanding 5–1 victory over New York City FC in the Eastern Conference playoffs on Saturday. A Tadeo Allende hat-trick, along with goals from Mateo Silvetti and Telasco Segovia, secured Miami’s berth in Major League Soccer’s championship match, ...

Eight Bangladesh cricketers have been omitted from the final draft list of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) auction after they were flagged during an ongoing investigation into suspected corruption in the tournament. The cricketers are Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mosaddek Hossain, Shofiul Islam, Alauddin Babu, Sunzamul Islam, Mizanur Rahman, Monir Hasan Khan and Nihaduzzaman. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had earlier ...

Dushmantha Chameera produced a sensational spell of fast bowling, taking 4 for 20, to guide Sri Lanka into the final of the T20 tri-series with a tense six-run win over Pakistan on Thursday. Defending 184, Sri Lanka held Pakistan to 178 for 7, despite captain Salman Ali Agha’s career-best unbeaten 63. Pakistan had already secured a spot in Saturday’s final ...

Portugal captured its first FIFA Under-17 World Cup title on Thursday, edging Austria 1–0 in the final of the expanded 48-team competition, where European sides swept the top three places. Benfica striker Anísio Cabral struck the decisive goal in the 32nd minute, timing his run perfectly to meet a low cross at the far post and tap into an empty ...

Iran is to boycott next week’s World Cup finals draw in Washington because the United States refused to grant visas to several members of the delegation, the Iranian football federation announced on Friday. “We have informed FIFA that the decisions taken have nothing to do with sports and the members of the Iranian delegation will not participate in the World ...

Harry Kane endured a rare quiet night as Bayern Munich fell 3-1 to Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday, suffering their first defeat of the season. Despite the setback, the Bayern striker insisted there was no reason to panic and suggested the two sides could meet again in the later stages of the competition. “It was a tough game, ...

Kylian Mbappe scored all four goals as Real Madrid hung on to beat Olympiacos 4-3 in the Champions League on Wednesday and end a three-match winless run in all competitions. Chiquinho fired home from 20 yards to finish off a neat move as Olympiacos took an early lead in Greece, but Mbappe stole the show and took over as the ...

Iconic footballer Pele’s brand came under the ownership of another prominent Brazilian athlete, Neymar Santos Jr., after the company owned by his father said Tuesday it had bought the rights to use it. Neymar Santos Sr., owner of NR Sports, announced the news at the Pele Museum in Santos, the coastal Brazilian city made famous by the legendary late player. ...

The Bangladesh U-17 national football team registered their second successive win in the 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers, crushing Brunei by 8-0 goals in their second Group A match held at Tongliang Long Stadium, Chongqing, China, on Monday. The first goal came early in the 13th minute when Upu sent the ball into the net after receiving a pass ...