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Heather Knight’s composed innings guided England to a four-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their second match of the ICC Women’s World Cup at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday. Chasing a modest target of 179, England were rocked early by Bangladesh’s fiery bowling attack, slipping to 29 for 2 after Marufa Akter struck twice in quick succession. Marufa ...

Mohamed Salah, long hailed as Liverpool’s “Egyptian King,” is facing growing criticism as his recent performances fall short of his usual high standards. The forward was once again below par in Liverpool’s 2-1 loss to Chelsea on Saturday, missing key chances and showing little defensive effort. Salah has now failed to score in five of Liverpool’s seven Premier League matches ...

The highly anticipated Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) election has finally commenced. The voting began at 10AM on Monday at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital. The completion of the polls will reveal who is set to occupy the key decision-making seats in Bangladesh cricket for the next term. Despite the numerous pre-election incidents, the primary focus of tension ...

Thomas Muller was on the scoresheet once again as the Vancouver Whitecaps cruised to a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday, moving level on points at the top of Major League Soccer’s Western Conference. The 36-year-old former Germany and Bayern Munich star continued his prolific form since arriving in MLS, netting a precise strike from the edge ...

Ethan Mbappe came off the bench to score a dramatic late equaliser against his former club Paris Saint-Germain, earning Lille a 1-1 draw in Ligue 1 on Sunday. The result allowed an injury-hit PSG to move one point clear at the top of the French league, despite dropping two points. The reigning champions had fielded a rotated side for their ...

Bangladesh completed a clean sweep over Afghanistan with a commanding six-wicket win in the third and final T20 International at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday, sealing the series 3–0 in style. Set a target of 144, Bangladesh chased it down effortlessly with two overs to spare, powered by a stunning 64 off just 38 balls from Saif Hassan, whose ...

Vinicius Junior scored twice to help Real Madrid secure a 3-1 victory over Villarreal on Saturday, taking Los Blancos to the top of La Liga. The win moved them two points ahead of Barcelona, who face Sevilla on Sunday. After last weekend’s 5-2 derby defeat to Atletico Madrid, Madrid bounced back strongly at the Santiago Bernabeu. Returning from a midweek ...

Liverpool suffered their third consecutive defeat as Estevao Willian’s dramatic late strike handed Chelsea a 2-1 victory at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The match seemed to be heading for a draw after Cody Gakpo’s equalizer cancelled out Moisés Caicedo’s stunning opener for Chelsea. However, with the final whistle looming, Estevao netted in stoppage time to secure the win for Chelsea, ...

Nurul Hasan Sohan once again proved his finishing credentials, steering Bangladesh to a tense two-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the second T20I at Sharjah on Friday. The win gave the Tigers an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, with one game to spare. Chasing 148, Bangladesh lost both openers early and slipped to 24 for 3. Debutant Saif Hassan ...

Bangladesh overcame a dramatic middle-order collapse to defeat Afghanistan by four wickets in the first T20 of the three-match series at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday, taking a 1-0 lead. Chasing a modest target of 152, Bangladesh looked set for a comfortable win as openers Parvez Hossain Emon and Tanzid Hasan Tamim powered to a 109-run stand in just 11 ...