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Carlo Ancelotti has named his first Brazil squad after officially taking over as head coach, recalling experienced midfielder Casemiro for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay. The 33-year-old, who captained Brazil at the 2022 World Cup, returns after nearly a year-long absence from the national setup. Neymar, still recovering from injury, was left out of the squad ...

A car rammed into a packed crowd celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League title victory on Monday leaving 27 people hospitalised, but police said they were ruling out terrorism. “We believe this to be an isolated incident, and we are not currently looking for anyone else in relation to it,” Merseyside Police Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims told a press conference, adding ...

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah won the Premier League Golden Boot for the fourth time in his career, matching the record set by former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry. The award is given each season to the leading goal scorer in the Premier League, with Salah scoring 29 times. Salah also was awarded the Premier League Playmaker of the Season award, after leading ...

Bangladesh national women’s football team will leave for Jordan Monday morning without five senior footballers to play two international friendlies against their higher ranked hosts Jordan and touring Indonesia. Head Coach of Bangladesh Women’s Football team Peter Butler announced a 23 member final squad of the Bangladesh women’s football team at a press conference here on Sunday. He announced the ...

In a night of high drama in Lisbon, Arsenal pulled off a stunning upset to win their first-ever UEFA Women’s Champions League title, defeating tournament favourites Barcelona 1–0. The Gunners made history as first English club to claim modern version of the coveted trophy, ending an 18-year European title drought and delivering heartbreak to Catalan giants. Once seen as heavy ...

Bradley Barcola scored twice and assisted once as Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 3-0 win over Reims in the French Cup final on Saturday, keeping their hopes alive for a maiden continental treble. Barcola’s two goals came courtesy of assists from Désiré Doué, who also played a crucial role in PSG’s third goal by feeding Barcola for the cross that ...

Lionel Messi scored a brilliant free kick Saturday against the Philadelphia Union, sparking a late comeback as the Herons drew their Eastern Conference rivals 3-3 at Subaru Park. Israeli forward Tai Baribo scored twice for Philadelphia to give them the two goal advantage but Lionel Messi gave Miami hope with an 87th-minute free-kick before Venezuelan Segovia dramatically grabbed the point. ...

The second four-day game between Bangladesh A and New Zealand A ended in a draw at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday, with the visitors dominating most of the match. With this result, New Zealand A won the series 1-0, having secured a 70-run victory in the first game. Earlier, Bangladesh A had won the three-match one-day series 2-1. Resuming ...

India named top-order batsman Shubman Gill as the new Test captain, cricket board said on Saturday, as it announced the team for next month’s all-important tour of England. Gill, 25, succeeds Rohit Sharma, who retired from Tests recently along with Virat Kohli. He will take charge in the five-Test series in England starting June 20, reports AFP. Gill will lead ...

Napoli crowned a remarkable season with their fourth Serie A title on Friday, defeating Cagliari 2-0 in a high-stakes finale that saw summer signings Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku deliver when it mattered most. The victory, in front of a raucous crowd at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, ensured Napoli edged past Inter Milan by a single point to secure their ...