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SYDNEY, Aug 1, 2026 – Brazil striker Richarlison scored a 90th-minute winner and club record signing Sandro Tonali got his first goal as 10-man Tottenham beat London rivals Chelsea 2-1 in a feisty pre-season friendly in Sydney on Saturday. Both sides fielded strong line-ups and Spurs struck first on 19 minutes through Tonali’s deflected strike before Estevao levelled the scores ...

England cricket chief Rob Key has left the door open for a dramatic international comeback by former Test captain Ben Stokes, who announced his shock retirement in late June. Key, the managing director of men’s cricket for the England and Wales Cricket Board, was speaking a day after the ECB confirmed Stephen Fleming as the new head coach of the ...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Ali Hossain Fakir on Friday said Bangladesh Police is determined to regain its tradition of excellence in sports alongside its professional policing duties. Speaking as the chief guest at the prize-giving ceremony of the Bangladesh Police Football Championship (IGP Cup) 2025 at the newly built Bangladesh Police Football Ground in Purbachal, the IGP said ...

Franco Baresi, one of football’s greatest defenders and an Italian legend, has died at the age of 66. He was AC Milan’s captain and sweeper. Baresi spent his entire professional career with one club for two decades. This legendary man was an inseparable part of Milan’s history. Baresi played 719 matches for AC Milan between 1977 and 1997. His bond ...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that the proposed launch of a private subsidiary to exploit the commercial benefits of the World Cup was “an opportunity but not an obligation”. A proposal to sell stakes in FIFA’s major competitions sparked disbelief and outrage globally since it was revealed Tuesday, but Infantino defended the idea, saying too little of football’s commercial ...

Chelsea’s Brazilian striker Joao Pedro is “very hungry” after his World Cup snub, with a quick-fire hat-trick in the team’s opening pre-season game impressing new manager Xabi Alonso. The 24-year-old was snapped up from Brighton a year ago and scored 20 goals across all competitions in his first season at Stamford Bridge to be named player of the season by ...

Celtic have signed Denmark forward Kasper Hogh on a four-year deal, ​with an option for a further ‌year, the Scottish champions said on Tuesday. Hogh, 25, joins from Bodo/Glimt for a ​reported club-record fee of 11m pounds (USD14.64m) as per British ⁠media reports. He scored 54 goals in ​103 appearances for the Norwegian side ​in a two-year spell and played ...

Cometh the hour, cometh the man: Zinedine Zidane did not let down the 100 or so French football fans waiting outside the federation headquarters as he came outside to greet them moments after being unveiled as national coach on Tuesday. The French football icon’s smile was as warm as the sun beating down on the supporters — some of whom ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday stressed the importance of nurturing the country’s youth, saying Bangladesh’s future depends on the proper development of its younger generation. Speaking as the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the Notun Kuri Sports event at the Army Stadium in Banani, Rahman addressed the participants and school-going students, urging them to prepare themselves to ...

Stand-in coach VVS Laxman praised the growing maturity of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, after the 15-year-old’s 81 off 49 balls helped India complete a T20 series sweep against Zimbabwe. Sooryavanshi’s second half-century in four days steered India to 192-5 before Zimbabwe were restricted to 157-7 to complete a 3-0 series win on Sunday. “Very mature. And that’s what I really appreciate about ...