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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 ...

England stars Beth Mead and Alessia Russo inspired Arsenal to their first win in this season’s UEFA Women’s Champions League, securing a 2-0 victory over Benfica in Lisbon on Thursday. The Gunners bounced back from last week’s 2-1 home defeat to Lyon, with both Mead and Russo making decisive contributions in the final half-hour of the match. Benfica, now sitting ...

Nepal and Oman move into guaranteed top three spots and secure spots for next year’s T20 World Cup 2026 before facing each other in the Super Six phase. Two of the three ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 tickets via the Asia/East Asia-Pacific Qualifier have been snatched by Nepal and Oman. With the UAE’s win against Samoa, and with the ...

Amid the Bangladesh Women’s team’s substandard performance in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup, some players progressed in the updated ICC players’ rankings. Fahima Khatun, Rabeya Akter and Sobhana Mostari were amongst the gainers. Sobhana Mostari got the reward of her fine fifty against England in Bangladesh’s second match. The Tigresses even could have won the game had luck supported ...

Bangladesh fought back to earn a 1-1 draw against ten-man Hong Kong in their AFC Asian Cup Qualifier, with Rakib Hossain scoring a composed equaliser late in the game. In the 73rd minute, Hong Kong were reduced to ten men. A rough challenge on Shamit Shome near the midfield touchline prompted the Japanese referee to issue a second yellow card, ...

Despite making three changes to the starting XI, Bangladesh head coach Javier Cabrera has once again left out veteran midfielder Jamal Bhuyan for their away fixture against Hong Kong in Asian Cup Qualifier, scheduled for 6 PM (Bangladesh time) on Tuesday. One of the most talked-about decisions in the first match was the exclusion of US-based midfielder Zayan Ahmed. However, ...

India secured a commanding 2-0 series sweep over West Indies with a seven-wicket victory in the second and final Test at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Shubman Gill’s side comfortably chased down the modest 121-run target on the final day of the Test, wrapping up the win in first session. India had already set the stage for victory by the ...

France missed a chance to secure a spot at the 2026 World Cup on Monday after being held to 2-2 at Iceland. The result in Reykjavik halted France’s perfect start in European qualifying after three straight victories. The two-time world champion could have sealed qualification if it had beaten Iceland and Ukraine failed to defeat Azerbaijan. Ukraine won 2-1. Runner-up ...

Carlo Ancelotti is aiming to make history with Brazil at next year’s World Cup, becoming the first foreign-born coach to win the tournament. Speaking on Monday ahead of Brazil’s friendly against Japan in Tokyo, the Italian said, “Of course, no foreign-born coach has ever won the World Cup but there is always a first time in life.” Ancelotti, who took ...

The United Arab Emirates struck late goals through Marcus Meloni and Caio Lucas to earn a 2-1 win over Oman in Doha on Saturday as Cosmin Olaroiu’s side battled back to keep their hopes of qualifying for next year’s World Cup alive. Caio Lucas hit the fortuitous winner seven minutes from time after Meloni scored with a 76th minute header ...