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Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha has described the current Test squad as the ‘most rounded’ in the team’s history, attributing their enhanced confidence to a recent 2-0 series victory over Pakistan. He believes this confidence will be crucial in the upcoming two-match Test series against India. “This is probably the most rounded team Bangladesh has produced during my tenure,” Hathurusingha ...

Japanese players are moving to English football in record numbers and more look set to follow with clubs attracted by their quality, strong work ethic and value for money. Kaoru Mitoma is the standout talent of five Japanese players in the Premier League, with eight more in the Championship and two in League One, reports AFP. Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo, ...

Football Australia on Tuesday named Tom Sermanni as interim Matildas coach, replacing Tony Gustavsson who left the side following a dismal Olympic campaign. Glasgow-born Sermanni has held top roles with some of the best women’s teams in the game, including spells as head coach of the US women’s national side and as a technical consultant with Canada, reports AFP. He ...

Teenage star Lamine Yamal struck twice as La Liga leaders Barcelona thrashed Girona 4-1 on Sunday. Elsewhere Atletico Madrid eased to a 3-0 victory over Valencia to pull level with second-place Real Madrid. Hansi Flick’s Barca have now won all five of their opening matches and avenged two humiliating Catalan derby defeats by Girona last season with an emphatic victory ...

Uefa has warned ministers that England could be excluded from the European Championship it is co-hosting in 2028 over “concerns” that a planned independent football regulator could lead to “government interference” in the sport. A bill to establish a body to oversee the top five tiers of the men’s game in England was reintroduced in July. The UK government has said ...

Cristiano Ronaldo will hope to add an Asian Champions League crown to his long list of achievements when the continent’s top club competition kicks off on Monday. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United forward saw his first attempt with the Saudi side Al Nassr end in the quarter-finals. Now rebranded as the Asian Champions League Elite, Al Nassr and ...

Lionel Messi dazzled in his return from injury Saturday, scoring two goals in the space of four minutes and adding an assist in Inter Miami’s 3-1 Major League Soccer victory over the Philadelphia Union, reports AFP. The eight-times Ballon d’Or winner hadn’t played since injuring his right ankle during the Copa America final on July 14, when he helped Argentina ...

Kazi Salahuddin, who has served as the President of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) for four consecutive terms, announced that he will not be contesting in the upcoming election scheduled for October 26. This decision comes after he previously declared his intention to participate in the election just a few days ago. Salahuddin shared his final decision at a press conference ...

An Argentine court on Thursday delayed to March 2025 the long-awaited criminal trial of seven of the eight medical professionals accused of negligence in the death of Argentina football legend Diego Maradona. The trial was set to start next month, after a previous postponement in May, but is now on track to begin on March 11 next year, according to ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday accorded a reception to the Bangladesh cricket team at his office at Tejgaon in the capital, following their 2-0 Test series victory against Pakistan in August-September 2024. Welcoming the cricketers at the reception, the Chief Adviser called their success in Pakistan a historic one and said the whole nation was proud of their ...