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Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo has earned a Guinness World Records title for the highest annual earnings for an athlete in 2023, according to a statement released on the organization’s website. “For the first time since 2017 (and third time overall), Cristiano Ronaldo has topped Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes, earning himself a Guinness World Records title for ...

Bangladesh batters Towhid Hridoy and Shamim Hossain came of age as they helped to guide Bangladesh to a tight two-wicket win over Afghanistan in the first T20I of the two-match series at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Friday. The duo stitched a 73-run stand while chasing 154, with Hridoy remaining unbeaten on 47 off 32 balls to take Bangladesh to ...

CAF confirmed at a meeting of their top officials in Abidjan on Thursday that the African Football League would kick off in October, but there is confusion over the starting date. FIFA president Gianni Infantino, a guest speaker in the Ivory Coast commercial capital, said the eagerly awaited debut of the club competition would be on Friday October 20, AFP ...

Bangladesh lost the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan by 2-1. Captain Tamim Iqbal suddenly announced his retirement from international cricket during the series. Although later on the words of the Prime Minister broke the retirement but the party lost again in the second. Bangladesh-Afghanistan in T20 mission in Sylhet after the ODI series. Shakib Al Hasan’s team will take the ...

Japanese football fans will be able to watch the Women’s World Cup after a last-minute deal to avoid a TV blackout was announced Thursday, a week before the tournament begins. The Japan Football Association (JFA) said that national broadcaster NHK had reached an agreement with world football governing body FIFA to televise games at the tournament, which begins in Australia ...

A Greek court on Wednesday sentenced seven people to life imprisonment over the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old football supporter, according to the ANA news agency. Seven of the 12 accused — none of them older than 26 — were found guilty of murder and jailed for life. The five others received sentences of more than 19 years for complicity, ...

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has moved up three places to break into the top 10 of the ICC ODI bowling rankings. Shakib advanced three steps in the ranking with 4 wickets in three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. The left-arm spinner returned to the top ten in bowling in the ODI rankings. Shakib’s position is now number ten with 618 ...

Argentine star Lionel Messi landed in Florida on Tuesday ahead of putting the final touches on his move to US Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. Argentine television footage showed Messi, with members of his family, walking off a private jet at a small, executive airport adjacent to Inter Miami’s stadium in Fort Lauderdale. The World Cup winner is expected ...

Bangladesh have beaten Afghanistan by 7 wickets (with 159 balls remaining) in the 3rd ODI in three-match series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Tuesday. Tigers scored 129 runs after losing three wickets in 23.3 overs. With this victory, Tigers have been able to avoid whitewash as Afgans won two matches earlier. Litton Das was on the crease ...

McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri gave splendid results in the British Grand Prix race on Sunday. Lando Norris finished the race in the second position and his teammate Oscar Piastri came fourth. According to the official website of Formula 1, Lando Norris said, “First of all, I just want to say a big thanks to the whole team: ...