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As the dust settles on Barcelona’s title celebrations, the cava bottles are sent for recycling and the open-top bus heads back to the garage, work for next season will already be underway. Hansi Flick’s back-to-back La Liga triumphs have helped bring welcome calm to the club after just one league trophy in the previous, tumultuous five years, but the ultimate ...

Nigar Sultana Joty will lead Bangladesh at the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England and Wales as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad on Sunday. The 15-member team, featuring Vice Captain Nahida Akter, are scheduled to depart for Edinburgh on May 25. Before the tournament begins, the Tigresses will compete in a tri-nation series against Scotland ...

Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up two more as Inter Miami got back to winning ways with a 4-2 defeat of Toronto FC in Major League Soccer (MLS) on Saturday. Miami, beaten 4-3 at home by Orlando in last week’s Florida derby, bounced back from that disappointment with an emphatic win on the road in Canada. Messi, who ...

Pep Guardiola praised the “outstanding” Jeremy Doku for keeping Manchester City in the Premier League title race with a superb strike in Saturday’s 3-0 win against Brentford. Doku ended Brentford’s stubborn resistance on the hour mark at the Etihad Stadium when he curled a fine finish in the top corner. It was the Belgium winger’s fourth goal in his last ...

Lionel Messi has backed former Barcelona teammate Neymar to be included in Brazil’s squad for this year’s ​World Cup, describing the forward as one of ‌the world’s best despite concerns over his fitness. Neymar, Brazil’s all‑time leading scorer with 79 goals, has not played for the national team ​since suffering a serious knee injury in October ​2023 and has struggled ...

Arsenal are firmly back in control of the Premier League title race and a win at struggling West Ham United on Sunday could all but seal the Gunners’ first English title in 22 years. Manchester City stormed back into contention last month but a costly 3-3 draw at Everton earlier this week might ultimately prove fatal to their chances. Tottenham ...

Real Madrid said they would punish midfielders Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni after a clash on Thursday at the club’s training ground which left the former needing hospital treatment. “Following the incidents that occurred this morning during the first team’s training session, (the club) has decided to open disciplinary proceedings against our players Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni,” said Los ...

Bangladesh started this ongoing ICC World Test Championship (WTC) cycle with a respectable draw against Sri Lanka in Galle back in June last year before losing the series in Colombo. But the sign from that series was clear as daylight. The Tigers want to score big in the first innings to set up the game for their potent bowling attack ...

Foodi Express Limited has signed Hamza Choudhury, the Bangladesh National Football Team midfielder and Leicester City star, as its official Brand Ambassador. A formal signing ceremony was held at the Renaissance Dhaka Gulshan Hotel, marking a significant milestone for Foodi, a Bangladeshi home-grown food and grocery delivery platform. Hamza Choudhury, born of Bangladeshi heritage and widely regarded as one of ...

Defending champions Paris Saint Germain drew 1-1 with hosts Bayern Munich ​on Wednesday to book their spot in ‌the Champions League final for the second consecutive season with a 6-5 aggregate victory in an enthralling ​tie. The French side will face Arsenal ​in the 30 May showcase game in ⁠Budapest after the London club’s 1-0 victory over ​Atletico Madrid on ...