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The Bangladesh Women’s A team took the five-match T20 series against Sri Lanka A team by 4-1 after beating the hosts by eight wickets at Colts Cricket Ground in Colombo on Thursday. As part of their preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup in UAE, Bangladesh sent the national team, under the guise of the A team in Sri Lanka, ...

Aleksey Miranchuk scored late to give Atlanta a 2-2 Major League Soccer draw against Inter Miami on Wednesday, with Lionel Messi unable to conjure any magic as a late substitute for the visitors. Eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi had dazzled in his return from a lengthy injury absence on Saturday, scoring two goals in the space of four minutes in ...

Bangladesh is gearing up to make history as they face India in the first of a two-match Test series starting tomorrow at M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The game begins at 10 AM Bangladesh time. Fresh off a 2-0 Test series sweep against Pakistan, Bangladesh is riding high on confidence and looking to replicate that success against India, a far ...

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 ...