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The coaching and support staff of the Pakistan national cricket team arrived in Dhaka on Saturday to begin preparations for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Bangladesh. A five-member contingent landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around noon via Sri Lankan Airlines, marking the start of Pakistan’s build-up to the series scheduled in Mirpur. The early-arrival group is led by ...

Bangladesh endured a heavy 5–0 loss to three-time champions North Korea in their second group match of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup at Western Sydney Stadium in Sydney, Australia on Friday. After showing a spirited performance against China in their opening match, Bangladesh were unable to maintain the same momentum against a dominant North Korean side. North Korea took full ...

Bangladesh women’s national football team have made two changes to their starting lineup ahead of their second Group B match against three-time winners North Korea on Friday in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup. Head coach Peter Butler has brought in Tohura Khatun and Airin Khatun to the starting XI, replacing Umhela Marma and Sheuli Azim from the lineup that faced ...

Bangladesh women’s football head coach Peter Butler has pledged that his side, Bengal Tigresses, will fight fearlessly against the North Korea women’s national football team, acknowledging the Asian powerhouse poses a massive challenge. Speaking ahead of Thursday’s match, Butler said the young squad must rise to the occasion against elite opposition. “We are here once again to face a very, ...

Arsenal moved seven points clear of Manchester City in the Premier League after a hard-fought 1-0 win at Brighton on Wednesday, while City drew 2-2 at home against struggling Nottingham Forest. Bukayo Saka’s early strike in the ninth minute proved decisive for Arsenal, as his low shot from the edge of the penalty area beat goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen. City nearly ...

Momoko Tanikawa and Kiko Seike scored second-half goals as Japan overcame the heat and a determined Taiwan defense on Wednesday to open Group C with a 2-0 win at the Women’s Asian Cup. Japan won back-to-back titles in 2014 and ’18 and entered the tournament in Australia among the favorites. After failing to finish multiple chances in the first hour, ...

Atletico Madrid reached the Copa del Rey final for the first time since 2013 despite a 3-0 defeat by Barcelona on Tuesday, their 4-0 first-leg win in Madrid enough ​to secure a 4-3 aggregate victory in a breathless semi-final. Barcelona came within a whisker ‌of an improbable comeback after last month’s thrashing, with 18-year-old midfielder Marc Bernal, starting in place ...

Soccer chiefs from Europe and South America will hold a final meeting before a ​Thursday deadline to decide whether and where this month’s “Finalissima” between Spain and Argentina will be played, ‌with London emerging as the leading candidate after doubts over Doha, multiple sources told Reuters on Tuesday. The match between European champions Spain and Copa America holders Argentina had ...

Stressed, anxious or doubtful after a goalless first half? Not these ­England players, who remained fully confident in their ability and found a flurry of ­second-half goals to begin their ­Women’s World Cup ­qualifying ­campaign with a 6-1 win against Ukraine. It helps when you have players with the firepower of Alessia Russo, Georgia Stanway and Jess Park all thriving ...

A Dhaka court has set May 20 for submission of the investigation report in a case filed against former national cricket captain and ex-MP Shakib Al Hasan and 14 others over alleged stock market manipulation, fraud and money laundering. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Sabbir Foyez fixed the new date on Tuesday (March 3). The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the ...