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Kylian Mbappe jogged, clapped his hands together and waved to a crowd of excited fans before checking into the Club World Cup for the first time. From there, the Real Madrid star didn’t need to do much for his club to advance past Juventus into the tournament’s quarterfinals. Gonzalo Garcia, who had started Madrid’s four matches while Mbappe dealt with ...

Serhou Guirassy continued his prolific scoring run to lead Borussia Dortmund to a 2-1 victory over Sergio Ramos’s Monterrey on Monday, booking their place in the Club World Cup quarter-finals. The Guinean striker struck twice in the first half, with both goals assisted by Karim Adeyemi, giving the Bundesliga side a solid lead heading into the break at Atlanta’s air-conditioned ...

Marcos Leonardo scored twice, including a dramatic rebound goal in the 112th minute, as Al Hilal upset Manchester City 4-3 on Monday to knock the English champions out of the Club World Cup in the round of 16. In a pulsating encounter at Camping World Stadium, the Saudi side led three times, twice in extra time. Kalidou Koulibaly made it ...

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) cruised into the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup with a dominant 4-0 victory over Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday night. PSG took control early, thanks to Portuguese midfielder João Neves, who struck twice in the 6th and 39th minutes, setting the tone for the match. The visitors extended their lead late ...

Bangladesh women’s football team kicked off their AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers campaign with a resounding 7-0 victory over Bahrain in Yangon, Myanmar on Sunday. The Tigresses held a dominant 5-0 lead at halftime, added two more goals in the second half to seal their dominating win. Despite Bahrain’s significantly higher FIFA ranking of 92 compared to Bangladesh’s 128, Bahrain ...

Chelsea advanced to the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup after a dramatic 4-1 extra-time victory over Benfica in a match that lasted nearly five hours due to a lengthy weather delay on Saturday. Played at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, the last-16 clash was halted for almost two hours when a storm triggered local safety ...

Following the Test series, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are set to play a three-match ODI series. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has already announced its squad and now Sri Lanka has revealed their 16-member ODI team for the series. The squad sees return of wicketkeeper-batsman Sadeera Samarawickrama and pacer Dilshan Madushanka. While pacer Milan Rathnayake has been included, Sri Lankan ...

Brazil’s Barcelona forward Raphinha regretted that the players were not consulted about extending their season to play at the Club World Cup, adding that nobody should be obliged to give up their vacation time. The first expanded edition of the Club World Cup started on Jun 14 and will run until Jul 13. The competition followed the European league season ...

Bangladesh are staring at a possible innings defeat as they closed Day 3 of the second Test against Sri Lanka in dire straits, reeling at 115 for 6 in their second innings and still 96 runs behind. After conceding a hefty 211-run first-innings deficit, Bangladesh needed a resilient batting performance to stay in the game. Instead, their top-order once again ...

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City demonstrated their Club World Cup credentials with an impressive 5-2 victory over Juventus on Thursday in Orlando to claim top spot in Group G. Al Ain battled to a 2-1 win over Wydad Casablanca in the other match in the group, although both sides were already eliminated. Man City became the only side to win all ...