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The government has issued a gazette notification on the National Sports Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, introducing several changes to the National Sports Council Act, 2018 (Act No. 49). According to the gazette, the ordinance has been promulgated to revise and update the existing law and has come into immediate effect. Key amendments have been made to sections 2, 4, 7, ...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino expressed support for referee Katia Itzel Garcia and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) after the official revealed she was subjected to online abuse following a Leagues Cup match. Garcia, who has officiated in other men’s competitions including Liga MX, the Gold Cup and the Olympic Games, reported receiving death threats after refereeing the Leagues Cup clash ...

Bruno Fernandes scored one and assisted another as Manchester United drew 2-2 with Everton in Atlanta on Sunday to secure the Premier League Summer Series title. The draw earned United a final tally of seven points in the pre-season round-robin tournament, having already beaten West Ham 2-1 and Bournemouth 4-1 during their US tour. “It’s improving,” Fernandes told Sky Sports. ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   The London Bangla Press Club team has won both matches of the London Bangla Press Club Friendly Cricket Tournament with the British Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce. BBCCI won the first innings 148/4, LBPC won the second innings 149/2, LBPC won by 8 wickets in 14 overs. Ekhlasur Rahman Pakku scored 70 runs not out in a ...

Harry Brook and Joe Root both struck superb centuries to put England within touching distance of a series-clinching win, before late wickets and rain brought high drama to the fourth day of the fifth and final Test against India at The Oval. England closed on 339-6, needing just 35 more runs to chase down a challenging target of 374, but ...

Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi will be sidelined indefinitely with what the MLS team described as a “minor muscle injury in his right leg” in a statement on Sunday. The 38-year-old Argentine legend suffered an upper right leg injury early in Miami’s penalty-kicks home win over Mexico’s Necaxa on Saturday in a Leagues Cup match. Messi went out in the ...

Brazil’s women’s football team reaffirmed their dominance in South America with a thrilling victory over Colombia in Copa América Femenina final on Saturday. The dramatic encounter took place at Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium in Ecuador and ended in a 4–4 draw after extra time, before Brazil edged out Colombia 5–4 in the penalty shootout. Veteran forward Marta, entering the match ...

Lionel Messi suffered an injury and was removed in the 11th minute of Inter Miami’s Leagues Cup penalty kicks victory over Mexico’s Necaxa on Saturday at Fort Lauderdale’s Chase Stadium. The 38-year-old Argentine superstar forward appeared to be having treatment on his upper right leg or groin before making his exit under his own power and walking to the locker ...

Bangladesh women’s football team departed here today (Saturday) for Laos to take part in the qualifying round of the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers 2026. The SAFF U-20 Women’s Champions, Bangladesh team, which is put in Group H along with strong South Korea, Timor-Leste, and hosts Cambodia, will start their campaign in the U-20 Women’s Asian Cup by taking ...

India roared back into contention on an exhilarating day two of the final test on Friday as their seamers restricted England to a 23-run lead after the hosts had threatened to run away with a match that the tourists need to win to square the series. After mopping up India’s brittle tail in less than 30 minutes in the morning, ...