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Barcelona recovered to secure a 3-1 win over Atletico Madrid as goals from Raphinha, Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres handed the visitors their first LaLiga defeat since August and extended the champions’ lead at the top after an intense clash on Tuesday. The result puts Barca on 37 points, four ahead of second-placed Real Madrid, who visit Athletic Bilbao on ...

Robin Smith, the batter who shone for England in a period when it was beaten regularly in test cricket, has died. He was 62. Smith’s family said in a statement from the England and Wales Cricket Boar d that he died unexpectedly at his home in Perth, Australia, on Monday. No cause was given. He played 62 tests for England ...

Bangladesh wrapped up the three-match T20 series in commanding fashion on Tuesday, cruising to an eight-wicket victory over Ireland at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram. The emphatic 2-1 win sealed the series for the Tigers, showcasing their dominance with both bat and ball. Chasing Ireland’s 117-run total, Bangladesh were steady and clinical. Tanzid Hasan Tamim ...

New Zealand batting talisman Kane Williamson returns to the Test arena for the first time in a year to bolster the hosts’ line-up in the first Test against the West Indies in Christchurch, which begins Tuesday. The 35-year-old sat out New Zealand’s only other Tests this year — a 2-0 series win in Zimbabwe in August — but has a ...

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami booked a place in the MLS Cup final for the first time in the club’s history after a commanding 5–1 victory over New York City FC in the Eastern Conference playoffs on Saturday. A Tadeo Allende hat-trick, along with goals from Mateo Silvetti and Telasco Segovia, secured Miami’s berth in Major League Soccer’s championship match, ...

Eight Bangladesh cricketers have been omitted from the final draft list of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) auction after they were flagged during an ongoing investigation into suspected corruption in the tournament. The cricketers are Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mosaddek Hossain, Shofiul Islam, Alauddin Babu, Sunzamul Islam, Mizanur Rahman, Monir Hasan Khan and Nihaduzzaman. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had earlier ...

Dushmantha Chameera produced a sensational spell of fast bowling, taking 4 for 20, to guide Sri Lanka into the final of the T20 tri-series with a tense six-run win over Pakistan on Thursday. Defending 184, Sri Lanka held Pakistan to 178 for 7, despite captain Salman Ali Agha’s career-best unbeaten 63. Pakistan had already secured a spot in Saturday’s final ...

Portugal captured its first FIFA Under-17 World Cup title on Thursday, edging Austria 1–0 in the final of the expanded 48-team competition, where European sides swept the top three places. Benfica striker Anísio Cabral struck the decisive goal in the 32nd minute, timing his run perfectly to meet a low cross at the far post and tap into an empty ...

Iran is to boycott next week’s World Cup finals draw in Washington because the United States refused to grant visas to several members of the delegation, the Iranian football federation announced on Friday. “We have informed FIFA that the decisions taken have nothing to do with sports and the members of the Iranian delegation will not participate in the World ...

Harry Kane endured a rare quiet night as Bayern Munich fell 3-1 to Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday, suffering their first defeat of the season. Despite the setback, the Bayern striker insisted there was no reason to panic and suggested the two sides could meet again in the later stages of the competition. “It was a tough game, ...