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Mohamed Salah has made an impact in Morocco with an injury-time winner to spare Egypt’s blushes in their Africa Cup of Nations opener against Zimbabwe but his future intervention in Saudi Arabia could be more meaningful. A Saudi Pro League (SPL) that had been moving away from signing big-name veterans is tempted by a player who will be 34 just ...

The overseas players for the six BPL franchisees have started arriving in Bangladesh ahead of the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 tournament, which is set to begin this Friday. Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir, who will play for the Sylhet Titans, arrived in Sylhet late last night, as confirmed by the franchise management. Rajshahi Warriors’ two direct signings, Sahibzada Farhan ...

Undefeated Bayern Munich cruised past hosts Heidenheim 4-0 on Sunday to go into the winter break with a nine-point advantage at the top of the Bundesliga standings. The Bavarians, who have gone through 2025 without an away league loss, are on 41 points, with Borussia Dortmund second on 32 following Friday’s 2-0 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach. Struggling Heidenheim are in ...

Raphinha and Lamine Yamal celebrated each other’s goals with a raised arm and hands linked as Barcelona won 2-0 at 10-man Villarreal on Sunday to stay four points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. Raphinha won a penalty after being fouled when cutting inside. He took a slow run-up and sent goalkeeper Luiz Junior the wrong ...

Pakistan Under-19s produced a commanding all-round display to overwhelm India by a massive 191-run margin in the final of the ACC U-19 Asia Cup 2025, lifting the title in emphatic fashion at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Sunday. The triumph marked Pakistan’s second U-19 Asia Cup crown, ending a 13-year wait. After being sent in to bat by India, ...

Kylian Mbappe scored his 59th goal for Real Madrid in 2025 on Saturday to equal the club record for the most in a year held by Cristiano Ronaldo. The milestone was about to escape the France striker until he converted a penalty kick with four minutes left to complete a 2-0 win over 10-man Sevilla in Madrid’s final game of ...

There was a time when England players threw around phrases like “the more the better”, such was their confidence in the chase. But tasked with knocking off a world record 435 runs to stop Australia winning this Ashes series at the earliest opportunity, one suspects similar words were not uttered on Saturday. Instead, having picked up six cheap wickets first ...

The much-anticipated clash between champions of South America and Europe is finally set, as Argentina and Spain prepare to face off in Finalissima, bringing together two generations of football brilliance led by Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal. FIFA has confirmed that Finalissima between Copa América winners Argentina and UEFA Euro champions Spain will be held on March 27 at Lusail ...

  Muhammed  Shahed Rahman :   A friendly badminton competition was held in London for players over fifty on the occasion of Bangladesh’s great Victory Day. Freedom Fifty Sporting Events has organized a friendly badminton match for players over fifty to highlight the significance of the great Victory Day and share the joy among the expatriates. The match was recently ...

Goalkeeper Matvei Safonov scripted a fairytale finish in the penalty shootout, saving four spot-kicks to guide Paris Saint-Germain to their first-ever FIFA Intercontinental Cup title, defeating Brazilian side Flamengo in a thrilling final. The match ended 1–1 after regulation and extra time. PSG took the lead in the 38th minute through Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, but Flamengo drew level in the 59th ...