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Leeds United’s Noah Okafor scored twice as his side grabbed a morale-boosting 2-1 Premier League away win over bitter rivals Manchester United, who had Lisandro Martinez sent off in the 56th minute for pulling the hair of Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Manchester United remain third in the table on 55 points, ahead of Aston Villa on goal difference, while 15th-placed Leeds put ...

Nasum Ahmed has been at the centre of a payment controversy following his impressive Bangladesh Premier League campaign, but Sylhet Titans have firmly denied any outstanding dues. The left-arm spinner, who claimed 18 scalps in 12 matches to finish joint second in the highest wicket-takers’ list, played a key role in guiding Sylhet to the second qualifier. However, reports of ...

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday was a “big punch in the face”, calling on his players to stand up as the club’s Premier League title charge threatens to unravel. Junior Kroupi gave the visitors a well-earned lead after 17 minutes before Viktor Gyokeres clawed a laboured Arsenal back into the game from the penalty spot. ...

Leicester City, home to Bangladesh midfielder Hamza Choudhury, are staring at relegation to League One after slumping deeper into crisis in the EFL Championship on Sunday. A 1–0 home defeat to Swansea City on 11 April left the Foxes marooned in 23rd place, inside the relegation zone, with only four matches remaining. Leicester’s survival hopes were further hammered when their ...

Leaders Al-Nassr claimed their longest-ever Saudi Pro League winning ​streak with a 2-0 victory ‌at Al-Akhdoud thanks to goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Joao Felix ​on Saturday. Al-Nassr top the ​standings with 73 points from ⁠28 games, five ahead of ​second-placed Al-Hilal with six games ​to go. It was Al-Nassr’s 14th straight victory, which broke their previous record ​posted in ...

Real Madrid had to settle for a 1-1 draw against mid-table Girona in LaLiga on Friday, extending the hosts’ winless run to three games in all ​competitions and giving leaders Barcelona the chance to stretch their advantage at the ‌top. Federico Valverde put Real ahead six minutes after halftime but Girona levelled in the 62nd minute through Thomas Lemar. Barca ...

Holders Paris St Germain were a cut above Liverpool as goals by Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia spurred them to an easy 2-0 home win in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. Doue and Kvaratskhelia struck either side of halftime to give Luis Enrique’s side a solid advantage ahead of next week’s return at Anfield, where PSG booked ...

On the night Chris Wood returned from six months on the sidelines, a freakish own goal by the Porto defender Martim Fernandes earned Nottingham Forest a draw and fostered optimism of advancing to the Europa League semi-finals. The New Zealand striker was withdrawn at the interval, Vitor Pereira mindful of the bigger picture with Sunday’s home match against Aston Villa ...

After months of uncertainty, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has set the stage for the resumption of domestic competitions, including the Dhaka Premier League (DPL). A key meeting was held on Thursday at the Sher-e Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Representatives from 10 of the 12 Premier League clubs attended, along with members of the BCB’s ad hoc committee led by ...

Bangladesh kept their Asian Games hopes alive with a nerve-shredding shoot-out victory over Hong Kong, sealing qualification for the upcoming Aichi Asian Games in Japan. With their participation hanging in the balance, the men in red and green held their nerve to clinch a 3-2 win in the tie-breaker after a pulsating contest had ended 4-4 in regulation time. The ...