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Germany walloped Curacao 7-1 in their World Cup opener on Sunday ​after Felix Nmecha scored the tournament’s ‌fastest goal so far and then drew a penalty in first-half stoppage time which Kai Havertz ​converted to extend the lead. The four-times ​champions dominated from the start of ⁠the Group E match against the smallest ​nation to qualify for a World Cup ...

Bangladesh Women’s team made a winning start to their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup campaign with a six-wicket victory over Netherlands in Birmingham on Sunday. Chasing 140, the Tigresses reached the target with five balls to spare, riding on a composed batting display led by opening batter Juairiya Ferdous, who struck a fluent 33-ball 50 featuring seven fours and two ...

Left-arm pacer Shariful Islam produced a sensational six-wicket haul, but Bangladesh still went down fighting as Australia secured a narrow one-wicket victory in the third and final ODI at Mirpur on Sunday, completing the series on a high. Chasing 275, Australia reached the target with three balls and one wicket remaining, powered by a brilliant century from 22-year-old Cooper Connolly, ...

Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw by Morocco in their World Cup Group C opener on Saturday, with Vinicius Jr’s fine strike cancelling out a goal from Ismael Saibari. Morocco made the brighter start and took the lead in the 21st minute when Saibari finished a swift counter-attack, racing through the middle to convert Brahim Diaz’s through ball. They ...

The United States could scarcely have scripted a better start to their World Cup as a Folarin Balogun brace and Gio Reyna curler fired the co-hosts to a 4-1 drubbing of Paraguay in front of Hollywood royalty in Los Angeles on Friday. The hosts took the lead in the tournament’s first game on US soil within seven minutes thanks to ...

Co-hosts Canada grabbed a second-half equaliser to draw 1-1 with Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday in the first World Cup finals game ever played on Canadian soil. Cyle Larin got Canada’s goal after Jovo Lukic put Bosnia ahead with a header in the 21st minute in Toronto. The result gave Canada its first point in World Cup history. Canadian sides ...

It was all happening at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan (BKSP). There was drama at every turn before traditional powerhouse Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited finally ended a 17-year wait to clinch the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPL) title — their first since the 2009-10 season and their maiden championship since the tournament attained List A status. It was also Mohammedan’s ...

South Korea got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start by beating the Czech Republic 2-1 Thursday after finally converting some of the many chances they created. Until the 80th-minute mark it seemed that the Czechs would punish the Koreans’ wastefulness, but substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu scored the decisive goal in a Guadalajara stadium that was far from full. ...

Towhid Hridoy hit an unbeaten 40 as Bangladesh won the second one-day international by five wickets on Thursday to clinch their first-ever series win against Australia in the 50-over format. Chasing a DLS revised victory target of 192 in 41 overs in a rain-hit match, Bangladesh eased home with 36 balls to spare in Dhaka to take an unassailable 2-0 ...

Shakira and Nigerian singer Burna Boy had the spectators out of their seats in the opening ceremony for the 2026 World Cup in the Estadio Azteca on Thursday ahead of the opening match between co-hosts Mexico and South Africa. The 48-team tournament is also being hosted by the United States and Canada and will feature 104 games, culminating in the ...