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Pakistan head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed has brushed aside mounting criticism directed at his senior players on social media, insisting that the team’s sole focus is on bouncing back in the second and final Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet starting Saturday. Pakistan’s crushing defeat in Mirpur — where Bangladesh won by 104 runs to take a 1-0 series lead — sparked ...

Kylian Mbappe was greeted with a chorus of boos and whistles from Real Madrid’s own fans as he returned from ‌a hamstring injury during his side’s 2-0 LaLiga home win over Real Oviedo on Thursday. The French forward missed Sunday’s 2-0 El Clasico defeat by Barcelona that saw their bitter rivals wrap up ⁠the league title with three games to ...

Lionel Messi scored twice and had a hand in two others as Inter Miami fought back to beat FC Cincinnati 5-3 away in the Major League Soccer (MLS) on Wednesday. With the World Cup in North America less than a month away, Argentina captain Messi is in excellent form. He has 11 goals in 12 MLS matches this season, Miami’s ...

Fast bowler Darcie Brown was a surprise omission from Australia’s 15-player squad named Wednesday for next month’s T20 World Cup in England. The squad will be captained by experienced all-rounder Sophie Molineux in the first World Cup since the retirement of Australia great Alyssa Healy, with Ashleigh Gardner and Tahlia McGrath as deputies. “Darcie Brown was unlucky to miss out ...

Bangladesh secured a historic 104-run victory over Pakistan in Mirpur Test on Tuesday, led by a devastating five-wicket haul from fast bowler Nahid Rana. The visitors were bundled out for 163 in their second innings, allowing the hosts to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. This win reinforces Bangladesh’s recent dominance over Pakistan, following their 2-0 clean sweep ...

For all the spectacular goals, remarkable saves and dazzling individual skill on show across the 2025-26 Premier League season, the abiding memory for many fans may be something far less edifying — penalty-area wrestling. Fans of the NFL have long been able to get their fix of American football in Britain, with games regularly staged at venues such as Tottenham ...

As the dust settles on Barcelona’s title celebrations, the cava bottles are sent for recycling and the open-top bus heads back to the garage, work for next season will already be underway. Hansi Flick’s back-to-back La Liga triumphs have helped bring welcome calm to the club after just one league trophy in the previous, tumultuous five years, but the ultimate ...

Nigar Sultana Joty will lead Bangladesh at the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England and Wales as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad on Sunday. The 15-member team, featuring Vice Captain Nahida Akter, are scheduled to depart for Edinburgh on May 25. Before the tournament begins, the Tigresses will compete in a tri-nation series against Scotland ...

Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up two more as Inter Miami got back to winning ways with a 4-2 defeat of Toronto FC in Major League Soccer (MLS) on Saturday. Miami, beaten 4-3 at home by Orlando in last week’s Florida derby, bounced back from that disappointment with an emphatic win on the road in Canada. Messi, who ...

Pep Guardiola praised the “outstanding” Jeremy Doku for keeping Manchester City in the Premier League title race with a superb strike in Saturday’s 3-0 win against Brentford. Doku ended Brentford’s stubborn resistance on the hour mark at the Etihad Stadium when he curled a fine finish in the top corner. It was the Belgium winger’s fourth goal in his last ...