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Bangladesh’s national football team has struggled to improve its FIFA ranking because of limited opportunities to play international matches, said State Minister for Youth and Sports Aminul Haque. FIFA rankings are determined largely by the number of international matches a team plays, the quality of its opponents and the results achieved, he said while responding to a question from Cumilla-4 ...

Morocco beat the Netherlands 3-2 on penalties on Monday to reach the World Cup last 16 after their Round of 32 tie ended 1-1 following extra time, setting up a meeting with co-hosts Canada. Ismael Saibari converted the winning spot kick after Yassine Bounou saved Crysencio Summerville’s penalty, sending Morocco through after a dramatic contest in which they had forced ...

Brazil survived a World Cup last-32 scare when they fought back to beat Japan 2-1 after Gabriel Martinelli squeezed in a shot at the far post deep in stoppage time on Monday. Brazil, who will next face Norway or Ivory Coast in New Jersey on Jul 5, looked like they were headed to extra time in a match in which ...

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Tamim Iqbal has been awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), one of cricket’s most respected institutions and the guardian of the game’s Laws. The MCC announced its latest group of Honorary Life Members on Thursday. Alongside Tamim, four other cricketing figures have also been given the prestigious honour. They are Suzie ...

Bangladesh women’s ICC T20 World Cup campaign came to an end after South Africa sealed a four-wicket win in a tense group-stage contest at Lord’s on Sunday. Needing victory to keep their semi-final hopes alive, Bangladesh posted a below-par 117-5 after batting first at the Home of Cricket. Captain Nigar Sultana Joty led the recovery with an unbeaten 32 off ...

Austria and Algeria played out a thrilling 3-3 draw on Saturday after two stoppage-time goals, a result that sent both sides into the World Cup last 32 and ended Iran’s hopes of reaching the knockout stage as one of the best third-placed sides. The drama reached its peak deep in added time when Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez sparked wild celebrations ...

Lionel Messi scored on a free kick as a second-half substitute and Argentina delivered a 3-1 World Cup victory over Jordan in the Group J finale for each side Saturday at Arlington, Texas. Giovani Lo Celso and Lautaro Martinez each scored goals in the first half for Argentina (3-0-0, 9 points), who were one of three teams to finish with ...

For 52 years, Congo secured a historic place in the FIFA World Cup knockout stage for the first time with a 3-1 comeback victory over Uzbekistan on Saturday, setting up a Round of 32 clash against England. Making their first World Cup appearance since competing as Zaire in 1974, Congo recovered from an early setback after Eldor Shomurodov gave Uzbekistan ...

Colombia finished top of World Cup Group K after playing out a highly-entertaining end-to-end 0-0 draw with Portugal on Saturday. Colombia will feel hard done by nevertheless as a marginal offside ruled out a late goal by Davinson Sanchez. The Colombians will play Ghana in the last 32 next Friday, while runners-up Portugal will see Cristiano Ronaldo face his old ...

Jude Bellingham dragged England out of a rainy New Jersey grind on Saturday, scoring one goal and creating another for Harry Kane as Thomas Tuchel’s side beat Panama 2-0 to top Group L and avoid a nervy route through the World Cup knockout phase. England finished with seven points, ahead of Croatia on six, after their 2-1 win against Ghana, ...