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England emerged victorious in a nail-biting third Test against India at Lord’s on Monday after securing a 22-run win and taking a crucial 2-1 lead in the five-match series. India’s heroic lower-order resistance ultimately fell short, bringing a gripping five-day contest to a dramatic close. Resuming Day 5 at 58/4, chasing a target of 193, India faced an uphill battle. ...

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca declared his side’s 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the final of FIFA’s revamped Club World Cup as meaningful as winning the Champions League. Maresca, who took charge at Chelsea just a year ago, said the new competition deserves to be held in the same regard as Europe’s premier club tournament. “I have the feeling that ...

Cricketer Nasir Hossain and his wife Tamima Sultana Tammi on Monday pleaded not guilty in a case filed over the alleged unlawful marriage of Tamima. Appearing before Dhaka’s Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Md. Zakir Hossain, the couple denied the charges and sought justice. The day was set for the couple’s statements under Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), where ...

In a nail-biting encounter at the U-20 Women’s SAFF Championship, Bangladesh clinched a dramatic 3-2 win over Nepal, thanks to a last-gasp winner from Trishna Rani in stoppage time. Coach Peter Butler made two changes to the starting XI, bringing in Barna Khatun and Shanti Mardi for Umhela Marma and Rupa Akter. Bangladesh started strong, and in the 13th minute, ...

The curtain will fall on the first edition of FIFA’s expanded Club World Cup on Sunday as European champions Paris Saint-Germain take on Chelsea in a high-profile final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, with US President Donald Trump among the expected attendees. FIFA president Gianni Infantino, speaking from Trump Tower in New York on Saturday, described the 32-team tournament ...

Despite being away from the national side for some time, star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan still has a path back, according to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Iftekhar Rahman Mithu. Speaking to reporters at Mirpur on Saturday, Mithu described Shakib as the greatest cricketer in Bangladesh’s history. “There is no second choice — the door is always open for Shakib. ...

Bangladesh kicked off their SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship campaign in spectacular fashion, thrashing Sri Lanka 9-1 in their opening match at Bashundhara Kings Arena in Dhaka. The victory was highlighted by a stunning hat-trick from forward Mosammat Sagarika, as the hosts overwhelmed their opponents with pace, precision and relentless attacking football. Head coach Peter Butler named eight players from recent ...

Tottenham have completed the signing of Ghanaian forward Mohammed Kudus from West Ham, with the club continuing its rebuild under new head coach Thomas Frank. While financial details were not officially disclosed, British media report the transfer fee to be around £55 million ($75 million). Kudus, 24, spent two seasons at West Ham after joining from Ajax, scoring 19 goals ...

FIFA has opened an office inside Trump Tower in New York City as it steps up preparations for the 2026 World Cup in North America, world football’s governing body announced. “FIFA is a global organisation and to be global, you have to be local, you have to be everywhere, so we have to be in New York,” FIFA president Gianni ...

Germany and Sweden both booked their places in the quarter-finals of UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 on Tuesday after respective wins over already-eliminated Denmark and Poland. The victories mean both sides maintain their perfect records in Group C ahead of their clash on Saturday in Zurich, which will decide who tops the group. Sweden currently lead the group on goal difference ...